American tube amp wizard Mark Bartel, founder of the Tone King brand who now has his own brand, Bartel Amplifiers (bartelamps.com), was one of the exhibitors at the Fretboard Summit. There, Mark presented a prototype of the Swingland Line Out Interface, a device that emulates the recording process in a completely analog way.
I got to listen to the Swingland Line Out Interface plugged into the Swingland amp—it sounded absolutely fantastic! Note that this device is designed specifically for the Swingland amp; it cannot be used with other amps.
Be sure to check out the interview with Mark Bartel at NAMM 2015 in this article.
Mark Bartel interview
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Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
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