Audio Kitchen

Audio Kitchen is a boutique amplifier and effects pedal manufacturer based in West London, England, founded in 2007 by Steve Crow as a sister brand to the pro-audio firm Mutronics. Crow, a former cameraman and recording engineer at Mute Records, developed a passion for circuit design after his brother reverse-engineered a Lovetone pedal for him. Audio Kitchen deliberately avoids copying establi...

12 Products · Used by 35 Artists

Audio Kitchen The Big Trees Overdrive Effects Pedals

$1,149.00

1 available store

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21 artists using

Audio Kitchen The Small Trees Overdrive Effects Pedals

$479.00

1 available store

1 artist using

Audio Kitchen Fake Plastic Trees Guitar Preamp Pedals

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Audio Kitchen The Flying Squirrel Fuzz Fuzz Effects Pedals

$1,049.00

1 available store

1 artist using

Audio Kitchen Big Chopper Guitar Amplifier Heads

7 artists using

Audio Kitchen Base Chopper Bass Amplifier Heads

1.0 (1)

2 artists using

Audio Kitchen Little Chopper Guitar Amplifier Head Guitar Amplifier Heads

5.0 (1)

6 artists using

Audio Kitchen The Big Trees 2.5-Watt Pedalboard Guitar Amp Guitar Amplifier Heads

$1,149.00

1 available store

Audio Kitchen Wood? Guitar Amplifier Cabinets

1 artist using

Audio Kitchen 1x12" Guitar Cabinet Guitar Amplifier Cabinets

1 artist using

Audio Kitchen 2x12" Guitar Cabinet Guitar Amplifier Cabinets

5.0 (1)

4 artists using

Audio Kitchen Reverb Reverb Effects Pedals

1 artist using

The brand's lineup centers on compact, valve-driven amplifiers in pedal-format enclosures. The Little Chopper, Audio Kitchen's first design, gained early traction after producers Flood, Alan Moulder, and Cenzo Townshend ordered units upon hearing it. The Big Trees, an all-valve Class A 2.5-watt amp head housed in a pedalboard-friendly chassis, became the brand's flagship product. Other designs include the Small Trees (a single-tube ECC82 clean boost), the Fake Plastic Trees (a solid-state preamp inspired by the Big Trees' line output), the Flying Squirrel fuzz pedal, and the Big Chopper and Base Chopper amplifiers.

Audio Kitchen gear has been adopted by a wide range of professional musicians, including The Edge, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead, Peter Buck of R.E.M., Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, and Judah Bauer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The brand maintains a direct-to-customer approach, with each unit hand-built in its West London workshop.

Audio Kitchen has 12 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Guitar Amplifier Heads, Guitar Amplifier Cabinets, and Overdrive Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 35 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Jacob Bugden, Jamie Cook, and Russell Lissack.