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Hey all,
Love to introduce myself here and give ya guys some of the information I posted on TGP after lots of rumors started circulating the other day.
My name is Jonathan Hurley- one of the Co-Owners of 3rd Power Amplification. I handle duties of Chief of Production as well as deal with all things Business Development & Artist Relations. While I'm not the designer of the amplifiers- Dylana has been teaching me as a student over the last couple of years. Shes invested in making sure the legacy of the company lives beyond her lifetime and shes giving me the tools to do so.
If you haven't seen the news already.. yes, this is happening.
www.guitarworld.com
A couple of notes about this build that I've seen (FAQS)
TLDR: We do this because we're passionate about doing the material justice. Joe has been a massive influence in my personal life- I met him at a show when I was 13 and he gave me such amazing words of encouragement that I will never forget. Since then, I have gone to become not only a Co-Owner of a tube amp company, but a professional touring & session guitarist influenced by the likes of Satch, Nuno, and EVH. He essentially told me "Don't stop playing, keep pushing and you could be up there some day"
I Hope this answers at least a couple of questions. feel free to chime in below. I will answer everything I can at the moment and keep you guys up to date. Obviously some things are under-wraps for now
Thanks everyone!
Jon @3p
Love to introduce myself here and give ya guys some of the information I posted on TGP after lots of rumors started circulating the other day.
My name is Jonathan Hurley- one of the Co-Owners of 3rd Power Amplification. I handle duties of Chief of Production as well as deal with all things Business Development & Artist Relations. While I'm not the designer of the amplifiers- Dylana has been teaching me as a student over the last couple of years. Shes invested in making sure the legacy of the company lives beyond her lifetime and shes giving me the tools to do so.
If you haven't seen the news already.. yes, this is happening.
“I wanna hear that mythical sound”: Joe Satriani has been struggling to nail Eddie Van Halen’s tone – so he’s having a special amp built for the Best of All Worlds tour
Satch has called upon 3rd Power Amplification to replicate the tones of Van Halen's modded Marshalls from 1986, which will form the foundation of his EVH-inspired sound
A couple of notes about this build that I've seen (FAQS)
- Why not just use a 5150, Marshall, Splawn, Friedman, ETCETCETC
- Joe has tried all of those things, he is very aware of what is on the market and if you listen/watch the interview, he points to a bunch of amps- including 5150s he has in the background. He wants a specific sound in his head and he was recommended to talk to Dylana about designing something not off the shelf. One thing I think the media is missing the mark on is the next point below..
- On this tour, its not only going after Van Halen's discography, but also Satch's, Hagar's solo stuff, and Chickenfoot. Joe has to have an amplifier flexible enough to span all of those lines and still sound like himself while paying homage to the VH stuff.
- The company's MO is "Emotional translation" & "Historic tone and feel"
- "It's just a money grab/publicity stunt"
- This is a passion product- one born out of chasing a historic tone and feel from the amplifier. Nothing more, not a money grab nor clout chasing. Both Dylana and I are incredibly passionate about Historic tone and feel, ask anyone, we don't do this for the money. We do this because we LOVE what we do
- Satch could have gone to any company- Fender, Marshall, Friedman, Soldano,etc. and taken a massive check/endorsement. He chose to come to us/Dylana for a reason. He heard how passionate we were from many people in the industry and as he says in his interview- "I know in my heart, I want to hear that sound in my head",
- Satch went public with the information regarding working with 3p before we even knew he was going to. In the interview, he said he was getting audio clips from Dylana during the design process and was incredibly impressed. So impressed that he went public singing the praises of the amp's tone.
- I want to be able to feel it. So I've been getting these clips from Dylana every week and that stuff that she's building is really amazing."
TLDR: We do this because we're passionate about doing the material justice. Joe has been a massive influence in my personal life- I met him at a show when I was 13 and he gave me such amazing words of encouragement that I will never forget. Since then, I have gone to become not only a Co-Owner of a tube amp company, but a professional touring & session guitarist influenced by the likes of Satch, Nuno, and EVH. He essentially told me "Don't stop playing, keep pushing and you could be up there some day"
I Hope this answers at least a couple of questions. feel free to chime in below. I will answer everything I can at the moment and keep you guys up to date. Obviously some things are under-wraps for now
Thanks everyone!
Jon @3p
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