In response to the demands and desires of four players in Los
Angeles, Rusty Anderson, Joel Shearer, Lyle Workman and Nick Lashley,
amplifiers from ÷13 underwent construction. Once completed, countless
hours were spent in some of the best studios in L.A. listening to every
speaker, cabinet, baffle thickness, box material, box size and mixing technique before arriving at the final models and outfits currently
being offered from ÷13. Within hours of the completion of this process,
models went straight to tracking for Paul McCartney's "Driving
Rain" and Alanis Morissette's "Under Rug Swept".
In the beginning it was producers and engineering teams that first
responded with enthusiasm in the results they were getting with ÷13
amps. Word got around and orders were soon placed from a number of
players, writers, producers, engineers and key music makers throughout
L.A.
This exact process still takes place with the conception and
development of additional models and outfits soon to be offered from ÷13.
How an amp sits in the track...
How it contributes to the magic of the song...
How it works in a live situation...
...have always been, and will continue to be, the sole motivation
behind creating ÷13 Amplification.
It is important to note that through this whole process, my oldest
and closest friend (and probably a better tech than me), Tim Maag, was the
guy I ran everything I did across. Countless hours were spent with him
discussing many of the pros and cons of the circuits in developing these
amps.
I would also like to thank Richard Robinson for his invaluable help
in the beginning. Richard, thanks so much again.
--Fred Taccone
In Stock
FTR 37 w/Tuned, open back 2x12 cabinet made from 13 ply
Finland Birch. It has a big, focused sound and is a perfect
match for the FTR 37 and ERT 33 series heads. It has
separate jacks for each speaker. In Stock - $3,700
Capturing and exceeding some of the best tones offered by our
favorite amp from Fullerton and our favorite amp from England,
the FTR 37 from 1 to 10 can produce the most pure and bodied
clean tones, to varying degrees of medium and over-the-top types
of complex and full-bodied overdrive.
Coupled with the exterior switching/boost device, the
Switchazel, the flexibility available in both channels, either
separate or blended, offer an infinite array of guitar tones
rarely thought possible for the music maker of today.
SPECS/FEATURES
37 Watt, Class AB1/A
Power Section - (4)6V6 GT
Tube rectified
2 Discreet Channels with Reverb
Push/Pull Mid/Gain boost
Half Power Switch (drops output down to 18 watts)
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SJT 10/20 w/New 2x12 Diagonal closed back cabinet to go with the
"Small Club Series". In Stock - $2,900
Keeping in the tradition and the voicing of its big brother,
the FTR 37, the 10/20 offers a few exclusive features making it
ideal for smaller gigging and recording situations. The 10/20
offers 20 Watts in the Class AB1/A mode, and 10 Watts in the
Hard Class A mode for more of your 50's style Tweed tones. Both
channels found in the FTR 37 are made available via the two
input jacks in the 10/20. There is an additional flattening/
dampening switch offered for optional control at all levels, as
well as a push/pull mid/gain boost. The 10/20 is a true winner
and a very versatile amp in the 10 to 20 watt category.
SPECS/FEATURES
20 Watt, Class AB1/A
10 Watt, Class A, Cathode Biased
Power Section - (2)6V6 GT
Tube rectified
Voicing and gain structure offered via input jacks
Reverb
Push/Pull Mid/Gain boost
Dampening/Flattening switch
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or
Shown here with a 50's Shell Pink Nash
Esquire
JRT 9/15 w/Tuned, open back 1x12 cabinet made from 13 ply Finland
Birch or in an easily transportable combo. It has a big, focused sound, and is great for
recording and small gigs. - In Stock - $2,550 ea (guitar
included for an additional fee)
Two amps in one?
With an overly stout and painstakingly developed power supply
made to accommodate two sets of power tubes, the JRT 9/15 offers
the biggest sound in a low wattage amplifier heard to date.
Starting from right to left, the single input of the amplifier
(high and low sensitivity) feeds the inputs of two 5879 Pentodes,
each with its own volume control and bendable. Each is voiced
differently: one is brighter with more clean headroom while the
other is gainier and thicker in the low mids. Added to this volume
is a 6 position switch which offers a "bright cap"
selection. The last knob is a high cut for the overall amplifier.
The "Mode" toggle provides a selection of either 9+
Watts with 6V6s, or 15+ Watts with EL84s, offering and exceeding
the best tones available in some of our favorite late 50's
American 6V6 amplifiers, and our favorite EL84/EL34 English
amplifiers.
Don't be fooled by its size; this one sounds huge!
*Debuted with Frank Simes -- Don Henley Tour, 2004
SPECS/FEATURES
9 Watt, (2) 6V6 Mode, Cathode Bias Class A
15 Watt, (2) EL84 Mode, Cathode Bias Class AB1
Tube Rectified
Single Channel, Dual Modes (selectable via toggle switch)
Volume 1, Volume 2, Tone, Cut
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CJ11 Silver and Cream or Black and Red
In Stock - $1,950.00 ea (guitar
included for an additional fee)
Shown here with a Black Double Bound Nash
Telecaster and a Lake Placid Blue Nash Stratocaster w/matching
headstock.
