Big Lick Amplification
Welcome to the Big Lick amp store! Here you can buy all types of these great sounding, hand made, boutique amps and accessories for electric guitars. These vacuum tube amplifiers are made to order, some inventory is available immediately otherwise lead time can be about 4 weeks. You may purchase here all on-line using MasterCard or Visa, or you may call in an order or email orders using the information at the bottom of the page. No refunds on amp builds. Many more related products and accessories are available for purchase here on our other pages. All of our Stores link to one convenient shopping cart on a secure server. You can continue shopping in our other stores linked here for vacuum tubes or guitars, whatever and then check out at one time!
At Big Lick Amps, we build these great reproduction amps, inspired by the original Fender Tweed and Marshall JTM designs, using top quality parts and materials. These are true to the original designs with minor modifications where appropriate and yet feature even better quality components, so the sound is vintage accurate and yet represent the best possible quality for even better tone and reliability. It's like a trip back into time to revisit the classic guitar sounds of the '50s and '60s. The Fender style amps are '50s Tweed models and the Marshall style amps are '60s Plexi models. A few variations are offered. We do limit the number of units produced and versions available to make our lives more manageable.
Our amps are hand made in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. The Roanoke Valley area near the river was named Big Lick for the salt licks which attracted wildlife. Big Lick now serves as a suiting name for our tube guitar amplifiers. Get your Licks in!
Of course the Fender and Marshall names are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Big Lick Bluestone
Tweed Pro Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Bluestone amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. These amps are sweet and clean at lower levels and then break-up fairly early, great for blues and classic rock tones. It is a 1x15 combo amp that features two interactive channels. This is a great all around amp that suits practice, stage, and studio. It has a usable amount of power and volume but gets crunchy fast enough not to be ridiculously loud indoors. Very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Bass, and Presence. 25w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "fiber" circuit card construction, stainless chassis, pine cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a 5U4 tube rectifier and one each 12AY7, 12AT7, 12AX7 and two 6L6GC tubes. One 15" Jensen C15N speaker. Loudest, full & bright tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1575.00
Big Lick Bluestone
Tweed Pro Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Bluestone amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. As above but with one 15" Jensen Neo-15 speaker. Light weight, super clear tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1595.00
Big Lick Bluestone
Tweed Pro Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Bluestone amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. As above but with one 15" Jensen P15N AlNiCo speaker. Warmest tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1695.00
Big Lick Artist
Tweed Super Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Artist amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. These amps are sweet and clean at lower levels and then break-up fairly early, great for blues and classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 2x10 combo amp that features two interactive channels. This is the same as the Pro amp but uses 10" drivers for a brighter and more mid-centric tone that will cut through in larger or louder bands. Very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Bass, and Presence. 25w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "fiber" circuit card construction, stainless chassis, pine cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a 5U4 tube rectifier and one each 12AY7, 12AT7, 12AX7 and two 6L6GC tubes. Two 10" Jensen C10R speakers. Loudest, full & bright tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1595.00
Big Lick Artist
Tweed Super Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Artist amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. As above but with two 10" Jensen P10R speakers. Warm, sweet & bright tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1695.00
Big Lick Artist
Tweed Super Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Artist amp is based on the original Fender 5E5-A design. As above but with two 10" Jensen Neo-10 speakers. Super clean and sweet tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1745.00
Big Lick Royal
Tweed Deluxe Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Royal amp is based on the original Fender 5E3 design. These amps are sweet and clean at low levels and then break-up early, great for country, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 1x12 combo amp that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '53 Tweed amp. It uses a 12" driver for a clear and dynamic output. A great all around practice, studio, and small club performance amp. It needs to be mic'd for larger spaces or louder bands. Simple controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, and Tone. 15w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "fiber" circuit card construction, stainless chassis, pine cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a 5Y3 tube rectifier and one each 12AY7, 12AX7 and two 6V6 tubes. 12" Jensen C12R speaker. Rich, dynamic, and sweet tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1095.00
Big Lick Royal
Tweed Deluxe Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Royal amp is based on the original Fender 5E3 design. As above but with one 12" Jensen P12R AlNiCo speaker. Warm, and sweet with crisp mids. 5 year limited warranty.
$1145.00
Big Lick Royal
Tweed Deluxe Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Royal amp is based on the original Fender 5E3 design. As above but with one 12" Jensen Neo-12 speaker. Responsive, clean and organic tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1175.00
Big Lick Graduate
Tweed Princeton Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Graduate amp is based on the original Fender 5F2-A design. These amps are sweet and clean at quite low levels and then break-up really early, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 1x10 combo amp that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '53 Tweed Champ but on steroids. It uses a 10" driver for a more dynamic output. A great all around practice, studio, and small club performance amp. It needs to be mic'd for larger spaces or louder bands. Simple controls set includes Volume and Tone. 5w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "fiber" circuit card construction, stainless chassis, pine cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a 5Y3 tube rectifier and one each 12AX7 and 6V6 tubes. 10" Jensen C10R speaker. Rich, dynamic, and sweet tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$995.00
Big Lick Graduate
Tweed Princeton Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Graduate amp is based on the original Fender 5F2-A design. As above but with one 10" Jensen P10R AlNiCo speaker. Warm, and sweet with crisp mids. 5 year limited warranty.
$1075.00
Big Lick Graduate
Tweed Princeton Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Graduate amp is based on the original Fender 5F2-A design. As above but with one 10" Jensen Neo-10 speaker. Responsive, clean and organic tone. 5 year limited warranty.
