Lee Jackson Amps

Lee Jackson Amps

Also known as: Lee Jackson, Metaltronix, Lee Jackson Metaltronix

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Lee Jackson is a Southern California-based amplifier designer and modifier whose work under the Metaltronix name helped shape the high-gain guitar tones of the 1980s and 1990s. Jackson rose to prominence as a hot-rod amp builder, modifying Marshall and Fender amplifiers for a wide roster of rock and metal guitarists, before launching his own line of tube amplifiers and rack gear.

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Lee Jackson is a Southern California-based amplifier designer and modifier whose work under the Metaltronix name helped shape the high-gain guitar tones of the 1980s and 1990s. Jackson rose to prominence as a hot-rod amp builder, modifying Marshall and Fender amplifiers for a wide roster of rock and metal guitarists, before launching his own line of tube amplifiers and rack gear.

The brand is best known for the Perfect Connection series of all-tube rack preamps and power amps — the GP-1000 guitar preamp, BP-1000 bass preamp, and SP-1000 power amp — which became staples of the late-'80s rack-rig era. Zakk Wylde notably used a GP-1000 on Ozzy Osbourne's No Rest for the Wicked, and Scott Henderson tracked with one on several Tribal Tech records. The product line also includes the Metaltronix M-1000 and M-2000 tube heads, the Platinum Distortion and Bad Kitty Fuzz pedals, the BIG 1 preamp pedal, and 500-series studio gear such as THE PRE microphone preamp.

Alongside the production line, the company continues to offer custom amplifier modifications for Marshall and Fender circuits, carrying on the modding practice that originally built Jackson's reputation. Jackson has also authored a technical reference book, Ultimate Bench Warrior, aimed at amp techs and builders.

Lee Jackson Amps has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Guitar Amplifier Heads, Reverb Effects Pedals, and Guitar Power Amplifiers. Their gear is featured by 7 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Metal. Notable users include Zakk Wylde, Billy Gibbons, and Paul Gilbert.

Artists Who Use Lee Jackson Amps

Zakk Wylde uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Zakk Wylde

Guitarist, Singer · Pantera

Billy Gibbons uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Billy Gibbons

Guitarist · ZZ Top

Paul Gilbert uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Paul Gilbert

Guitarist · Racer X

Roope Latvala uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Roope Latvala

Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Andy Larocque uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Andy Larocque

Guitarist, Music Producer · Death (Metal Band)

Akira Takasaki uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Akira Takasaki

Guitarist · LOUDNESS

Chris Carrabba uses 1 Lee Jackson Amps product

Chris Carrabba

Guitarist · Dashboard Confessional

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