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post-mortem thanks!

Update #8 · Jun 6, 2012 · comment

Hello all!

first off, thanks EVERYONE for the kind and inspiring feedback and cheers on the project. 

with that said, this was an excellent learning experience for me, and in light of this, i will have to probably seek multiple funding sources for the amps, so i will be putting the word out amongst the portland oregon investment community to get funding going locally, depending on outcome i might re-do another kickstarter to part fund if investments cannot cover the whole run. 

the GOOD news for you guys is that i will still be making the existing andromeda 20 and KT88 amps, and i will have a bunch of amps coming up for sale shortly. you can email me at info@hovercraftamps.com or just 'like' us on facebook for updates (we mostly post on FB) 

bass players, i havent forgotten about you, i have a couple other irons in the fire that might hopefully knock your socks off. 

european people: vintagegitar.no is willing to broker shipping to the EU for you, so you might want to get in contact with them to enquire about rates for our amps, i'd love to get you in front of one. that side of the pond is too quiet! email them at post@vintagegitar.no

ok thats all i got, thanks again, and i really want everyone who wants one of these amps to get their hands on and make some thick sound happen. 

also, just a quick story the guys from celestion speakers hung out at our booth last weekend, and they stayed for over 30 minutes demoing the andromeda 20 SN11, and the feedback was that we knocked it out of the park, and they were blown away with what the amp can do.. that was very nice to hear from guys that deal with guitar sound every day.. 

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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on June 4, 2012.

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    cable pack. 1 solid cables GT series 10' instrument cable 1 solid cables GT series 12 gauge 3' speaker cable

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    1 - hovercraft 'andromeda 20' 2xEL84 20 watt tube amp in your choice of vintage tolex/levant

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    1 - hovercraft KT88 powered tube amplifier head in your choice of vintage tolex/levant

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    1 Andromeda 2 channel (big) amp with 2x kt88, 6550 or kt90 power tubes in backers choice of matamp green, or orange tolex/vinyide or Marshall purple bronco. If you have wanted one of these amps in the past, this is where you can get one!

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
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    1 - hovercraft KT88 powered tube amplifier head in your choice of vintage tolex/levant 1 - 4x12 cabinet for the above with matching tolex/levant

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    1 - hovercraft KT88 powered tube amplifier head in your choice of vintage tolex/levant 2 - 4x12 cabinet for the above with matching tolex/levant

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    1 - hovercraft KT88 powered tube amplifier head in your choice of vintage tolex/levant 2 - 4x12 cabinet for the above with matching tolex/levant amplifier and cabinets will be either custom matched to a buyers existing amp, or designed to copy or clone a desired amplifier. leave that irreplaceable vintage amp home when you hit the road!

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    full custom backline of amplifiers for 2 x guitarists and 1 bass player. backline to be 2 full stack (2 x heads, 4x cabinets) and 1 bass rig (1 x head, 1 8x10 or 2x 2x15 cabinets)

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012