Ceriatone Amps

[KNNZ]

Alright guys, educate me on Ceriatone amps, your experiences, the good, the bad etc
This particular one looks attractive to me, but unable to try before buy unfortunately


also is this a decent price? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace ... f=ffDJwqOT

[bender]

I’ve got my eye on that one as well!

[calling card]

Ceriatone gets my vote, if you talk to them it'll most likely be Nick who answers, owner I think.

[Reg18]

I had a Ceriatone DC30 head recently and the build quality was top notch. Tones great, nothing that would concern me at all in honesty.

[FuzzMonkey]

I chatted with someone about them; no personal experience, however, but they had nothing but good things to say. Especially about the service from Nick.

[robthemac]

I chatted with someone about them; no personal experience, however, but they had nothing but good things to say. Especially about the service from Nick.

No personal experience, but when I was looking at getting some custom-built amps, everything I found online suggested they were very well-made.

[FuzzMonkey]

I chatted with someone about them; no personal experience, however, but they had nothing but good things to say. Especially about the service from Nick.

No personal experience, but when I was looking at getting some custom-built amps, everything I found online suggested they were very well-made.

Just to clarify my comment. I was potentially looking for a Marshall-type amp from Ceriatone and the person I was chatting to had "past participle of get" something similar to what I wanted from Ceriatone.

[robthemac]

I chatted with someone about them; no personal experience, however, but they had nothing but good things to say. Especially about the service from Nick.

No personal experience, but when I was looking at getting some custom-built amps, everything I found online suggested they were very well-made.

Just to clarify my comment. I was potentially looking for a Marshall-type amp from Ceriatone and the person I was chatting to had "past participle of get" something similar to what I wanted from Ceriatone.

Yep, I'm happy with my Mike-built amps, but Ceriatone would have been an option I was happy with if he hadn't offered!

[Miza]

Superb amps. Bought one direct many years ago, an 18W TMB with ef86 channel. Miss it terribly.

If they were made in the USA, you'd be paying at least twice the price.

[Slowy]

Alright guys, educate me on Ceriatone amps, your experiences, the good, the bad etc
This particular one looks attractive to me, but unable to try before buy unfortunately


also is this a decent price? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace ... f=ffDJwqOT

That is a Matchless Lightning for 40 cents on the dollar. Suggest the only thing to check is where it was assembled. Ceriatone build them but also supply kits. Obviously one assembled from a kit needs close scrutiny.

[jeremyb]

Also if anyone doesn’t know it’s pronounced “cherry-a-tone”

[GrantB]

I have had two from Nick. A 5E3, and a Prinzetone. I assembled the 5E3, they the Prinze.

The Prinzetone was very well made. Faultless workpersonship. Tonally it missed the boat for me - I've learnt the PR circuit needs the Reverb gain stage to be the uber cool thing it is. However, good pedal platform type amp. The 5E3 was, and still is, one of the better sounding kits.

Their higher gain stuff always sounds good in videos.

[Olderama]

I've a son of yeti and it's super versatile
https://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtop ... on+of+yeti

Needs a new surround tho and will hit up Beeg when he settles down in his new abode
Did come with a 1x10 combo case as well

[murky]

Have variously owned/own an Express, DC30, ODS, Liverpool, and ODS HRM.

Stay away from the home builds/kits, unless you’re certain of the builder’s skills.

Current lead times are long for full size heads (24-36 weeks as at the start of May) (took delivery of an amp last month - almost two years after ordering). Lunch box heads can be had a little faster.

Resale value isn’t great. Used prices represent great value.

Great amps!

[robthemac]

Gah, Keon, you've given me GAS for a dozen different Ceriatone lunchboxes.