| A wide range of instrument amplifiers is now | | | | Korg Corporation |
| available, some for general purposes and some | | | | |
| designed for specific instruments and even | | | | Korg Corporation is a Japanese multinational |
| for particular sounds. Traditional guitar | | | | corporation that manufactures electronic |
| amplifiers come up with a clean, warm sound, | | | | musical instruments and guitar tuners. The |
| a sharp treble roll off at 5 kHz or less and | | | | company is one of the most widely used and |
| bass roll off at 60 to100 Hz, often with | | | | respected names in the electronic music |
| built in reverb and tremolo units. Bass | | | | world. Founded in 1962 in Japan by Tsutomu |
| amplifiers have extended bass response and | | | | Kato and Tadashi Osanai, Korg was originally |
| tone controls optimized for bass guitars (or | | | | known as Keio Electronic Laboratories because |
| more rarely, for upright bass). | | | | its fledgling offices were located near the |
| | | | Keio train line in Tokyo and Keio can be |
| Higher end bass amplifiers sometimes include | | | | formed by combining the first letters of Kato |
| compressor or limited features, which help to | | | | and Osanai. Yamaha Corporation has always |
| keep the amplifier from distorting at high | | | | been a major partner of Korg, supplying them |
| volume levels. Keyboard amplifiers have a | | | | with circuitry and mechanical parts. |
| very low distortion and extended flat | | | | |
| frequency response in both directions. | | | | Marshall Amplification |
| Keyboard amplifiers often have a simple | | | | |
| onboard mixer, so that keyboardists can | | | | Marshall Amplification is a British company |
| control the tone and level of several | | | | which designs and manufactures electric |
| keyboards. Acoustic amplifiers are designed | | | | guitar amplifiers. Marshall Amplifiers are |
| specifically to produce a clean, transparent, | | | | well known and highly popular among |
| acoustic sound when used with acoustic | | | | guitarists. Marshall Amplifiers were |
| instruments with built in transducer pickups | | | | originally built as direct copies of Fender |
| and microphones. | | | | amplifiers, but soon incorporated certain |
| | | | traits which made them more favorable to |
| Some well known brands of guitar amplifiers | | | | guitarists seeking a heavier sound. Like most |
| | | | professional level amplifiers, Marshall |
| While there are almost innumerable | | | | amplifiers still use valve preamp and power |
| manufacturers of guitar amplifiers, we will | | | | amplifier stages instead of solid state |
| be discussing the most important brands that | | | | devices. Marshall also manufactures cheaper |
| have created history in guitar amplification. | | | | solid-state or hybrid devices. |
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| Carvin Corporation | | | | Vox |
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| The Carvin Corporation is a musical | | | | Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer, |
| instrument and equipment manufacturer, | | | | which is most famous for making the AC30 |
| located in San Diego, California, well known | | | | guitar amplifier and the Vox electric organ. |
| among guitar players for their guitars. | | | | Founded in Great Britain, Vox is now owned by |
| Carvin was founded in 1946 by Lowell Kiesel, | | | | the Japanese electronics firm Korg. In 1959, |
| and originally manufactured guitar pickups. | | | | with sales under pressure from the more |
| Carvin Corporation manufactures acoustic and | | | | powerful Fender Twin and from The Shadows, |
| electric guitars, bass guitars and | | | | who requested amplifiers with more power, Vox |
| accessories, amplifiers, live studio sound | | | | produced what was essentially a double |
| equipments, microphones and lighting gears. | | | | powered AC15 and named it the AC30. |
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