Ever since he moved from Germany to Los Angeles in 1989, Reinhold Bogner has been in the business of building some of the world's top custom amps. Bogner quickly made a name for himself on the L.A. scene and began creating custom amps for a number of top players. One of his first amps was custom made for Eddie Van Halen, which helped put Bogner in the spotlight and opened up his work to a much wider audience. In the ten years it has been in business, the company has expanded its product line while maintaining its dedication to quality work.
Products:
Below is a list of many of Bogner’s most popular amps.
Esctasy
The Esctasy features three different channels that can be used to create sounds from retro, to modern, and even futuristic sounds. It comes with six tuned channel variations that go from barking Plexi to chewy overdrive to incredibly clean tones.
Uberschall
This classic amp features a super aggressive channel with bass, gain, treble, middle, volume, and presence control. It’s one of the most powerful amps you’ll ever find. If you’re looking for an amp for aggressive, heavy music, the Uberschall is what you want.
Shiva
The Shiva has two channels; one for great clean tones and the other for major saturation. These amps offer reverb and great British-style midrange.
Duende
Looking for an amp that’s very versatile? The Duende features reverb and tremolo and works great both at home for practicing and in small venues. This amp can handle both vintage tones, clean sounds, and British gain. The two channels can be used independently or combined to create an interactive, versatile amp.
Metropolis
Bogner’s Metropolis amp features classic EL-84 tones and a very dynamic voice. The amp’s single circuit is very sensitive and will adjust to every little shift and change in your guitar. This amp can provide a huge range of different tones.
Fish Preamp
The original Fish Preamps were built between 1991 and 1993, but the demand for these amazing preamps was so great that Bogner did another limited run in 2008. They featured volume, middle, bass, and treble controls and were capable of highly aggressive gain.
Where to Buy:
Bogner products can be purchased from a number of dealers around the world. The company also sells directly to customers in some cases. Their website has a full list of dealers plus a phone number and email address to directly contact a representative if your location is not listed.
Alchemist™ spins the visions of discerning guitarists into gold. Boasting sparkling, articulate cleans, touch-sensitive leads and a bright and colorful crunch, the all-tube Alchemist is a modern take on vintage amp design. Its remarkable tonality it owes to a 6L6 class-AB power section, featuring five 12AX7 preamp tubes and a Celestion® Vintage 30 speaker. Its timeless appeal, though, it owes to classic innovation, modern ingenuity and its namesake, an entrancing ancient mysticism. Alchemist exhibits a two-channel design, each channel with its own voice and identity. Beginning clean and fast, featuring an open top-end and tight bottom-end, Channel 1 opens gradually to present simmering blues tones that churn like spirits in a cauldron. Advancing toward saturation, Crunch mode turns up the heat adding the perfect touch of nastiness with added pick response and increased tonal complexity. Channel 2, achieving critical mass, invokes the famous white-hot Bogner gain—creamy, modern and screaming with sustain—offering everything from Brit rock right through to modern metal. Plus, with variable Bright settings, each channel can be customized to match the tone of your guitar and rig. Featuring a selectable power section, from 40 to 20 watts, the Alchemist sonority quickly transforms to display a very different kind of magic. When switched to 20 watts, Alchemist undergoes a complete sonic metamorphosis, changing its harmonic complexity and feel to conjure the essence of the legendary Brown sound. Reverb and Delay, in variable styles and levels, run in parallel separate from the original signal. The result is a rich, living and breathing, fully realized resonance capable of producing a complete tonal landscape. Alchemist also includes a four-button footswitch and a parallel effects loop.
Alchemist™ 212 Extension Cabinet is the best match for the Alchemist Head! Rugged enough to tour the world, and loaded with premium Celestion® speakers, this extension cab is designed to perfectly complement the Alchemist Head.
Alchemist™ spins the visions of discerning guitarists into gold. Boasting sparkling, articulate cleans, touch-sensitive leads and a bright and colorful crunch, the all-tube Alchemist is a modern take on vintage amp design. Its remarkable tonality it owes to a 6L6 class-AB power section, featuring five 12AX7 preamp tubes and premium Celestion® speakers. Its timeless appeal, though, it owes to classic innovation, modern ingenuity and its namesake, an entrancing ancient mysticism. Alchemist exhibits a two-channel design, each channel with its own voice and identity. Beginning clean and fast, featuring an open top-end and tight bottom-end, Channel 1 opens gradually to present simmering blues tones that churn like spirits in a cauldron. Advancing toward saturation, Crunch mode turns up the heat adding the perfect touch of nastiness with added pick response and increased tonal complexity. Channel 2, achieving critical mass, invokes the famous white-hot Bogner gain—creamy, modern and screaming with sustain—offering everything from Brit rock right through to modern metal. Plus, with variable Bright settings, each channel can be customized to match the tone of your guitar and rig. Featuring a selectable power section, from 40 to 20 watts, the Alchemist sonority quickly transforms to display a very different kind of magic. When switched to 20 watts, Alchemist undergoes a complete sonic metamorphosis, changing its harmonic complexity and feel to conjure the essence of the legendary Brown sound. Reverb and Delay, in variable styles and levels, run in parallel separate from the original signal. The result is a rich, living and breathing, fully realized resonance capable of producing a complete tonal landscape. Alchemist also includes a four-button footswitch and a parallel effects loop.
