08/07/2026
July was a great month for the amp world… every week we would come in to something brand new, and everything lived up to our expectations and then some! Here are a few of our favourite pairings from the month:
Lion Special & Lil’ Viper:
If anyone is rolling their eyes at the concept of a handwired “practice amp”, we get it, but you owe it to yourself to plug into one and experience it. The touch sensitivity, harmonic complexity, and low end response is shocking in that size and at that volume. It’s a great recording amp.
Dakota & Wonderland Overdrive Skyliner Mod:
Is there a more iconic cork-sniffing pairing than a Korina single cut and a D-style amp? When we paired these two together it became pretty clear that people are onto something here. The vocal, expressive nature of the overdrive felt truly alive under the fingers and it felt as though you added more dimensions to the act of playing guitar when plugging into a rig like this.
XSC-2 & Starlite Reverb 10:
Another new offering from Magnatone, this one is capable of shimmering, glassy cleans all the way up to raw, spitting overdrive as the circuit overloads. This is a testament to why people say that low wattage amps and small speakers are some of the best recording amps in the world. There is plenty of character at low volumes for home use, but this is no one-trick pony.
Lynx HSH @ Mod Shop Hot Cat 50:
We became an official dealer again this month, and everything that’s come in the door from them has floored us. Don’t be fooled by the name! Yes, it does have a lot of gain on tap if needed, but it also offers gorgeous sparkling cleans and pedal-ready edge of breakup tones in spades.
Lynx SSS & Mod Shop Cub 15:
The brand new MS Cub 15 released on the 30th, so we had to sneak it in! This deserves every bit of hype it gets, enough said.
Portlander & Kingston:
Running out of characters - no gold stars for guessing where the name comes from, it’s better though!
