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O			Welcome to Carlton Guitars Based in Melbourne's Outer East Guitar Service Guitar Repairs and Modifications Partscaster assembly / final setup Custom built guitars Hand crafted amp cabinets Guitar parts Used amps STOCKROOM - now open Clearance bargains, amps, guitars, pickups, Lorantz speakers - paypal, credit card by phone or call in. BOOGIE MARK 1V Building a Boogie headshell and Theile cabinet SPEAKER, HEAD & COMBO CABINETS Check out the range of cabs from budget priced to custom designs in exotic hardwoods Priced from $350.00 Page of Cool - Cool, crazy unusual guitars Call 03 9762 9006 if I don't pick up please leave a message or email

Latest Build Log - Above - commissiond by Dennis in WA.

Lorantz Speakers - Now available - email enquiry

Brierley Handwound Pickups - Now Available - email enquiry

New arrivals in the amp room

TV Front 1x12
A big tone comes from this roomy 1x12" Tuned to allow a big low tone but still retain the cut and clarity which is the most endearing feature of a natural pine cabinet.

This is the cabinet that will extract the most out of your single 12" speaker. An ideal solution for small rooms, recording and rehearsals where you don't need the push of a twin or quad array.

Bracing is kept to a minimum to keep the weight down and allow the natural resonance of the pine to round out the tone.

Features:
Dovetailed pine construction
Heavy duty strap handle
Teenut speaker mounts
Steel corners
Braced rear plates

The ELV6 amp
Interesting little handwired 12 watt arrived from a Sydney builder a few weeks ago. It had a very sweet tone but a few shortcomings. I took it over to Barry at Barwatt who had plenty of suggestions on how to mod the circuit. The Barwatt magic happened and now I am very pleased with the tone . It is time to pair it with a suitable speaker and build it into a lightweight combo.

It is powered by both EL84 and 6V6 valves giving the best of two worlds. The intense overdrive and mid sizzle of the EL84's plus the warm sweet tones of the 6V6. To switch between the two, the amp is put into standby, flick the valve switch and wait until the heaters warm up - 15-20 seconds or so. It also has Triode Pentode switching which also requires standby. To top it all off there is a 12 step power scaling switch which can be used while on the fly. This gives a pallette of differing levels, overdrive and tonal characteristics as you switch it down.

Volume, bass, mid, treble and master volume controls complete the picture. Definitely a tone tweakers amp as there is a wide tonal palette available. It does get loud when you crank it but there are plenty of sweet spots right down to bedroom levels. It could be gigged in small rooms.

Amwatts 5E3 clone [Fender late 50's narrow panel tweed Deluxe]
	00	One of Mark Watsons superlative handwired masterpieces. Mercury Magnetics Transformer set, Eminence Red Fang alnico speaker. The handbuilt pine cabinet is finished in vintage tweed. This one was built in 2006 and signed by the man himself. Very smooth tone from the Red Fang, reputedly one of the loudest speakers you can get. Big rich bottom end and bell like tops with no hint of harshness. The overdrive is creamy and smooth. Some enhancements have been made to the original 1959 circuit to bring up to current safety standards and to balance it to handle the pickups and effects of today. No sacrifices have been made to the tone. As good as it gets unless you want to sell your house to buy an orignal. Suitable for small to medium rooms unmiked. This amp is pure gold. More here

	0	At left - The new 4x10 A big roomy unit with a tone to match. Covered in Black Taurus with steel corners and white piping. This one has a 1/3 open back but also comes with closed back Dovetailed pine construction Heavy duty strap handle, Teenut speaker mounts, Teenut mounted handle and feet Available in a range of tolex colours and textures, real tweed and natural wood finish. This one was built as a special order to go under a Mesa Lonestar 27 head. It sounds awesome so I am adding it to the range of cabs.

		Valvetone handwired Heads Phoenix - Just in - 12 watts lo power rehearsal and small club amp Great sounding handwired 12 watt valve chassis with the typical Valvetone comtrol network. Looks simple but there is a lot there. A great platform for low volume situations such as house playing, rehearsal recording and small rooms. You won't find build quality of this standard in commercially available amps anywhere. Tones from beautiful, articulate cleans to heavy overdriven tones. Dimed, this little gem gets very intense. If you have a valvetone head already and want to turn it into a great little grab 'n' go amp, a lightweight pine combo cab can easliy become its new home. Saves you lugging another heavy cab down to the mates place for the regular sundy arvo beer, blues and bangers jam session. Shown at left Tio 18 watter in 10" combo cab More details here

Mick Brierley Handwound Pickups
I use and recomend and supply Mick's superb Australian made handwound pickups - I have been using and reccomending them to my clients for 3 years now and don't bother with the big name brands for my custom builds. A demo of Mick's pickups. - another

TLC Custom covers
When only the very best will do to protect your preciousss. They are Aussies and have the finest products and best service in the business.