Following one of my interviews in Italy at the Bologna guitar show with Marco Ferrari from Dreamaker (dreamakeramps.com), Arnaud, a long-time subscriber to La Chaîne Guitare, ordered an amplifier from him. I had the pleasure of testing this amplifier at the showroom. Here is the video of this superb sound machine.
Dreamaker 01_20PS amp demo
Here are the playing sequences of the amplifier without any talk. Headphones or speakers recommended!
Marco Ferrari interview
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Free Extract:
What I enjoyed the most
- The clean sound
- The crunch sound
- Amazing headroom
- Built quality
- Excellent master volume
What I enjoyed less
- I had to give it back
Conclusion
Actually, it's simple: the only thing I don't like about this amp is the incomprehensible reference number, worthy of an Ibanez guitar model! You have to admit that 01_20PS doesn't exactly inspire dreams.
But that's a minor detail compared to the pleasure you get when you plug into this amp. The clean sound is simply magnificent, with incredible precision, top-notch responsiveness and dream headroom. In short, it's a blast!
And the pleasure doesn't stop there. Sometimes tube amps with beautiful clean sounds break up a bit when you push them and/or have much less exciting crunch sounds. That's not the case with this Dreamaker, which sounds superb in this area.
At €1 990 for the 20W head, it's clearly at the high end of the market. The amp delivers such a splendid sound that it's very good value for money. If 20W seems a little low, don't forget that this is a tube amp, so it has more than enough volume to play in a band, as Arnaud, the owner of this amp, does.
A big thank you to Arnaud for entrusting me with his precious possession!
Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
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