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Carol-Ann

The name Dumble gets thrown around a lot these days; too much really. Most "Dumble" style amps I've played were over-priced, overly complicated and, while perhaps pretty good sounding, lacked the feel, nuance and organic nature of any real Dumble amp I've ever played.

I had basically just about given up on finding an amp with Dumble-esque qualities to offer my clients until a local customer and friend stopped by the shop with an amp built by a British amp designer in the North East named Alan Phillips. Within 45 minutes I knew that Alan's Carol-Ann amplifiers were The Amps I'd been looking for to fill this gap in the Fat Sound lineup and to offer to my clients seeking this, much revered, tone. The newest versions of the OD2 feature either a pair or quad of 6L6 power tubes and a preamp that was tweaked to meet the sonic requirements of Joe Bonamassa.

With enormous, rich, full cleans on CH A and creamy, infinite, defined sustain on CH B as well as some wonderful in-between tones the Carol-Ann OD2 amplifiers are the only amplifiers I have played that I can honestly say remind me of a Dumble in both sound *and* feel.

Easy to dial up, consistently great sounding from day to day, beautifully constructed and reasonably priced this is the amp line to look at to satisfy your Dumble jones.


OD3r Head | 1x12 Ext Cab with Jensen Blackbird | Ivory

MSRP: $3590.00 FAT PRICE: $3590.00 AVAILABILITY: Reservations Required
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Individual Prices and Options

  • OD3r Head: $2795.00
  • 112 Cab: $450.00
  • Jensen BlackBird Upgrade: $45.00
  • Ivory Upgrade: $150.00/each piece

From Alan Phillips

Welcome to ultra versatile low power pure tone heaven!!

The OD3r amplifiers offer a superb extremely low noise three channel all-tube 18W/30W amplifier design specifically engineered for recording, home and small stage applications. Like all our other models this amplifier is hand built using a no compromise approach.

Like the larger OD-3, these amplifiers are one of the most sonically versatile available on the market today and are happy producing every possible style of music from Country to Metal !! The clean channel features the warmest tones available with a beautiful percussive attack. The Overdrive Channels are simply incredible with a harmonic balance that gives the amplifier a three dimensional feel, rarely experienced with any standard design. On Channel B the amount of overdrive is variable from very slight breakup to a heavy rocking rhythm tone. Channel C takes over where Channel B leaves off from a heavy crunch to all out sweetly compressed high gain tone. Note separation and response remain true throughout the full range of gain settings. To add even more versatility the addition of a footswitchable 'Lead Master' allows the player to select a different volume control for lead levels. This Lead Master works on either Overdrive Channel. The OD3r is cathode biased and requires no bias adjustments when changing tubes. There is a switch between the power tubes that switches the power stage between 6L6GC and 6V6 power tube operation.

Features and Specifications

  • Pre-Gain: This sets the overall input gain for the amp. This affects both channels
  • CH A Bass, Middle & Treble: Clean Channel Tone Controls
  • CH B & C Bass, Middle & Treble: OD Channels Tone Controls
  • Gain B: Overdrive channel B gain control
  • Gain C: Overdrive channel B gain control
  • CH A Master: Master Volume for Clean Channel
  • CH B Master: Master Volume for OD Channel
  • CH C Master: Master Volume for OD Channel
  • Lead Master: Footswitchable Lead Master Volume for OD Channels
  • Presence: Global Presence Control
  • Footswitch Socket: Heavy duty 5 pin XLR connector for footswitch
  • Footswitch: Clean/OD, B/C and Lead Master with LEDs
  • EFX Loop: A full tube buffered Serial Effects Loop is included as standard

 

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OD-2 100 Watt Head

MSRP: $2999.00 FAT PRICE: $2999.00 AVAILABILITY: On Order
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Sounds from the OD-2 100 Watt Head

"The OD2 is a bracing experience for anyone who thinks they've seen and heard it all in boutique land" Guitar Player Magazine Nov 2010

Fat Sound's Take

Utilizing a tweaked preamp based on Joe Bonnamassa's input, the final version of the OD2, which went through a period of subtle evolution and minor tweaks, the largest of which being the change over from an EL34 power section to the current amplifier's 6L6 back end. This version, completed in early 2009, is absolutely the best OD2 that Alan Phillips of Carol-Ann Custom Amplifiers has ever built and once his dealers and fans heard this amp we asked Alan to stop right there and "call it soup"!

A quad of Tung-Sol 6L6 power tubes delivers 100 watts in Class AB.

The 6L6 based clean tones are huge, fat, full and dripping with character.....a Carol-Ann hallmark made even better by the switch from the original's EL34 power section, but the footswitchable boost mode for the clean channel of this amp delivers an extremely close aproximation of a Marshall style, moderate crunch reminiscent of an early 70's Marshall JMP MK2 about half way up, but with a smoother top and a softer, more forgiving feel.

