I read about Li'l Dawg amps on another forum last spring, did some homework, called Jim and ordered one. http://www.littledawgamps.com/index.htm
Mine is called a Champster Special (bigger OT and a 12" Alnico spkr). I had Jim add a tone control & standby. Man, what a sweet amp. It purrs. It screams. The notes seem to jump out of it... its the most alive amp I've ever played through. His prices have increased a bit since I got mine, but the amps he makes are at least on a par with Victoria at less than 1/2 the price. The reviews (I haven't written one yet) on Harmony Central are 10, 10, 10 and 10. Awesome!
In addition, Jim is as nice a guy as I've ever dealt with, and is more than happy to talk on the phone. I believe he's actually into the amps more than the money, and how rare is that these days? Imagine ordering a hand made, hand-wired tube amp and being able to call up and chat with the guy who is building it! He's happy to do some custom tweaking too.
I've had mine now for long enough to get to know it, and it's become a "pry it from my cold dead fingers" piece of gear. I just wanted to share this with the forum.
If you have any interest, you can check out the HC reviews here:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Li'l+Dawg
Mine is called a Champster Special (bigger OT and a 12" Alnico spkr). I had Jim add a tone control & standby. Man, what a sweet amp. It purrs. It screams. The notes seem to jump out of it... its the most alive amp I've ever played through. His prices have increased a bit since I got mine, but the amps he makes are at least on a par with Victoria at less than 1/2 the price. The reviews (I haven't written one yet) on Harmony Central are 10, 10, 10 and 10. Awesome!
In addition, Jim is as nice a guy as I've ever dealt with, and is more than happy to talk on the phone. I believe he's actually into the amps more than the money, and how rare is that these days? Imagine ordering a hand made, hand-wired tube amp and being able to call up and chat with the guy who is building it! He's happy to do some custom tweaking too.
I've had mine now for long enough to get to know it, and it's become a "pry it from my cold dead fingers" piece of gear. I just wanted to share this with the forum.
If you have any interest, you can check out the HC reviews here:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Li'l+Dawg