FireBelly Amplifier Company PR Series 30W 1x12

2009 vintage...2 channel with tremolo and surprisingly lush reverb, high and low imputs in each channel, mid pot with master volume...12 inch Jensen ceramic...Nice extra long power cord...High quality foot switch.

I usually play dry or with a little slap echo...My Lollar pick-ups Tele and my old 1960 Gibson ES-330 sound great with this amp...I presently don't have any humbucker equipped guitars...I A/B'd the Firebelly with my vintage 65 Princeton Reverb and at lower volumes the Firebelly can't compete...However when playing louder with the master volume/volume pots tweeked just right, the sound expands showing a mighty nice tube rectifier sweet spot...I would call it a "modern voice" tube sound, sweet and punchy but not to sweet...Loud too, this amp can definitely rock the party...I strongly recommend the master volume option if you go for this amp...Without it I think the sound might seem a bit brittle at lower volumes...With the master volume you can feather the edge as you like...I give it a "9" on sound only because nobody beats the vintage black face Fender "10" for chimey transparency...This amp does however beat any Fender reissue hands down at about the same price point...I also recommend the mid tone pot control option.

It's a 6 month old tube amp and nothings gone wrong yet...The over all impression is of a 100% high quality build, inside and out.

I just counted 16 emails from the owner designer Steve Cohen concerning the build of this amp...Steve is for real about creating what the customers want.

I first went on tour at age 17 with a small group fronting a gospel/soul R&B singer about 400 years ago and have an extensive collection of vintage Fender amps, the Fire Belly is an excellent addition and a lot of high quality tube amp for the price...I like this amp more than I did when it was first delivered and thats a good sign.

hand wired point to point, volume, treble, bass, reverb, speed and intensity for vibrato. two inputs. based on the fender princeton (AA1164 circuit). easy bias adjust on rear panel. 15watt or 30watt versions are available. mine is the 30watt version 1X12 tweed combo. tungsol tubes. master volume on rear panel (optional feature)

I play through a USA Custom Guitar strat style with lindy fralin vintage hots pick ups, sounds awesome. nice brakeup starts at 5. nice gain and compression at higher volumes for classic rock, blues and seems very versitle for many styles of music. great punch never muddy. beautiful blackface warm tone. nails SRV

havent owned it long enough to tell but amp seems very well contructed.

Steve is very friendly and profesional. i had him do a mod. to the amp and he had it ready the next day. fast at responding to my emails. great guy to deal with.

been playing for 11 years. have owned a fender vibroverb 64 custom, deluxe and super reverb reissues, peavey delta blues 1X15 combo, mesa boogie mark 1. the Fire Belly is my favorite along with the vibroverb but a lot cheaper as far as quality tone. nothing beats a good hand wired point to point amp.