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It’s no secret that Taylor Cox of Amplified Nation is one of the world’s foremost experts on the ultra-rare boutique amps of a particularly mysterious Californian amp designer. Still, the Amplified Nation Ampliphonix and Gain 50-watt amplifier head proves his immaculate tonal taste extends far beyond the boutique shores of Los Angeles. This 50-watt, 2-channel amplifier head represents two distinct tones crammed into a single enclosure, merging the plexi-style punch of a British beauty with the blooming harmonics of a modded-out LA-meets-Fullerton classic. Each channel sports an independent set of controls to shape your tone, in addition to dedicated bright switches and a saturation-rich “gain” switch on the Ampliphonix Channel. For added depth, you also get a splashy spring reverb circuit and an effects loop. Handwired with top-of-the-line components, the Amplified Nation Ampliphonix and Gain marshals a transatlantic one-two punch of bold British crunch and overtone-rich American boutique elegance.





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Bold British-style bite





From gritty classic-rock-ready overdrive to high-gain mayhem, the Ampliphonix and Gain head’s Gain channel serves up a searing array of aggressive tones to explore. This channel represents Amplified Nation’s highly modified spin on an iconic EL34-based British amplifier head, sporting a slightly more rounded-over low-end response than your typical model. A 3-channel EQ gives you plenty of room to dial in your dream tone, and you also get a treble-enhancing Bright switch. And while this channel’s name implies a predilection for dirt-drenched destruction, Sweetwater guitarists find that the Gain channel supplies beautiful, chimey British cleans when dialed back to less extreme settings.





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Based on the ever-sought-after cleans of a legendary boutique amplifier beauty, the Ampliphonix channel tackles everything from surgical cleans to harmonic-laden blues-rock overdrive. The story goes that the Amplified Nation team had a remarkably rare modified vintage amp in the shop from a legendary California-based boutique builder, allowing founder Taylor Cox to study the circuit in all its ultra-rare glory. The Ampliphonix channel re-creates that amp’s expressive and dynamic tone to a T. Equipped with a Bright switch and a driving Gain switch, the Ampliphonix channel is sure to please any player seeking the most complex and overtone-rich cleans and low-gain tones possible.





One Amplified Nation under handwired boutique brilliance





There are few better ways to master the art of amplifier design than by studying the world’s most esteemed and coveted vintage amplifiers. Taylor Cox took this notion to heart in founding Amplified Nation in 2009 as a humble amp repair shop in Boston. After countless hours fixing amplifiers, designing effects, and crafting custom guitar cabinets, Taylor’s extensive experience and endless fascination with the amps of a near-mythological defunct Californian designer eventually led to Amplified Nation venturing into the realm of tube amplifier design. A single strum through one of Taylor’s handwired amps is all the proof you need of his absolute mastery of that elusive, ever-sought-after tone. Merging the blooming harmonics and dripping overtones of his vintage inspiration with premium-grade components and the highest level of craftsmanship, Amplified Nation represents the epitome of amplifier excellence.





Amplified Nation Ampliphonix and Gain 2-channel 50-watt Amplifier Head Features:


50-watt, 2-channel amplifier head that combines boutique American cleans with classic British crunch


Gain channel delivers a high-octane plexiglass punch of old-school British dirty tones


Ampliphonix channel re-creates the subtle, complex, and harmonic-drenched cleans/low-gain tones of a legendary defunct Californian amp designer


Versatile tone-shaping controls, including channel-specific Bright switches, a Gain switch on Ampliphonix channel, a 3-band EQ (Gain channel), and a 2-band EQ (Ampliphonix channel)


Built-in analog spring reverb circuit imparts a touch of splash and space to your tone


Effects loop makes integrating your stompboxes a breeze


Multiple impedance options are available to accommodate almost any cabinet


Rear-mounted bias points for easy maintenance


Includes a footswitch to toggle the onboard clean boost


Handwired with top-of-the-line components in the USA