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Classic in tone, newly built.

Our classics are built by hand – with the best components, carefully chosen for function and sound. The real vintage sound, but without 60-year-old parts. Instead you get modern reliability and an amp configured just for you.

Hand-wired RITTER tweed 5E3 chassis with transformers and tubes
Point-to-Point WiringHand-wiredEyelet & turret boardsHigh-quality transformersBuilt to orderTested for hoursMade in DresdenPoint-to-Point WiringHand-wiredEyelet & turret boardsHigh-quality transformersBuilt to orderTested for hoursMade in Dresden

01 Price lists

Three eras, one signature.

Click a category to see all models, specs, options and prices.

Custom JTM45 back open
Tweed 5E3 open
Sozo capacitors on turret board
Inside a 4×EL84 amp
Super Reverb back with WEBER speakers
02 · Craft, not shortcuts

Hand-wired. Built to last.

I build these amps on the original circuits of the fifties and sixties. Most of them are wired point-to-point; where I do use boards, they're laid out like the old eyelet and turret boards – sturdy, with real parts you can see, measure and replace.

Good pots, good capacitors, high-quality transformers. And before an amp ships, it gets a full function and sound check on my bench.

A standby switch on your tweed? A master volume on your Plexi? A bias pot, a different speaker? Just ask – I'll build your classic the way you want it.

03 Options & custom features

What can be changed.

This list is not complete – just ask. I certainly can't do everything, but I can do a great deal.

Tweed

Standby Switch Bias pot Bias test points Tilt Back Legs

Blackface

Reverb on both channels Dwell pot Ceasar Mode HOT pot PPIMV Master Push Pull Bright Bias test points Tilt Back Legs

Plexi

PPIMV Master Serial FX loop Parallel FX loop SoZo capacitors Bias test points

04 Modifications in detail

What's behind them?

Click a tile for the explanation.

Standby
Quiet during breaks
While warming up or during breaks, the tubes stay heated without high voltage applied. This is easier on the tubes and noticeably extends their life.
Bias test points
Measure bias easily
Instead of opening the amp and working dangerously close to high voltage, you simply plug a meter into the jacks on the outside of the chassis.
Tilt Back Legs
Hear your combo better
Two folding legs tilt the combo slightly backwards – the speaker then points at your ears instead of your knees. On small stages, that makes a big difference.
Dwell pot
Fine-tune the reverb
The dwell control sets how hard the spring reverb tank is driven. It lets you dial in the reverb from subtle to dense and surfy.
Ceasar Mode
Switch off the tremolo
The tremolo stays in the circuit but is completely deactivated – no level drop, no noise. Ideal if you never use the tremolo.
HOT pot
More tweed sound
Sets the amount of negative feedback in the power amp. Turned up, there's less feedback: the amp responds more directly, a little rougher and more compressed – breakup comes in softer, with more harmonics and a livelier feel. Turned down, the power amp stays tight and controlled, the way many blackface amps sound. It nudges the character towards tweed without changing the basic circuit. Don't expect night and day: the effect is subtle and only shows once the power amp starts to break up – at fairly high volume. For home use it's usually not worth it.
PPIMV Master
Overdrive at lower volume
A post-phase-inverter master volume sits right after the phase inverter, just before the power amp. Overdrive at living-room volume – without compromising your tone.
Bright Cap off
Less brightness
At low volume settings, the bright capacitor on the volume pot boosts the highs. If you don't want that – with bright pickups, for example – you simply switch it off.
FX Loop
Loop in your effects
An effects loop between preamp and power amp. Time-based effects such as delay or chorus sound more natural there than in front of the amp's input.
Rev + Trem
On both channels
On some original Fender amps, reverb and tremolo are only available on one channel. This mod makes both available on both channels.

05 Ordering

How to order your classic.

1
Get in touch Email info@ritteramps.de or give me a call – no form, no chatbot.
2
Discuss model & options We settle the model, modifications, speaker and colour.
3
Get a detailed quote With all the details on price, delivery time and options.
4
Deposit – GO! A few weeks later you get to play your new amp for the first time.
Three RITTER Plexi heads stacked

Your amp. Built for your ears.

Drop me a line about what you play and the tone you're after – I'll get back to you personally, usually on the same working day.

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