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Bartel Amplifiers 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.

10/19/2026

Checking out this custom color Swingland with a tele this time. I usually push the amp a little harder but just wanted to show that it can sound great clean too.

Here’s a custom color Swingland amp we just finished. Sounds so good !
10/16/2026

Here’s a custom color Swingland amp we just finished. Sounds so good !

Here’s a look at the amps we delivered to Chicago Music Exchange in CME exclusive color schemes.
09/24/2026

Here’s a look at the amps we delivered to Chicago Music Exchange in CME exclusive color schemes.

Just finished this custom color Swingland amp in burgundy and cream. Custom burgundy leather handle by Bob at Brookwood...
09/18/2026

Just finished this custom color Swingland amp in burgundy and cream. Custom burgundy leather handle by Bob at Brookwood Leather in VA.

Just finished up this custom color Swingland for South Shore Guitar Boutique
09/11/2026

Just finished up this custom color Swingland for South Shore Guitar Boutique

09/07/2026

Here’s Alan Schwartz demonstrating some clean strat tones on a Swingland amp. One important feature of this amp is its ability to maintain a great playing feel with dynamics and note bloom even with clean tones like this played at low volume.

Mike and I are at the Fretboard Summit showing a partially completed prototype for the Swingland line out interface. It...
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.

I’ll be showing a nearly complete developmental prototype for the elaborate channel strip version of the Swingland LOI (...
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.

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 ...
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.

The Swingland was originally planned to be a simple low watt amp but after 3 years of development it became our most ver...
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.

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