The Songstress.
The result of our obsession insanity.
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A photo of the Songstress, amplifier made by Shotmaker.
15/30 Watts, Class A
Inspired by a mix of 50s/60s British + American amps, but built from the ground up with new ideas on obtaining a transparent and reactive sound that goes dirty without losing focus and clarity.
Mix your preamps
Dial up the EF86's clean-but-compressed influence, and mix in a 12AX7 mid-focused overdrive. The RAW control bypasses the EQ but keeps things in control for a pure "cable to speaker" experience.
The Heartbeat
Our unique tremolo circuit allows for anything from gentle and fast wavering to full "absolute mute" at a slow rate, for truly fun ambient beauty. Combined with a tube-driven spring reverb, create unique sonic soundscapes.
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The Front Panel
An illustration of the front panel of the Songstress, amplifier made by Shotmaker.
Preamp
12AX7
Increases the amount of distortion from a 12AX7 gain stage. Mid-focused EQ.
EF86
Sets the level of boost the EF86 gives. Rather than distortion, increasing this gives a large clean boost with a deep bottom and compressed gain.
T/M/B
Controls the Treble / Middle / Bass filtering
post EF86 gain stage.
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Preamp: Fine Tuning
Bias
Adjusts the EF86 stage to suit your preference. Turning it on makes the sound more aggressive, with increased gain and brightness. Turning it off makes the sound more mellow and smooth.
Raw
Bypasses Tone controls and drives the Power section directly, with even more gain.
Deep
Extends the bass response, making the cleans more powerful, and distortion beefier, disable to add more clarity and stop the floor from shaking too much.
Bright
Output section treble filter. Allows for both crystal clear cleans and distortion without any harshness.
3-way switch for
maximum flexibility.
Tremolo
Custom built Tremolo unit, inspired by vintage studio gear using tube VCA’s. It is deeply integrated into the circuit and can modulate almost every aspect of the sound simultaneously, adding more liveliness.
It also interacts with almost every control, enabling you to create endless dreamlike soundscapes.
Reverb
An all tube spring reverb, with high headroom and clarity. Tone allows for switching between subtle and in your face reverb, while Density allows for adjusting the room size,
and reverb length in a more meaningful way than the usual Dwell control.
The Back Panel
An illustration of the back panel of the Songstress, amplifier made by Shotmaker.
Speakers
Connect any 30W+ speaker to the Primary Speaker Jack. Extension Speaker Jack allows for easy connection of a second speaker in parallel.
Power
Choose between 30 Watts or 15 Watts of total power.
Mains
Selectable mains voltage for compatibility with both 120V and 230V regions.
Footswitch
An illustration of the footswitch design for the Songstress, amplifier made by Shotmaker.
Footswitch included controls the RAW, Tremolo, and Reverb.

Use the "RAW Amount" knob on the footswitch to dial in the exact amount of EQ is being bypassed.
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A photo of the Songstress, amplifier made by Shotmaker.
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