Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem recently stopped by my shop and picked up his second custom Pennalizer amp build. This amp is based on the old 5G9 Tremolux circuit. Brian had a few custom details in mind including the custom cabinet size for this amp. As compared to the other amp I built for… Read More »
Brian Fallon, guitarist of the band “The Gaslight Anthem” picked up his custom ordered Pennalizer 3×10 amp over the weekend. Brian is a super nice guy and knows exactly what he wants to hear and feel from a guitar amp. The amp design was based on the old 5E7 tweed covered Fender Bandmaster. Some of… Read More »
My man Pat Cusick sent me an email about a cool article about “The National” in Premier Guitar Magazine. In this article they mention that they are using a couple of my Pennalizer amps. I remember building the one 3×10 model some years ago for one of my dealers in NYC, 30th Street Guitars (which… Read More »
This 1961 Fender Stratocaster belongs to Phil Caivano of Monster Magnet. This is a great guitar….period. Light, resonant and has a super flamey neck. Phil brought it in because the nut broke and I removed it in 3 pieces. It played great after I cut a new nut from a bone blank. Now it’s ready… Read More »
Hey everybody. This week is the last official week of the summer season and Labor Day is just around the corner. Here at the Jersey Shore we usually go to BBQ’s, the beach, spend time with family and friends and have one last “hurrah” before we head into fall which happens to be my favorite… Read More »
penn-a-liz-er. -noun 1. One who is obsessed with guitars and all related topics. 2. Crazed lunatic who cannot stop playing, building, tweaking, talking about, and looking at guitars along with all related accessories. 3. Super passionate guitar addict who almost hates to sleep for fear of missing some sort of guitar related action. Alright…I may… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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