When asked, by Corky James, amongst others, "Can you take my favorite
1959 tweed amp from Fullerton and instead of the controls being Volume Volume
Tone make it Volume Treble Bass, give it more clean headroom, a wider range of
usable overdrive (throw in a little EL 34), make it a little louder with fuller,
tighter low end, and put a master volume in it so I can play at all levels and
dial in and hit the sweet spot of whatever speaker i am using at the time,
mostly a G12M Celestion?"
Sure.
Powered by 2 6V6GT's it's hard to believe the performance of this stout, 11
watt, 1x12 combo that is just the latest in an ongoing tradition here at Divided
by 13 of collaborating with and responding to what players, writers, and producers
ask us to do. Divided by 13 is happy to announce the CJ 11 along with 3 other
new 1x12 combos designed to be the "necessary ingredient" to help you
achieve your goals in your music making endeavors.
SPECS/FEATURES
11 watts Class A
tube rectified {5AR4/GZ34}
Power Section 2 x 6V6GT's
Preamp 2x 12AX7's
One Channel: Volume, Treble, Bass, Master Volume
1x12 {Celestion G12M}
4, 8, 16 Ohm outputs
Dimensions: 21H x 22W x 10.5D
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Like the Dyna-Ranger, the Joyride is a highly-adjustable, 3 discreet
transistor, warm, organic, and very amp-like sounding overdrive pedal that
offers everything from a subtle bump-up with hair, to punishing,
highly-boosted over-the-top overdrive. With Volume, Treble, Bass and
"Drive" controls, it is very flexible.
Price: $225.00
Artwork by Jeff Samson
The Joyride Overdrive (and Lift) on
Brad Whitford's pedalboard
All the way down to the original glass Mullard OC44 transistor, the
"Dyna-Ranger" is a 5 range version of our favorite single
germanium transistor treble booster from England used by an array of
players from Eric Clapton and David Gilmore to Tony Iommi and Brian May.
Going from position 1 to 5, the "Dyna-Ranger" covers all tones
from the traditional treble booster to more in the middle "woman
tones" to thick and lower Sabbath tones. It is THE perfect sounding
boost/drive pedal.
Rounding
it off, we've added an "onboard" power converting circuit to
allow the use of standard 9V power supplies in place of batteries, and a
socket for the transistor allowing the player to try other transistors
also found in the original versions of the pedal (SKT275, CV7003, Metal
OC44, etc.). Just ask to add any of these transistors to your order for a
try.
Price: $175.00
Artwork by Jeff Samson
The Switchazel is an A/B or A+B switching box with buffered Low Imp
Output, a 9db clean, linear, adjustable boost, and tuner out. Whether you
need a number or two more clean headroom, or to go from 4 to 8 on the
volume knob, or 6 to over-the-top compressed, sustaining overdrive, all is
available with the adjustable 9db clean, linear "Lift" feature.
Price: $275.00
Artwork by Karen Patzner
The Lift is a clean, linear, adjustable 9db boost with buffered Low Imp
Output. Whether you need a number or two more clean headroom, or to go
from 4 to 8 on the volume knob, or 6 to over-the-top compressed,
sustaining overdrive, all is available with the Lift.
Price: $175.00
Artwork by Jeff Samson
It seems to me that instead of designing another great hand wired reissue of
one of the highly coveted vintage amps, Divided by 13's Fredric Taccone took
all of the most desirable elements from the best vintage Marshall's, Vox's and
Fender's, and with the input and ears of some of the best pro guitarists, he
created a line of amplifiers that have the most rich and complex tones you
have ever heard. They are organic and responsive. Fredric makes them by hand
one at a time in his Southern California shop.
The Divided by 13 amps are
arguably the new "holy grail". Just check out Fredric's client list:
Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Jackson Browne
Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles)
*Rusty Anderson (Elton John, Paul McCartney)
*Joel Shearer (Alanis Morissette, Ben Taylor, Pedestrian,
Writer, Sessions)
*Nick Lashley (Alanis Morissette, Jagger, Michelle Branch, Lisa
Marie Presley, Sessions)
*Jason Orme (Alanis Morissette)
*Scott Thurston (Tom Petty, guitar)
Dave Mason (Traffic, etc.)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Jon Brion (Producer, Writer)
Dave Davies (Kinks)
Mike Ness (Social D)
Paul D'Amour (Tool)
Tracy Chapman
Nils Kline
Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel)
Al Anderson (Lauryn Hill)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Tommy Luya (Cypress Hill)
Dan Vickrey (Counting Crows)
*Jon Nichols (Beth Hart)
*Peter McCabe (Producer)
*Richard Bredice (Producer)
*George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Producer, Artist)
*Mike Chapman (Tom Petty)
*Yogi Lunich (Buch Cherry, Wallflowers)
*Brian Ray (Paul McCartney, Sessions)
*Mike Lockwood (Aime Mann, Lisa Marie Presley, Producer, Player,
Writer, Sessions)
or 
Rounding
it off, we've added an "onboard" power converting circuit to
allow the use of standard 9V power supplies in place of batteries, and a
socket for the transistor allowing the player to try other transistors
also found in the original versions of the pedal (SKT275, CV7003, Metal
OC44, etc.). Just ask to add any of these transistors to your order for a
try.
