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Artisan crafted guitar amplifiers hand-built by master amp designer Mark Bartel. Traditional materials & methods meet genuine design innovation.

Bartel Amplifiers LLC introduces a unique line of vintage-inspired guitar amplifiers hand built in Baltimore, MD by master amp designer Mark Bartel. Combining the finest traditional materials and techniques with genuine design innovations, these new amplifiers go beyond the ordinary to deliver the ultimate in musical expression. Each amplifier is hand built in our small craft shop, with an unparalleled attention to detail for true instrument-grade quality inside and out.

08/22/2026

Mike and I are at the Fretboard Summit showing a partially completed prototype for the Swingland line out interface. It’s been getting a lot of attention at the show, very encouraging.

08/18/2026

I’ll be showing a nearly complete developmental prototype for the elaborate channel strip version of the Swingland LOI (line out interface) this week at the Fretboard Summit in Chicago. I think it sounds incredible - if you are attending the show, please feel free to stop by and plug in.

08/14/2026

I’ve built well over 1000 speaker cabinets over the past 35 years and in the process learned a lot about how to voice a cabinet to become part of the acoustic presentation and to really sing. I voice my cabinets for a perfect balance between clarity / detail and deep resonance / note bloom.

08/07/2026

The Swingland was originally planned to be a simple low watt amp but after 3 years of development it became our most versatile and innovative design. For low volume playing, I’ve never heard an amp that can deliver the rich harmonics, depth and fullness, and note bloom that this amp delivers. If you dig the sound and feel of a vintage tube amp but are constrained on volume, the Swingland will give you that big-amp note bloom and feel for a really satisfying and inspiring playing experience, as well as a huge variety of great classic tones of the fender, vox, and Marshall variety.

07/11/2026

Making progress on the Swingland line out interface design. It takes a lot of circuitry to do a proper and accurate analog mic/speaker simulation.

07/01/2026

Upholstering a Starwood in blue today for our friends at Austin Guitar House

06/27/2026

Making good progress on the Swingland line out interface. Here’s a quick look at the architecture and some samples of the Swingland’s line out jack driving the analog mic/cab sim circuits showing the Coles 4038 and sm57 simulations.

06/20/2026

Rocking out a Boston tune on two Swingland amps at the shop with Mike and Nate. No synthesizers used, no computers used.

06/18/2026

Unfortunately I don’t have much time for fine woodworking projects these days but sometimes I can still make it happen. Here’s a custom head cabinet I made for a friend’s amp in cherry and padouk.

06/16/2026

We had a visit from David Davidson yesterday at the shop. He stopped by to pick up a Swingland amp and sit for some demo video playing. Many thanks to David, I really appreciate his support.

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Baltimore, MD

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+14436685065

Website

http://www.bartelamps.com/

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