Valve Heaven

22/12/2020

I recently saw this interesting comparison between my Lamington Reverb and the Fender Reverb unit. Cheers and Merry Christmas to all!

Spring Reverb Tech Stuff

20/12/2020

A heads up that a quite useful demo of the Lamington amp has been posted on youtube featuring both clean and overdrive tones. You may want to check it out at

Demo video of a lamington 15w valve amp used clean with a variety of pedals.Guitar fender strat, SD hotrails in bridgeAmp using fender DR speaker, celestion ...

16/07/2020

The Solo - a new single ended output amp design.

I have recently posted the design for a new amp design on my website at https://valveheaven.com/2020/07/the-solo-a-10w-single-ended-amp/ It differs from most of my designs as it uses only one output valve to produce 10W of power from a lone EL34 or 6L6 valve. I have been pleased with the amp and it certainly provides a different tone from a typical 10W push-pull amp. Cheers!

08/04/2020

Hi all, a heads up that kits and manuals for my amps continue to be available during the current health situation. Kit building can be a good distraction! Full details at https://valveheaven.com/diy-amp-kits/ Cheers!

DIY amp kits 2W Lamington Junior I 15W Lamington I 40W Lamington III 10W Lamington Lite Interested in building your own Valve Heaven Lamington valve guitar amp, but would appreciate having all of the parts brought together for you in a kit? In addition, would you benefit from detailed step by step D...

30/01/2020

Have just developed a new amp using a 6CM5/EL36 valve in a single ended design. To my knowledge this has not been done before. Full details here:

A 6CM5/EL36 SE amplifier

15/11/2019

Hi, I have recently developed a new amp design that takes advantage of old TV valves. A 5W SE amp with lots of tone for such a simple design. Full details here:

Valve Amp Designs Another TV Special amp November 15, 2019 Grant A long time ago, I posted the design for an amp on an Australian forum that used valves that were developed for black and white TV service. It has surprised me that there have been nearly 12,000 views of the TV Special thread. Perhaps....

10/03/2019

Have received this review of a build of the Lamington Lite amp: “I knew I was going to enjoy the Lamington Junior but I also wanted something a little larger that I could use for small gatherings where a PA was not necessary, so I started a Lamington Lite build as I was completing the Lamington Junior. This amp also worked off the bat and I have to say that it has become one of my all-time favorites.
It is simple to set up, the big clean tones are magical, and the overdriven sound is way too good for an amp that costs just a few hundred dollars to build.
The thing I like most about the Lamington Lite is the clean headroom which is crystal clear– it needs to be well up on the volume dial before it starts to break up so if you are looking for a great little amp that doesn’t cost a bomb this is the one to go for.”

07/03/2019

Hi all, pretty excited to announce that I am now releasing amp kits for my Lamington Lite design.This is the amp that we build at Amp School, and I have had a lot of requests to produce kits for this amp for those who don't attend.
Full details for this amp kit here: https://www.valveheaven.com/diy-amp-kits/the-lamington-lite-amp-kit/ including tone reviews and sound samples. Cheers!

The Lamington Lite amp kit Build your own valve guitar amplifier with our 10W Lamington Lite Amp Kit, just $275 + postage (includes the $49 construction manual) The Lamington Lite The Lamington Lite is the amp we build at the Valve Heaven Amp School. It was developed to be an easier to build amp ...

01/03/2019

Hi all, just a heads up that I now have dates confirmed for Amp Schools later this year. It would be great to have you join us for this great weekend! Full details here https://www.valveheaven.com/amp-school/

03/07/2018

Just received this cool image of a "mini stack" built by one of my Stack Amp purchasers. A quad made from 4 X 3" speakers! Cheers

26/06/2018

Had a great afternoon recently at a Gearfest doing a "show and tell" of some of my builds. My recently built Telecaster and the Gilly MkII amplifier.