Goodsell

Goodsell

Also known as: Goodsell Amps, Goodsell Amplifiers, Goodsell Amplifier Company

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Goodsell Amplifier Company is a boutique guitar amplifier builder based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by Richard Goodsell. The company grew out of Goodsell's earlier work repairing Hammond organs — after wiring a guitar jack into a Hammond and liking the sound, he began building tube guitar amps using leftover B3 chassis, transformers, and other organ-derived components. That salvage-and-repurpo...

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Goodsell Amplifier Company is a boutique guitar amplifier builder based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by Richard Goodsell. The company grew out of Goodsell's earlier work repairing Hammond organs — after wiring a guitar jack into a Hammond and liking the sound, he began building tube guitar amps using leftover B3 chassis, transformers, and other organ-derived components. That salvage-and-repurpose approach defined the brand's early identity and shaped the circuit philosophy that followed.

The company is best known for the Super 17, a Class-A combo built around two EL84 power tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes, prized for a simple, lightly filtered signal path that keeps the guitar's natural character intact. Other models in the lineup include the Valpreaux, Custom 33, Black Dog, and the small-format Champton 1x10. The amps are hand-built in small numbers, with cabinets and circuits typically falling between vintage British and American voicings.

Goodsell amps have been used by a range of players and producers including André 3000, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, session and touring guitarist Tomi Martin, and producer Brendan O'Brien.

Goodsell has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Guitar Amplifier Heads, Guitar Amplifier Cabinets, and Combo Guitar Amplifiers. Their gear is featured by 4 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Jesse Triplett, Dan Auerbach, and Gilby Clarke.

Artists Who Use Goodsell

Jesse Triplett uses 3 Goodsell products

Jesse Triplett

Guitarist · Collective Soul

Dan Auerbach uses 1 Goodsell product

Dan Auerbach

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Black Keys

Gilby Clarke uses 1 Goodsell product

Gilby Clarke

Guitarist · Guns N' Roses

Jake Snider uses 1 Goodsell product

Jake Snider

Singer, Guitarist · Minus the Bear

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