Welcome to Lil Dawg Amps, and thanks for the interest in the amps as I really do appreciate it.
Several years ago I was asked what my business model was for the amps, and I didn't have to think long before giving an answer. It's what I believe in, and hopefully I succeed in following it. It's a very simple plan with just three objectives. Provide a good product at a fair price, treat the customer well and with honesty, and finally have fun. You can always add more things like making money, etc., but I honestly believe those first three are the most important to follow.
Another thing I've learned is that satisfied customers are the best advertising you could ever hope for. So other than this website, I rely solely on my customers for their "word of mouth" advertising about the amps. That also lets me stay focused on doing things right rather than on a new ad campaign to boost sales the next quarter.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have, I do love to talk about Lil Dawg Amps.
Have fun
Jim
The D-Lux - Our 5E3 Tweed Deluxe Circuit
The D-Lux is based on the tweed narrow panel 5E3 Deluxe circuit and is a real chameleon as it can easily cover quite a variety of music genres. The 5E3 is unique among the tweed amps as its controls are interactive. With a little knob turning you'll find loads of 'sweet spots', which can account for why this circuit is so popular with studio players as well as the stage pro.
Features are Normal, Bright channels with high/low inputs on each, separate volume controls, as well as a common tone control.
Some of my clients favorite speakers with the 5E3 Tweed D-Lux are the Weber 12A125-A, Celetion Blue and the Jensen P12Q.
The traditional tube compliment is 1 5Y3GT, 2 6V6GT, 1 12AX7 and 1 12AY7. I offer JJ sets of 1 GZ34, 2 6V6GT or 6L6GC, 1 12AX7 and 1 12AT7 as current production tubes.
The Champster - Our 5F1 Tweed Champ Circuit
The Champster is based on the very popular 5F1 Tweed Champ circuit and had been used on countless classic recordings. It's about as simple a circuit as you'll ever find with a single volume control, but packed with a lot of tone and the traditional "snotty” attitude.
The traditional tube compliment of the 5F1 Tweed Champ is 1 5Y3GT, 1 6V6GT, and 1 12AX7 and I offer JJ sets of 1 GZ34, 1 6V6GT, and 1 12AX7 as current production tubes.
The 5F1 Champster is available as a chassis build in aluminum, chrome, or as a self-contained head I call the LunchBox as well as traditional tweed combo.
I offer different output transformers to match your need from 5 watt to 15 watt.
A switch-able negative feedback loop, parallel speaker outputs, and a line out are a few of the options available on the Champster.
The WonderDawg - Custom AB763 Blackface Build
What we have here is a single channel circuit with reverb voiced as a Deluxe Reverb but I married it to the Super Reverb tone stack so it now has the middle control, and since the amp only has the single channel I was able to fit it into a Princeton Reverb cab & chassis.
Now for a bit more on the details. The controls on the front are low input, high input, volume, treble, middle, bass, and reverb. The all tube reverb uses the traditional 17" tank so there's more than enough for everyone's taste or as I like to say "enough for an elephant to swim in". The stock tube compliment for the amp is a GZ34, 6V6GT, 6V6GT, 12AT7, 12AX7, 12AT7, and a 12AX7 is available with either a 12 or 25 watt output transformer.
With a Mercury Magnetics transformer upgrade you could use 6L6GC's with output transformers up to 50 watts. The cabinet will be equipped with a 1x12 baffle and with an alnico speaker the combo comes in just under 29 lbs. so it's an easy grab & go amp. It'll also be available as a head for those that want to mix/match speaker cabs with it.