The second channel delivers anything from a full, round sustaining mild overdrive, just beyond a pushed clean, with incredible touch sensitivity, and reediness to the searing, smooth, higher gain tone with infinite sustain that many Dumble fans tend to be big fans of. Though this is no Dumble clone rather more of an "influenced by" amplifier.

The footswitch with boost function effectively makes this a three channel amp since three perfect tones are available without any compromise. The footswitch can be ordered in one of two ways: it can add midrange for a thicker, creamier solo tone or it can add a dB boost with additional gain. This one was spec'd with our prefered mid boost which works well for taking channel 2, when dialed in for classic or modern medium to relatively high gain rock rhythm, and turning it into a solo monster while retaining excellent articulation.

While some slight tweaking will get you to the perfect sonic zone for your guitar and attack, one of the many things I love about this amp is that you can literally just set every control on it to 12:00 and you are off to the races with incredible tone in all three modes. It's amazingly simple to dial in stellar tones without spending hours or days searching for them.......a real advantage for live players, but nice even for those of us who rarely play out.

From Carol-Ann's website
 

Welcome to pure tone heaven!!

The OD2 Series of amplifiers offer a superb twin channel all-tube amplifier design coupled with a hand crafted no-compromise build quality.

These amplifiers are one of the most sonically versatile available on the market today and are happy producing every possible style of music from Country to Metal !! The clean channel features the warmest tones available with a beautiful percussive attack. The Overdrive Channel is simply incredible with a harmonic balance that gives the amplifier a three dimensional feel, rarely experienced with any standard design. The amount of overdrive is variable from slight crunch to all out sweetly compressed high gain tone. Note separation and response remain true throughout the full range of gain settings.

Bright Switch: Acts rather like a Fender Twin bright switch and effects both channels.

Shift Switch: Changes the Range and action of the Bass Middle and Treble controls on the clean channel. In the up position it is very percussive and a little more gainy. In the down position it is more blackface American.

Features

  • Pre-Gain: This sets the overall input gain for the amp. This effects both channels.

  • CH A Tone Controls: Bass, Middle & Treble

  • CH B Tone Controls: Bass, Middle & Treble

  • Gain: Overdrive channel gain control.

  • CH A Master: Master Volume for Clean Channel.

  • CH B Master: Master Volume for OD Channel.

  • Presence: Global Presence Control.

  • Footswitch Socket: Heavy duty 3 pin XLR, locking connector for footswitch on both ends.

  • Footswitch: Channel Selector and Mid-Boost or gain Switches, both with LED's

  • Channel Switch: Manual Channel Selector

  • FX Send and Return Jacks

  • FX Return Level Control

From November 2010 Guitar Player Magazine

"I found the OD-2 to be a poweful performer at all settings. Channel A was bold and clear, with excellent body and definition and a fine clean response by any standards. Channel B, however, got me far more hot and bothered. According to your blend of Pre-Gain, Drive and Master settings, this second channel issues exceedingly smooth, creamy lead tones with outstanding dynamics and impressive note definition within chords. And Phillips' build quality keeps it exceptionally quiet even when cranked. Wind up the Drive, hit the Boost footswitch and use your guitar's volume to segue seamlessly from crunching power chords to singing, sustain-all-day solo lines with a rare, sweetly vocal quality that makes you want to just keep playing. And to sweeten the pot, you can achieve these tones at virtually any volume, thanks to one of the more effective dual Master Volumes circuits I have encountered.

A welcome addition to the limited market of hand-built, high-gain guitar amplifiers, the Carol-Ann OD-2 is bound to be a bracing experience for anyone who thinks they've seen and heard it all in boutique land."

-Dave Hunter, contibuting editor Guitar Player Magazine


Fat Sound Award for Sonic Excellence!

Customer Comments

"Hey Alan (Alan-Phillips, Carol-Ann Amplification),

 The cab arrived in good shape and I've finally had a chance to try out the new OD2 50. Beautiful sounding amp--and you're right, it's absolutely huge for a 1x12. Perfectly touch sensitive and sparkly in the clean channel--in fact, I've hardly tried the overdrive channel as I've been so taken by the clean sounds. The amp really loves analog
delay, trem pedal, and outboard tube reverb in the effects loop (and it stays quiet). 

The OD2-50 does a clean sound better than any of my current or past Fender tube amps. Each note arrives with so much character that the amp actually makes you want to play fewer notes since each one is just so worth savoring. I also find that the touch sensitivity is so nice that I'm palming the pick a bit more than usual to play with fingers only, because the OD2-50 produces such harmonically rich, beautifully textured, fleshy tones. It's hard to articulate these things, but you get the idea.

I love it.

Thanks for your good work (and thanks also to Stu at Fatsound for putting this together)!

Best," 

Mike L.
 

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