VanAmps
VanAmps
Also known as: Van Amps, Van's Amps
UnclaimedVanAmps is a boutique effects builder founded in 2003 by Tim Van Tassel, who started the company after more than a decade working as an independent audio service technician. The brand's focus has been narrow and consistent: hand-built, solid-state analog spring reverb pedals designed to capture the lush, vintage tones of classic outboard reverb units in a gig-friendly footprint.
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VanAmps is a boutique effects builder founded in 2003 by Tim Van Tassel, who started the company after more than a decade working as an independent audio service technician. The brand's focus has been narrow and consistent: hand-built, solid-state analog spring reverb pedals designed to capture the lush, vintage tones of classic outboard reverb units in a gig-friendly footprint.
The company is best known for the Reverbamate series. The original Reverbamate ASR-1 offered separate dry and wet outputs for players with two-channel amps, while the Sole-Mate was introduced as a single-output version aimed at amps with only one input. A smaller Sole-Mate Jr. was later added to the line. The pedals use Accutronics/MOD spring tanks paired with simple Dwell and Output controls, and are offered in a range of tweed and Tolex finishes, including custom and limited-edition runs.
Reviewed favorably in outlets like Premier Guitar and stocked through boutique dealers such as Analog Mike's shop, VanAmps has earned a niche reputation among guitarists and pedal enthusiasts seeking authentic spring-tank reverb in a pedalboard-friendly format rather than relying on digital emulations.
VanAmps has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Reverb Effects Pedals and Switch Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 4 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock. Notable users include Chad Sterenberg, Carlos Raya, and Dann Gallucci.
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