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Steamboat 9 Year Anniversary Party & Charity Fundraiser
Steamboat Amps celebrates 9 years in business with a new partnership and charity fundraising event February 8th, 2018 Sponsored by Sugarhill Studios, St Arnold’s Brewery, Moving Sidewalk and Nite Owls Print Shop.…
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VoyageHouston – Meet Jacob Rynearson of Steamboat
We were recently featured in VoyageHouston! Here is the article: Today we’d like to introduce you to Jacob Rynearson. Thanks for sharing your story with us Jacob. So, let’s start at the…
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Mini Maxin’
Recently I acquired a Mini Max bandsaw. I was originally looking for a saw in the 14″ wheel size range, but this 18″ behemoth popped up at just the right time for…
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All Pro
Ever since I began repairing tube amps, nearly ten years ago, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in vintage Fenders. In that time, I’ve seen nearly every iteration of Fender’s amplifier legacy…
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MFAH Shadow Monsters
This year I was commissioned to design custom speakers for an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Artist Phillip Worthington’s Shadow Monsters is an interactive multimedia work which utilizes audience…
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Marshall 8×10 Restoration
Last year we had a customer bring us a classic 1970’s Marshall 8×10. The cab was in pretty poor shape – even the finger joints were starting to loose. At Steamboat we…
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Git-bildin’
For years myself and several friends have been experimenting with different guitar building techniques. We’ve explored the typical “parts” guitar projects, where the guitar is assembled from all pre-built parts, and then…
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Kid tested, Mother disproves
What is it about the electric guitar that transcends our culture? Is it the look – an instrument strung over the player’s shoulder like a battle axe? Is it the player –…
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Duplum Temporis
Here’s a custom order long in the making. Here’s a description of this amp in a series of haikus: A guitarist needs Tools of the trade; an input Output, and in’tween Effects…
