Anyone heard of these amps?

[horsehead]

http://www.jacksonampworks.com/products/amplifiers/britain/

I've just been watching the Robbie McIntosh video (the man is a legend!) where he's playing their new British amp...sounds ace, like acros between a dumble & vox

[choucas09]

Very impressive demos.

[shobet]

Is Lee Jackson still making amps as well?

[Denim n Leather]

Very interesting amps.

A similar sized/priced amp as the Britain 2.0 would be the Komet 19.

I don't like that they say they shed 18 lbs as if that's a bonus. That probably means they are using smaller trannies. Good valve amps are heavy.

[horsehead]

This is lovely sound...great playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSd4VtxDjQg

[Jackson Ampworks]

Thanks for the kind words guys! I was browsing here and found a post that mentioned the Britain so I thought I'd register and introduce myself. I am Brad Jackson the owner of Jackson Ampworks and the Britain 2.0 is my creation. Robbie is a tremendous player and a super nice guy as well and we are very pleased to have him using/endorsing our amps.

One quick response to Denim n Leather. The 18lb drop in weight did not come from the transformers. It came from a smaller chassis, smaller cabinet and switching from Stainless Steel chassis to Aluminum. The transformers are the same size as they have always been and are in fact over-sized for the job they are doing.

Again thanks for the kind words guys! This is a great forum and I look forward to spending more time here in the future.

All the best,

[horsehead]

Brad it's nice to see you on here...WELCOME!

If your amps are as good as they sound (& that's what matters!) then you won't have any problems selling them!
Are you planning to sell them over here in England?

[Jackson Ampworks]

Thanks for the encouragement! I ship anywhere in the world. Also I think I'm the first guy to include an external 120/240V switch on the back panel so voltage is never a problem. :)

[horsehead]

Bloody hell Brad...your quick off the mark! :D Thanks for the reply...

[maverickf1jockey]

Thanks for the encouragement! I ship anywhere in the world. Also I think I'm the first guy to include an external 120/240V switch on the back panel so voltage is never a problem. :)

Sorry to burst your bubble but my Sound City amp from 1974 has that feature (though rather than a switch it has a removeable contacter to select the various input voltages. This would have been better served by a rotary switch but given the fact that the travel of the pots doesn't match up to the scale on the knobs they weren't neccessarily motivated by ease of use anyway...)

Just goes to show that innovation sometimes gets overlooked far too easily.

But anyway it's great to have you here at the forum and I hope you enjoy the atmosphere.

[Denim n Leather]

Thanks for the direct reply.

Please get your amps into Ultrasound in NYC so I can shoot it out against the Komet 19, which is at the top of my 'next purchase' list.

[Jackson Ampworks]

Thanks for the direct reply.

Please get your amps into Ultrasound in NYC so I can shoot it out against the Komet 19, which is at the top of my 'next purchase' list.

Good idea! When I get a few in hand I'll give them a call! Thanks!

[Denim n Leather]

That would be awesome.

[Jackson Ampworks]

That would be awesome.

Are you in NY? Which do you think is the better shop? Rudy's or Ultrasound?

[Denim n Leather]

Yeah, I'm a NY'er.

I would strongly recommend you talk to Rudy and Ken. They both have different things to offer. I've used Rudy's for a lot of my high end accessories (like Lehle switchers) and some pedals, but never bought and amp or guitar there. Their shop has a great reputation and a lot of snob appeal. The only guy I do business with at Rudy's is Ariel; he's nice enough but the majority of the staff can be a bit hard to take from a consumer standpoint.

I've been jamming at Ultrasound for over a decade and if it wasn't for them I would never have had real world experience with high end/hand made amplifiers. Ultra has all of the amps they carry arranged in rehearsal rooms so that you can really put the amp through the rigors of a gig like situation. They are not exactly friendly unless your cc is out on the table at all times, if you know what I mean.

For my dollar, I would go to Ultra 10:1 over Rudy's. It's debatable about which shop has more traffic, but if you look at Ultrasound's adverts you can see they carry a lot of high end amplifiers.