Red Bottom was conceived in 2020 at the height of the global pandemic and launched in 2023 after 3 years of product development and refinement.

The original concept remains: build tube amps that deliver the quintessential blues, jazz and fusion sound that guitarists strive for.

With total respect for the designers of original tube amplifiers of the 40’s and 50’s, name brands, and boutique builders from the 50’s til today, we wanted to build something classic, but with our own style.

We began by listening. Listening to great blues and jazz guitarists. What was “that” sound? Clean, but edgy. Tight, articulate, full. Soft and subtle. Sharp, but round. Sassy, but sweet.

Hard to define, but you know it when you hear it.

And we studied classic amp designs. Fender blackface, Marshall, Supro, Gibson, Magnavox, Matchless, Dr. Z, and Dumble, to name a few.

Of course, our amps had to sound amazing with Strats and Teles, Les Pauls, Semi-hollow, hollow body, and big jazz boxes.

And we wanted our amps to reflect the soul of our home in New York City. In your face. Real. Passionate. Just like the Blues. With subtle style and more than a little swagger. Like Jazz.

The design had to deliver the sound, but also the feel we were after.

Finally, the Blues Master was born.