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Mark Bartel's Masterbuilt Guitar Amplification

By Scott Ulrichs · Vol. 25, No. 6 · April 2024

Mark Bartel has spent more than 30 years designing and handbuilding tube amplifiers and cabinets in a historic Baltimore warehouse, pursuing tones he heard in his head since his days listening to Aerosmith and Hubert Sumlin. ToneQuest sits down with the founder of Bartel Amplification for a deep dive into circuit design, cabinet tuning, speaker selection, and what comes next.

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