Hamstead

Hamstead

Also known as: Hamstead Soundworks

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Hamstead Soundworks is a British boutique amplifier and effects pedal manufacturer based in South Cambridgeshire, England. The company was founded by designer Peter Hamstead and Jim Bird. Peter Hamstead brings an engineering background spanning avionics, radar systems, and audio switching for Sony, channeling that expertise into all-analogue guitar amplifier and pedal designs. The small team de...

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Hamstead Soundworks is a British boutique amplifier and effects pedal manufacturer based in South Cambridgeshire, England. The company was founded by designer Peter Hamstead and Jim Bird. Peter Hamstead brings an engineering background spanning avionics, radar systems, and audio switching for Sony, channeling that expertise into all-analogue guitar amplifier and pedal designs. The small team designs and manufactures everything in-house in the UK.

The company's amplifier lineup includes the Artist 60 and Artist 20, while their pedal range covers a broad spectrum of effects. The Odyssey is a versatile multi-clipping drive pedal with 18dB of active EQ, capable of everything from clean boost through fuzz and high-gain distortion — earning both a Guitarist Choice Award and a Best Buy Award from Total Guitar. The Subspace applies a similar architecture optimized for bass frequencies, while the Zenith combines an EQ, boost, and compressor in a single enclosure. Other pedals include the Comet, Ascent, and Signature Tremolo. The Redwing, an analogue stereo modulator developed in collaboration with Daniel Steinhardt and Mick Taylor of That Pedal Show, delivers chorus, vibrato, flanging, and ring modulation effects via dual bucket-brigade delay lines.

Hamstead Soundworks gear is used by a wide range of professional musicians, including Graham Coxon (Blur), Matty Healy and Ross MacDonald (The 1975), Ted Dwane (Mumford & Sons), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp), James Bay, Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta), Dan Rothman (London Grammar), Tim Lefebvre, and Marco Pirroni (Adam Ant).

Hamstead has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Combo Guitar Amplifiers, Guitar Amplifier Heads, and Overdrive Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 7 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Blues. Notable users include Eirik Stordrange, Rob Harris, and Daniel Steinhardt.

Artists Who Use Hamstead

Eirik Stordrange uses 3 Hamstead products

Eirik Stordrange

Guitarist

Rob Harris uses 2 Hamstead products

Rob Harris

Guitarist · Jamiroquai

Daniel Steinhardt uses 2 Hamstead products

Daniel Steinhardt

Singer, Guitarist · Tin Spirits

Graham Coxon uses 1 Hamstead product

Graham Coxon

Guitarist · Blur

Matthew Healy uses 1 Hamstead product

Matthew Healy

Singer, Guitarist · The 1975

James Bay uses 1 Hamstead product

James Bay

Guitarist, Singer

Tom Quayle uses 1 Hamstead product

Tom Quayle

Guitarist

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