Bogner Shiva 80W tube guitar amp head features two highly evolved channels, capable of clean tones that shimmer, and tube saturation that is rich and powerful. An included foot-switchable boost functions for both channels, and is variable for channel 2.Equipped with EL34 tubes and 80 watts, the Bogner Shiva amp head has a nice throaty growl with aggressive English-style midrange to punch through the mix. The sweet/rich sounding Reverb option offers individual level controls for each channel. Don't need reverb on the clean channel but need a bit on the high-gain channel? The reverb dial on the amp head brings out just the right level needed. The Bogner Shiva also has a Tube-buffered series FX-Loop. There is more than enough bass response to rearrange your living room furniture, if needed.80 watt amp headFootswitchable 2 Channel All-Tube DesignFootswitchable Boost, variable on Ch.2Tube-buffered series FX-LoopCh. 1: Bass, Treble & Volume controls, Bright Switch Ch. 2: Bass, Middle, Treble
Alchemist™ spins the visions of discerning guitarists into gold. Boasting sparkling, articulate cleans, touch-sensitive leads and a bright and colorful crunch, the all-tube Alchemist is a modern take on vintage amp design. Its remarkable tonality it owes to a 6L6 class-AB power section, and a five-12AX7. Its timeless appeal, though, it owes to classic innovation, modern ingenuity and its namesake, an entrancing ancient mysticism. Alchemist exhibits a two-channel design, each channel with its own voice and identity. Beginning clean and fast, featuring an open top-end and tight bottom-end, Channel 1 opens gradually to present simmering blues tones that churn like spirits in a cauldron. Advancing toward saturation, Crunch mode turns up the heat adding the perfect touch of nastiness with added pick response and increased tonal complexity. Channel 2, achieving critical mass, invokes the famous white-hot Bogner gain—creamy, modern and screaming with sustain—offering everything from Brit rock right through to modern metal. Plus, with variable Bright settings, each channel can be customized to match the tone of your guitar and rig. Featuring a selectable power section, from 40 to 20 watts, the Alchemist sonority quickly transforms to display a very different kind of magic. When switched to 20 watts, Alchemist undergoes a complete sonic metamorphosis, changing its harmonic complexity and feel to conjure the essence of the legendary Brown sound. Reverb and Delay, in variable styles and levels, run in parallel separate from the original signal. The result is a rich, living and breathing, fully realized resonance capable of producing a complete tonal landscape. Alchemist also includes a four-button footswitch.
Bundle includes Bogner Alchemist 40-Watt 1x12-Inch Guitar Combo Amp with Barcelona 39-Inch Black Electric Guitar and Two 20-Foot Instrument Cables.Alchemist produces a mystical, otherworldly sonority from common, earthly elements. Articulate, sparkling cleans, touch-sensitive leads and a bright and colorful crunch are coaxed from its power section and poured from premium Celestion speakers. Beginning clean and fast, featuring an open top-end and tight bottom-end, Channel 1 (Gold), opens gradually to present simmering blues tones that churn like spirits in a cauldron. Advancing toward saturation, Crunch mode turns up the heat adding pick response and increased tonal complexity. Channel 2 (Mercury), achieves critical mass and invokes the famous white-hot Bogner gain: creamy, modern and screaming with sustain. Conjure the legendary Brown sound by switching to the 20-watt variac mode. As your sound materializes, give it life and depth with Reverb and Delay in variable styles and levels. On their own journey, the effects remain separate from the original signal, occupying their own circuit. The result is a rich, living and breathing, fully realized resonance composed entirely of nature, philosophy and maybe a little magic.
Ever since he moved from Germany to Los Angeles in 1989, Reinhold Bogner has been in the business of building some of the world's top custom amps. Bogner quickly made a name for himself on the L.A. scene and began creating custom amps for a number of top players. One of his first amps was custom made for Eddie Van Halen, which helped put Bogner in the spotlight and opened up his work to a much wider audience. In the ten years it has been in business, the company has expanded its product line while maintaining its dedication to quality work.
