PowerStage is the go-to amp for streamlining your live rig.

PS170  |  PS200  |  PS700

There’s no denying our love of classic tube amps. They sound great and are readily available. 

The problem with many tube amps is they don’t compliment the wide range of tones modern devices offer nowadays. Tube amps have a specific character, making them hard to manipulate beyond what they’re designed for. Many break up (distort) too early, which limits the range of clean tones (especially at higher volumes). The subtleties of your overdrive pedals and other effects get smeared by this early break up. And, let’s not forget the maintenance, backbreaking size and weight, and fragility of tube amps—it’s enough to give most musicians a nervous breakdown.   

If you use modelers like a Kemper, Helix, or Axe FX, tube amp distortion can ruin your carefully crafted patches. And, the character and voicing of the different tube amps can drastically alter your pre-saved tones. So, the transition from studio to live can seem impossible when you’re playing different backline amps every night. 

The solution is to start with a clean amp that provides a dynamic and expressive platform for your favorite pedals and modeling devices. The PowerStage line offers 3 unique amps that provide crystal-clear power and portability that will fit into any gig bag or pedalboard. But don’t get confused—crystal-clear power does not mean sterile or lacking in depth. PowerStage has a beautiful warmth and smoothness that will give you all the dimension and organic feel of a great tube amp, and bring your modeler and effects to life.