Tex Amps

Tex Amps

Also known as: Teixeira Amps, Tex, Texamps

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Tex Amps is a Toronto-based builder of hand-wired, point-to-point guitar amplifiers crafted by Antonio "Tony" Teixeira. The company's signature designs are rooted in the legendary Bell & Howell Filmosound projector-amp conversions popularized by amp tech Bernie Raunig, particularly the version favored by Canadian guitarist Colin Cripps. Teixeira has refined and productionized that template unde...

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Tex Amps is a Toronto-based builder of hand-wired, point-to-point guitar amplifiers crafted by Antonio "Tony" Teixeira. The company's signature designs are rooted in the legendary Bell & Howell Filmosound projector-amp conversions popularized by amp tech Bernie Raunig, particularly the version favored by Canadian guitarist Colin Cripps. Teixeira has refined and productionized that template under the Tex/Teixeira name, using NOS components such as Philips mustard and paper-in-oil capacitors, silver Teflon wire, and custom-wound Heyboer transformers.

The core of the lineup is the Texosound Bernie Custom, an EL84-powered amp of around 20 watts with an EZ81 rectifier and ECC83 preamp tubes. Variants in the catalog include the compact 5-watt model, the Mini Bernie at roughly 14–15 watts, an EF86-driven 20-watt version, and a higher-headroom 30-watt build. The Colin Cripps signature Bernie has been issued in numbered runs, and Tex also builds effects pedals alongside the amps.

Tex Amps have been used by artists including Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Daniel Lanois, Bryan Adams, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, Jimmy Shaw of Metric, Kathleen Edwards, Colin Cripps, and producer Bob Rock.

Tex Amps has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Combo Guitar Amplifiers. Their gear is featured by 3 artists, with the strongest followings in Folk, World, & Country and Rock. Notable users include Afie Jurvanen, Kathleen Edwards, and Ron Hawkins.

Artists Who Use Tex Amps

Afie Jurvanen uses 1 Tex Amps product

Afie Jurvanen

Singer, Guitarist · Bahamas

Kathleen Edwards uses 1 Tex Amps product

Kathleen Edwards

Guitarist, Singer

Ron Hawkins uses 1 Tex Amps product

Ron Hawkins

Singer, Guitarist · The Lowest of the Low

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