MADE IN USA

Gear made by people who use it.

Renovo Amp Works builds boutique recording gear for guitarists who take their home studio seriously. We started with a "blank slate", designing and building guitar amps that were unique and sounded how we wanted an amp to sound. Then we needed the EL&R.

HOW IT STARTED

Your pedalboard is full of character. Your amps are pure analog flavor.

We've all been there. You buy the best guitar you can afford and then an amp with whatevers left. Then you get your second, better guitar. Oh, maybe it's the amp you say and so the next buy is a better amp. After a few cycles, we get into pedals. And THAT never ends.

We have all the tone we need at our fingertips, but our recordings are still... meh. They have that digital sterility. The lack of randomness that analog brings to the table.

That's the problem we built the EL&R to solve.

The EL&R 500 started as a one-off. Something we built for ourselves so we could run pedals as rack effects, reamp dry tracks through an amp, and get transformer warmth into the signal path without a pile of adapters and ground loops. We built it, used it on every session, and never went back.

As is the case with most guitar gear and pedals, a few friends asked if we could build one for them. Then a few more. And before we knew it... we had a new product that is just too amazing to keep to our friends and selves.

MADE IN THE USA

Every unit ships from Minneapolis. Every unit is tested before it ships.

Each EL&R is assembled by hand and goes through a full test before it leaves the shop. That means we know every unit works exactly the way it should before it gets to you.

We use Cinemag transformers because they're the right choice, not the cheap one. We run regulated DC outputs to give you the cleanest signal possible. We added impedance matching to account for the HUGE range of amps and pedals you may connect to.

The goal is simple: build gear that works the way you need it to and is inspiring to use.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Your pedalboard can do far more than sit on a floor.

Effect pedals aren't just for live guitar playing. You have some of the best tone-shaping tools in the world sitting on your pedal board.

Analog and digital aren't opposites.

Your DAW is a great tool. So is a transformer or a tube. So is DSP. We're not anti-digital (in fact, we build digital gear in our day jobs) but we're definitely pro analog where it-counts.

The best gear is easy to use.

The EL&R has front-panel controls and is easy to use. Plug it into a rack, connect and power your pedals and play. New tone is at your finger tips. A whole rack of outboard gear sits on your pedal board.

Gear made by people who use it.

Your pedalboard is full of character. Your amps are pure analog flavor.

Every unit ships from Minneapolis. Every unit is tested before it ships.

Your pedalboard can do far more than sit on a floor.

Analog and digital aren't opposites.

The best gear is easy to use.

One slot in your rack. A lot of analog in your recordings.

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