Bogner

Bogner is an American guitar amplifier manufacturing company, known best for the Shiva, Ecstasy, and Uberschall.

Biography

Reinhold Bogner had been designing and building amplifiers long before leaving Germany in 1989. Moving to Los Angeles, he quickly gained the trust of many influential players including Steve Stevens, Dann Huff, Allan Holdsworth, Michael Landau and Steve Vai, who sought out his skill at modifying and custom building their amps. When Eddie Van Halen entrusted Reinhold to overhaul and revitalize Eddie's #1 Marshall Plexi, Eddie was impressed. Bogner's products have a strong reputation for their distinctive tone and impressive build quality.

Models

*Ecstasy - (Three channel amp. Originally came in two versions, 100a and 100b. "A" standing for "American", which used 6L6 power tubes, and "B" standing for "British", which used EL34's. The 100 was replaced with the 101a and 101b, which offered more features. A small majority of customers desired the tone of the rare and discontinued 100 models, so Bogner issued an additional model of the Ecstasy called the Classic, which is a stripped down version of the 101 to attempt to return to the open tone of the 100.
*Überschall - (German for "Super-Sonic;" a high-gain monster. Two channels.) 120 watt EL 34 powersection. 6 12ax7 preamp tube. Tube buffered effects loop. Three versions of this amp have been made to date: the original version, first revision, revision blue. The original version of the amplifier has a rubber handle, while the second version has a leather one. The revision blue has actual digits for serial numbers while the previous versions have symbols. The revisions dealt with issues pertaining to the gain taper of the high gain channel and descrepencies in the volume levels of the clean and gain channels. The revision blue contains the most significant updates to the amp. Currently the amplifier is only available as a head. The only option available on the head is a metal grill or a cloth grill.
*Metropolis - (Class A amplifier, medium-gain blues amp)
*Shiva - (Two channels. A Fender like clean to a hot rodded JCM 800 sound.)
*Duende - (Two channels. The channels can be used individually, one at a time, or combined together and played simultaneously. 15-watt amp with reverb and tremolo and two 6V6 output tubes).
*Caveman - (Two channels, six position Schizo knob which changes the EQ of the amp. Made in limited release in the mid 1990s. Some say "Mojo" on the back. The Mojo was an amp Bogner had intended to make, but never made it to production. They ended up using the chassis they had made for the Mojo for some of the Caveman amps. There are two known prototype Mojo amps.)
*Fish - (Rare 4-channel all-tube preamp - the 'Holy Grail' of guitar preamps. Only 250 in existence.)
*Triple Giant -(Rare 2-space, 3-channel all-tube preamp. The First true Bogner product, 25 made, all sold through make'n music to a Who's Who of guitar players. The design was licensed to Hafler, hence the Bogner/Hafler Triple Giant that followed.)
*various speaker cabinets, ranging from 1x12 to 4x12, and a 4x10

erial Numbers

Bogner have an interesting way of numbering their amplifiers. Instead of using alphanumeric codes, they use symbols. They correlate to numbers in the following way -

:"/" (forward slash) Number 1:"^" (triangle w/no bottom) Number 2:triangle Number 3:"+" (plus sign) Number 4:"*" (asterisk) Number 5:solid dot/circle Number 6:square Number 7:"V" (capital v) Number 8:lightning bolt Number 9:"-" (bar) stands for 0:"P" stands for Prototype

Bogner Artists

Heavy Artists

:James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour):Avenged Sevenfold:Rob Caggiano (Anthrax):Dexter Holland (Offspring):Paul Landers (Rammstein):Joe Holmes (Ozzy Osborne):Disturbed:Kevin Burnes (Joe Lynn Turner, Shake):Alain Johannes (Eleven):Tool:Funeral for a Friend:Steve Pedulla (Thursday):Tom Keeley (Thursday):KoЯn:Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains):Mike Tempesta (Powerman 5000 - PM5K):Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche):Chris Degarmo (Queensrÿche):Scott Ian (Anthrax):Danny Spitz (Anthrax):Marty Friedman (Megadeth):Kerry King (Slayer):Jeff Hanneman (Slayer):Chris Traynor (Helmet):Jack Frost (Seven Witches, Savatage):The Gay Lefts:Gustavo Cerati:A Static Lullaby:Antonio Bernardini (Skizoo, Sôber):Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria):Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria):Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation):Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation):Andrew Arcurio (ex Job for a Cowboy):Matt Good (From First to Last):Lee Duck (Sky Eats Airplane)

