Pignose

Also known as: Pignose Amps, Pignose-Gorilla, Pignose Gorilla

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15 Products · Used by 28 Artists

Pignose "Legendary" 7-100 Mini Guitar Amplifiers

$110.00 - $199.00

8 available stores

4.5 (25)

^# 1

in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank

19 artists using

Pignose "Legendary" 7-100 Tweed Edition Mini Guitar Amplifiers

$121.42 - $149.95

4 available stores

5.0 (1)

^# 24

in Mini Guitar Amplifiers Rank

2 artists using

Pignose Hog 20 Combo Guitar Amplifiers

$170.00 - $240.00

6 available stores

1 artist using

Pignose 7-300 Hog 30 Rechargable Portable 1x8 30w Guitar Amp Combo Guitar Amplifiers

$115.00

1 available store

Pignose "Legendary" 7-100 Snakeskin Special Edition Mini Guitar Amplifiers

4.5 (2)

Pignose B100V Bass Combo Amplifiers

5.0 (1)

Pignose G40V Combo Guitar Amplifiers

5.0 (1)

Pignose G-60VR Guitar Tube Combo Amp Combo Guitar Amplifiers

4.0 (2)

Pignose 30/60 Combo Guitar Amplifiers

4.0 (1)

Pignose PGG-200 Solid Body Electric Guitars

$199.00 - $489.99

2 available stores

4 artists using

Pignose Starter Acoustic Steel-string Acoustic Guitars

2.0 (1)

Pignose Detonator Distortion Pedal Distortion Effects Pedals

Pignose PGG-259 Solid Body Electric Guitars

1 artist using

Pignose Piggy-In-A-Box Overdrive Pedal Overdrive Effects Pedals

Pignose PGB-200 Bass Electric Basses

1 artist using

Pignose is an American manufacturer of portable guitar amplifiers, founded in 1969 by Richard Edlund and Wayne Kimbell. Edlund built the original prototype inside an English Leather cologne box using a small 5-watt circuit, and the distinctive compact design became the brand's hallmark. The company formally launched the Legendary 7-100 at the 1973 Summer NAMM show — a battery-powered, 5-inch speaker amplifier weighing just five pounds that introduced true portability to electric guitar. Backed by an investment from members of the band Chicago, including guitarist Terry Kath, Pignose sold over 50,000 units in its first year.

The 7-100 quickly found its way into professional recording studios. Eric Clapton used a Pignose to record the guitar parts on "Motherless Children" (1974), Joe Walsh employed one on "Rocky Mountain Way," and Frank Zappa relied heavily on the amp for the guitar tones on Apostrophe(') and Over-Nite Sensation. Early prototypes were distributed to members of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Eagles, and The Who, cementing the amp's cult status.

Beyond the flagship 7-100, Pignose produces the Hog series of rechargeable portable amplifiers and a line of travel guitars and basses with built-in amplifiers, including the PGG-200 electric guitar series and the PGB-200 bass. The company also offers a PGU-200 ukulele with onboard amplification. Pignose is owned by Arai & Co., Inc., the Japanese parent company of Aria guitars, and is distributed in the U.S. by LPD Music International.

Pignose has 15 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Combo Guitar Amplifiers, Mini Guitar Amplifiers, and Solid Body Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 28 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Metal. Notable users include Dimebag Darrell, Paul McCartney, and Wes Borland.