FRENZEL Tube Amps

About Us - Hey friends! Thanks for stopping by to look at our amps! I am an "old rocker" from the 50's and I have always loved the warm rich tones of the vintage tube amps. I built my first tube amp in 1952 and I was hooked! After that I had a five decade engineering career that included designing tube and solid state equipment for the US Army Signal Corps, US Air Force, US Navy, CIA, FAA, and Texas Instruments. I started Frenzel Tube Amps as a retirement business in 2001 with the concept to build high quality vintage tube amps at affordable prices and to give the best customer service in the world.

Design Concepts - Our amps are very different from anything else you will find in the boutique amp market.They are unique and were inspired by classic 50's-60's tube amp designs that create the 'TONES YOU KNOW' plus they have many added features and custom options not found in vintage amps which allows you the player to create your own design and your own individual tones! We manufacture a large variety of amps. They have a lot of of upgrade options and we can configure them to suit your individual requirements. Many of our amps come standard as open chassis amps. This gives you the option to build your own custom cabs and save money. I invite you to look at our Customer Pictures page for some examples of excellent custom homemade cabs. We also offer a variety of enclosures such as Tolex cabs, vintage steel cages, and rack mount road cases as upgrade options. More detailed information, specifications, photos, videos, and sound clips of our amps may be found on the individual amp web pages.

Quality Features - All of our amps are point-to-point hand wired with no printed circuits, or terminal boards. It takes longer to build an amp that way, but the end result is worth it because it provides the best signal routing for the best fidelity and lowest noise...and it provides higher reliability and less service. We think of our amps as works of art. Great care is taken in the routing of the wiring and placement of parts to provide the best signal path. (See the Wiring Pictures Page for examples of our wiring.) Only the best of parts including low noise polypropylene capacitors, metal film resistors, Switchcraft jacks, ceramic sockets, non-magnetic aluminum chassis, premium long-life transformers and high grade hook-up wire are used in our amps. All tubes are prescreened for noise, hum and tested for optimum performance before insertion in the amp. Before shipping, each amp is tested extensively for 24 hours on the bench and on speakers. This attention to detail produces an amp that will last for generations and give long dependable service. When we ship an amp, our goal is to deliver more than the customer expected. We put our name on our products and our name and reputation are more important than anything. Read our customer reviews and you will see the truth in this statement.

Affordable Prices - All of our amps have their prices listed on the amp description page and you will notice right away that our prices are much lower than you would expect. We are oftened asked why our amps are so inexpensive compared to other name-brand boutique type amps. The answer is that we are a family owned and operated company with a very low overhead cost ...and we sell direct to the customer. There is no middle man or dealer mark up in our prices. Also we do not spend money on media advertising. All of our business comes from our website and customer referrals. And finally, we do not stock any amps and thus have large amounts of money tied up in inventory. All of our amps are custom built to order. This allows the customer to choose only the options he wants and thereby control the price. All of these reasons allow us to build affordable high-quality tube amplifiers that will outperform and outlast any of the "re-issue" namebrand type amps now being mass produced in China.

Easy To Order - We have strived to make the ordering process as easy as possible. The prices and options are listed on the description page for each amp. If you would like us to build an amp for you, just fill out the Order Form on the Order An Amp page, click on the SUBMIT tab and we will send you a PayPal invoice. If you have any questions or need assistance, please send us an email to info@frenzeltubeamps.com

Thank You - To our thousands of fans and customers all over the world, I want to say thank you! If it was not for you and your great reviews and referrals, we would not be here. The world is a very large place and we are separated by many cultures and beliefs, but there seems to be in all of mankind a desire to play music and celebrate life.... and I thank God for that gift! It is with great joy that I receive each new order and I like to share my joy by getting to know my customers and learning about what gives them joy in their music and their lives. If you would like us to build an amp for you or just want to share something about music in your life, please send me an email to jim@frenzeltubeamps.com

I sincerely hope that you enjoy your visit to our site.

Rock On!

Jim Frenzel
Chief Engineer and CEO
Frenzel Tube Amps