Rock Artists

:Cody Bonnette (As Cities Burn):George Kooymans (Golden Earring):Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria):Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria):Miles Holmwood (Stand By Me):Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, Eat The Day):Tim Mahoney (311):Third Eye Blind:Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers):Chisato (Penicillin):Daniel Stanush (The Panic Division):Paul Fig (Bluebird):Marco Desantis (Sugarcult):Double Drive:Splender:Gene Black (Joe Cocker):Sean Colligan:Butch Walker (Marvelous 3):Mark Tremonti [Alter Bridge] :Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi):Ronnie Montrose:Sum 41:Alkaline Trio:matchbox twenty:Brad Whitford (Aerosmith):Guns N' Roses:The Calling:Corporate Death (Macabre):Audley Freed (The Black Crowes):George Nastos (Tiffany, Glenn Hughes, Voices of Classic Rock):Injected:Tak Matsumoto (B'z):Hideaki Kikuchi (Yellow Monkeys):Rodney Browning (Dishwalla):Jimmy Stafford (Train):Steve Vai:Joe Satriani:Chris Poland (Ohm, Megadeath):George Lynch:Scott Henderson:Louise Post (Veruca Salt):Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers):Marcus Eliopulos (Stabbing Westward):Gustavo Drummond] (Udora):Course Of Nature:John E. Love (Love & Hate):Far Too Jones:Thrice:Leendert Haaksma (Anouk):Keith Howland (Chicago):Buddy Guy:Eric Johnson:Rob Winter (Marko Borsato):Kane (Dennis Van Leeuwen):Raphael Perucci (Alien Cowboys):Bruce Stevenson (Alien Cowboys):Further Seems Forever:Mike Carroll (Words Away):Nick Sterling:Brett Petrusek (57 Stitch):Veggie (Eight Fingers Down):Al Sebares (Ahora!!!/Monkey Business):Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy)

Pop and County Artists

:Michael Britt (LoneStar):Keith Urban (Country Artist):Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts):John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls):Greg Suran (GooGoo Dolls, Sunny Day Real Estate):Dashboard Confessional:Rafael Moreira (P!nk, Christina Aguilera):Steve Stevens (Billy Idol):Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha):Jamie Kime (Michele Branch, Jewel, Zappa Plays Zappa):David Torn:David Lindley:Eric Gales:Rusty Cooley (Outworld):Brett Garsed:Akira Takasaki (Loudness):Tony Hernando:Blues Saraceno:Matt Henderson (New York fingerpicking terror] ):John Ziegler (Pigmy Love Circus):Jeff McErlain (New York terror):Christopher Cross:Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan):Jennifer Turner (Furslide, Natalie Merchant):Peter Mayer (Jimmy Buffett):Paul Pesco (Madonna, Jennifer Lopez):Russ Freeman (The Rippingtons):Danny Jacob] (George Michael, Bette Midler):Lonestar:Justin Derrico (The Calling):Colin Hay (Men at Work):Monte Pittman (Madonna):Eran Tabib (Spin Doctors):Patty DeFranco (Luis Miguel Band):Meat Loaf:Jack Jones (Southern Sons, Tina Arena, Ahmet Zappa):Vadim Zilbershtein (Earth, Wind & Fire):Devon Bronson (Avril Lavigne):Takeshi Akimoto (Ziggy Marley):Mike Drake (Drew Davis Band)

ession Musicians

:Mark Goldenberg (Jackson Browne):Kenny Greenberg (Nashville session musician):Tom Bukovac (Nashville session musician):Troy Lancaster (Nashville session musician):Chris Leuzinger (Nashville session musician):Brent Rowan (Nashville session musician):Dan Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hill):Michael Landau:Jimmy Vivino (Conan O'Brien):Tim Pierce (session musician):Lyle Workman (Sting, Beck):Steve Farris (Mr. Mister, Whitesnake):Koji Tsumoto:Jonathan Graham (UK session musician):Norman Brown (Jazz giant/ MoJazz Records):Jorge Evans (Bus Boys, Brownstone):Randy Jacobs (Was Not Was, BoneShakers):Bruce Watson (Patty Smythe, Rod Stewart):Jay Gore (Hilary Duff, Sly Stone):Tom Bukovac (Nashville session musician):Fred Schreuders (Hiroshima):Pierre Gauthier (Montreal session musician):Don Meunier (Gino Vannelli):Allen Hinds (Randy Crawford, The Crusaders):Hal Oppenheim (Los Angeles session musician):Carl Rydlund (Los Angeles session musician)

Music Producers/Studios

:Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman (Jellyjam studios, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Paradise Lost):Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hill):MudRock (Godsmack, Alice Cooper):Olle Romo (The Corrs, Elton John):Kevin Oliver:Cliff Cultreri (Vice President/ Relativity Records):Jay Graydon:Michael Beinhorn (KoЯn, Red Hot Chili Peppers):Joe Barresi (Powerman 5000, Limp Bizkit):Dave Jerden (Alice in Chains, The Rolling Stones):Ross Robison (Slipknot, KoЯn):Johnny K (Disturbed):Ross Hogarth (Coal Chamber):Peter McKabe:Josh Abrams (Fuel):Sylvia Massey (Tool):Mike Clink (UFO, Guns N' Roses):James Paul Wisner (Further Seems Forever):Bob Marlette:Pete Matthews (Ardent Studios Memphis)

External links

* [http://www.bogneramplification.com/ Bogner Amplification]