Hi
George has been a friend of mine going on 20 years or so. I knew him back when he was tweaking his Marshalls, HiWatts, and Fenders. He is a friend in whom I have conversed with many times into the early hours of the morning,going over his new designs and current modifications as well as sharing stories of his life in Germany, influential music/musicians, philosphies, and the occasional jam session. In fact he is quite an accomplished musician who went into amplifier, speaker, and processor design because he had not been satisfied with the quality or sound of many products especially off the shelf. He modified my Fender Super Reverb and every recommendation he gave has been gold. He strives for perfection using only the best components, old school mixed with new school design, sturdy, great sound and ready for use. If you are a grunge/thrash/heavy heavy metal muscian who enjoys a wall of distortion without much tone (or in my opinion quality) then his amps are probably not for you. But if like every note to ring true with a tight overdrive clear and sweat then he is your man. His major influence is David Gilmore if that gives you a hint. But he can voice his amps to different sounds but never at the expense of quality. This is why his amps are so expensive. The workmanship (True point to point wiring,top notch components(the best mil. spec. has to offer very very low tolerances),built like a tank for years of service etc... )is beyond compare. What little profit he makes he invests back in his business to improve on his designs. He does not compromise. He does not look into cutting this corner or that for the benefit of profit. He is a musician's muscian who is looking to share his discoveries. It is expensive but worth it if you have the coin.
Best
Lee
Ps I have been a musician for many years and actually have two amps that were modified by George Sholtz; one is George's old Hiwatt, the other a 1973 Fender Super Reverb. All the amps he modified sound great.
