WF-55 amplifiers

John's WF-55 combo

"Got the wee amp finished… Hope you like my finished job." John's come up with an unusual way to house the amp in the combo cabinet: it's mounted at the bottom of the cabinet - a little like a few amps of the '50s and '60s. you may have to stretch a bit to reach the control, but one useful benefit is that the cabinet is not as top-heavy.

Andrea's high-rise WF-55 combo

Here's a very unusual take on a small combo. Andrea has kept the narrow dimensions of a typical Champ-style amp, but built it taller to make the controls easier to get at.

Christophe Grellier's beautiful WF-55 set

Where to start? The exquisite design? The custom faceplate? The stunning match with a stunning guitar?

Well, I think it shows that Christophe is a luthier (and now amp builder). He's based in France and I strongly suggest taking a look at his Web site: http://www.grellier.fr/index.php?lang=en

Look closely and you can see that he's tweaked the basic WF-55 a little to suit his amp layout: the Power switch is now on the front, and around the back there's a three-position switch for speaker impedance.

"Here it is: my WF-55 kit is finished! Making the head cabinet was a lot of work, but I am really happy with the result! It sounds really good, with well enough power for playing at home. The faceplate and backplate are made of 2mm plexiglass, painted black and engraved with my CNC router.

"One mistake I made first was to put the input socket on the left and the power switch and power light on the right: the input signal cable was running along the entire width of the chassis, close to the power transformer, and I had strong hum and noises. I then swapped these elements and everything went good."