Bogner Amplification

Bogner Amplification is an American manufacturer of guitar amplifiers based in Los Angeles. The company was founded by the German Reinhold Bogner, who has been producing since 1990 amplifiers and amplifier modifications under the Trade Mark Bogner and markets.

History and products

Reinhold Bogner began with about fourteen years to recreate tube amp from Marshall and Fender for yourself and friends and to experiment with tubes. He later continued his career with the conversion of Marshall amplifiers and emigrated in 1989 from Ulm to the United States. In his luggage was a heavily modified Marshall JCM -800, which he showed different musicians. Later he modified, among other things, the amplifier by Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen and Mike Landau.

The first Bogner series product was the Triple Giant, a three-channel all-tube preamp for 19 "rack systems. Among the most famous Bogner amplifiers include the built since 1992 Ecstasy, a 100-watt tube amp with three channels, the supersonic, a 120 -watt all-tube amplifier with two channels and the 80 -watt all-tube amplifier Shiva.

Bogner tube amp among the most expensive amplifiers on the market. Only with the Alchemist, a Common goal with Line 6, and cheaper manufacturing in China, Bogner opened wider buyers. This cooperation has continued in 2011 with the Line 6 DT50, Bogner developed for this amplifier a completely new Amplifiers concept, made ​​possible by the various operating modes and voicings. Previously Bogner had 2007, together with the Line 6 Spider Valve, the first modeling amp on full tube base developed.

2009 Bogner Alchemist series product has been recognized by the music magazine Guitar World with the Gold Award for Overall Value.

Famous musicians who play with Bogner amplifiers

  • Alice in Chains playing with G & L Guitars, Bogner Fish amps and Mesa / Boogie distortion pedals
  • Kerry King, guitarist with Slayer, played in the nineties an ESP guitar with Bogner preamp and Marshall main amplifier
  • The band Korn plays with amps from Bogner, Line 6, Matchless and Rivera.
  • Dave Jerden, sound engineer and producer, among others by Alice in Chains, Anthrax and The Offspring, is an amplifier of Bogner, Marshall, Soldano and Matchless.
  • The Doom Metal band- Swamp Corpse plays the Line 6 Spider Valve HD - 100, which developed the Bogner tube power amp
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