RockStarNick
Active member
Recently, I picked up a Bogner Barcelona as a grab-n-go, clean platform amp for smaller gigs (or big gigs with small stages). Phenomenal amp. Takes pedals like a champ, and despite it's conservative 40W rating, it's a LOUD bold clean, headroom for days. Loaded with either 6Ca7s or EL34s, it sounds great. Just a nice, simple, pedal friendly amp.
My only gripe with it was that the combo was HEAVY. I think I just forgot how big tone + bigger transformers = weight. Is what it is.
So I had the idea to break the combo into 2 pieces. I picked up an Bogner cube (Black and Wheat). For the head, I came across some pictures of a special Japanse run of Bogner International Series heads, that looked like mini plexi heads. But... they used the newer comet tolex. I called Charlie and Jorg, and they totally hooked me up with this custom, one-off headshell. Mini plexi style, but in classic black tolex.
I couldn't be happier. The tone is even bigger than before, thanks to the enormous sounding cube 112. And having it in two separate pieces makes it a little easier to manage, weight wise. Stage footprint is pretty much identical.
Big thanks to Jorg and Charlie! you guys rock!
My only gripe with it was that the combo was HEAVY. I think I just forgot how big tone + bigger transformers = weight. Is what it is.
So I had the idea to break the combo into 2 pieces. I picked up an Bogner cube (Black and Wheat). For the head, I came across some pictures of a special Japanse run of Bogner International Series heads, that looked like mini plexi heads. But... they used the newer comet tolex. I called Charlie and Jorg, and they totally hooked me up with this custom, one-off headshell. Mini plexi style, but in classic black tolex.
I couldn't be happier. The tone is even bigger than before, thanks to the enormous sounding cube 112. And having it in two separate pieces makes it a little easier to manage, weight wise. Stage footprint is pretty much identical.
Big thanks to Jorg and Charlie! you guys rock!