$1099.00
Big Lick Graduate 8
Tweed Princeton Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick Graduate amp is based on the original Fender 5F2-A design. These amps are sweet and clean at quite low levels and then break-up really early, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 1x8 combo amp that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '53 Tweed Champ but on steroids. It uses an 8" driver for a more dynamic output. A great all around practice, studio, and small club performance amp. It needs to be mic'd for larger spaces or louder bands. Simple controls set includes Volume and Tone. 5w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "fiber" circuit card construction, stainless chassis, pine cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a 5Y3 tube rectifier and one each 12AX7 and 6V6 tubes. 8" Celestion Super 8 speaker. Goes from a dynamic and sweet tone to all out raunchy. 5 year limited warranty.
$995.00
Big Lick 45
Marshall JTM45 Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 45 head is based on the original Marshall JTM 45 design. These amps are sweet and clean up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 45 watt head that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '62 JTM heads. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 45w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex head cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a GZ34 tube rectifier, three 12AX7, and two KT66 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. 5 year limited warranty.
$2095.00
Head
Big Lick 45 combo
Marshall JTM45 Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 45 amp is based on the original Marshall JTM 45 design. These amps are sweet and clean up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 45 watt 2x12 combo in the "Bluesbreaker" style without tremolo. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '62 heads in a combo format. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 45w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex 212 cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a GZ34 tube rectifier, three 12AX7, and two KT66 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. Two 12" Celestion Greenback speakers deliver a dynamic, yet warm and harmonically complex tone. Other speakers are available as an option - your choice of Celestion Classic G12M, G12H, V30, or Jensen Neo 12-100
5 year limited warranty.
$2395.00
Combo
Big Lick Lead 50
Marshall 50w Plexi Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 50 head is based on the original Marshall 50w "Plexi" design. These amps are sweet and harmonically rich up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 50 watt head that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage JMP50 heads from '66 to '69. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 50w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex head cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a solid state rectifier, three 12AX7, and two EL34 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. 5 year limited warranty.
Lead circuit version like 1987x with SS rectifier
$2095.00
Big Lick Lead 50 combo
Marshall 50w Plexi Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 50 combo amp is based on the famous Marshall 50w "Plexi" design. These amps are sweet and harmonically rich up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 50 watt 2x12 combo in the "Bluesbreaker" style without tremolo. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage JMP50 heads from '66 to '69 in a combo format. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 50w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex 212 cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a solid state rectifier, three 12AX7, and two EL34 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. Two 12" Celestion Greenback speakers deliver a warm and harmonically complex tone. Other speakers are available as an option - your choice of Celestion Classic G12M, G12H, V30, or Jensen Neo 12-100
5 year limited warranty.
Lead circuit version like 1987x with SS rectifier
$2395.00
Big Lick Rhythm 50
Marshall 50w Plexi Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 50 head is based on the original Marshall 50w "Plexi" design. These amps are sweet and harmonically rich up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 50 watt head that features two interactive channels. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '62 JTM50 to the '67 JMP50 heads still using a tube rectifier. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 50w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex head cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a GZ34 tube rectifier, three 12AX7, and two EL34 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. 5 year limited warranty.
Bass & Rhythm circuit version with tube rectifier
$2095.00
Big Lick Rhythm 50 combo
Marshall 50w Plexi Style Guitar Amp
The Big Lick 50 combo amp is based on the original Marshall 50w "Plexi" design. These amps are sweet and harmonically rich up to rather high levels and then break-up into a classic crunch and overdrive, great for punk, classic, and alternative rock tones. It is a 50 watt 2x12 combo in the "Bluesbreaker" style without tremolo. This is the same classic tone as found in the vintage '62 JTM50 to the '67 JMP50 heads still using a tube rectifier in a combo format. The very flexible controls set includes Volume, Bright Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence. 50w pure tube amp, point to point wired with original "turret board" construction, aluminum chassis, black tolex 212 cabinet. Features Mercury Magnetics transformers, a GZ34 tube rectifier, three 12AX7, and two EL34 tubes. Choose from the original Radiospares 8 ohm output transformer design or 4, 8, 16 ohm selectable output transformer design. Two 12" Celestion Greenback speakers deliver a warm and harmonically complex tone. Other speakers are available as an option - your choice of Celestion Classic G12M, G12H, V30, or Jensen Neo 12-100
5 year limited warranty.
Bass & Rhythm circuit version with tube rectifier
$2395.00
It is also possible to have these Marshall style amplifiers built into 1x12 combo versions. These are $150 less than the 2x12 versions and include a Jensen Neo-100 speaker in place of the Celestion ceramic types. This greatly reduces the weight of the amp and makes it a bit more manageable in terms of its size. It also results in a cleaner sounding amp with more midrange emphasis.
Specify amp style - JTM45, JTM50 lead, JTM50 bass
$2245.00
Marshall style 2x12 extension cabinet
Loaded with two 12" speakers - 8 ohms total
Your choice of Celestion Classic G12M, G12H, V30, or Jensen Neo 12-100
$695.00
Marshall style 1x12 extension cabinet
Loaded with one 12" speaker - 8 ohms
Your choice of Celestion Classic G12M, G12H, V30, or Jensen Neo 12-100
$515.00
Marshall style 2x12 extension cabinet
no speakers
$405.00
Marshall style 1x12 extension cabinet
no speaker
$365.00
Gibson Vintage Reissue guitar strings
Regular .010 - .046
Pure Nickel
$7.50
Fender original 150s guitar strings
Regular .010 - .046
Pure Nickel
$5.00
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