These are some of the great people we have bumped into along the way who have enriched our musical experience. You can't go wrong with these guys. So, on to the shameless plugs!
18watt.com
The premier forum for discriminating guitarists and amp builders. This site covers everything Marshall 18 Watt (including the reissues--hey, we're nice folks after all). Also covers the 10 Watt, 20 Watt, JTM45, and anything else Jimbo might have stolen or otherwise ripped off from Leo and/or Mr. Watkins.
BNP Laser Engraving
Highest quality laser engraving on plastics and metals. Jeanne can help you with your brand identity, make you a one-off job, or whatever else you can dream up. She is particularly good at meeting the needs of musicians and amp guys. She provides all the face plates and other engraving needs for s2amps.com. She's the bomb!
Category 5 Amplification
Makers of the best booteek amps on earth! Category 5 hand builds amplifiers to meet the needs of the most demanding and discriminating
musicians. Disclosure: Category 5 licenses their amplifier designs from s2 Audio Technology, which is a major partner in the company.
Ceriatone
Nik Azam at Ceriatone makes some of the highest quality board and chassis kits in the biz. If you have a hankerin' to build yourself an amplifier--or have him do it for you--this is one of the best places in the world (or at least Malaysia) to go!
Fender Forum
If it's Fender and it's worth talking about, it can be found here! This is a great place to hang out and participate in all things Fender. Enjoy!
Hoffman Amps
Doug Hoffman is the man! His site is dedicated to parts and supplies for tube amp building and repair. He also has a great online knowledge base filled with a wealth of information. Good stuff!
Metropoulis Amps
If you want a Plexi, you want George from Metro Amps. He supplies the best Plexi clones and kits to be found anywhere. Seriously.
Mission Amps
Bruce Collins is one of the most knowledgeable amp gurus around. If you are a lover of all things tweed, be sure to pay him a visit. His 5E3 Kits are the absolute best money can buy!
Reason
Anthony is fast becoming one of the premier cabinet makers in the industry. Reason features top notch quality on custom made to order cabinets for speakers and amplifiers.
Trinity Amps
Stephen Cohrs at Trinity Amps builds quality, custom-made amplifiers with a focus on low-power Vintage Matchless, Marshall and Fender designs. They also produce hand-crafted, top-quality cabinets and sell parts and kits to help you build your own. Also home of the Lightning and Spitfire forum.
TurretBoards.com
Quality turret boards for a variety of amplifier models and amp building parts from a supplier with a no-nonsense approach. We make our own boards around here, but if it doesn't come from us, it should come from them!