McGaughey says his new Hovercraft amps owe their sonic inspiration to vintage Matamp, Orange, Laney, and local Portland heroes Sunn Amplifiers. "I got feedback from enough people that they loved the similar sound of our recycled amps and that was good enough for me to do this,” he said.
Originally, Hovercraft amplifiers were uniquely remade from used tube amplifiers and components, but demand quickly outstripped supply. “All of our amps sold within 24 hours of being announced, we literally could not make them fast enough” said McGaughey. Hovercraft amplifiers then launched a Kickstarter project to get 55 amps pledge funded by June 4, 2012. Once all 55 amps are funded, hovercraft will then be able to make these historic amp voices sing again.
Each of these new amplifiers (model name "Caribou") will be priced at $750 and uniquely tailored and voiced to the owner. No two will be alike.
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