Mack Amps' Mission: Surprise and inspire guitarists with our affordable boutique amps.

Surprise?  Tube guitar amps hand made in Toronto that sell for way less than typical boutique amps.  Yes, it's true!

Inspire?  A great amp can inspire you to be more creative, play better and have more fun.  But only if you can afford it!

Affordable?  Amps made in China cost less than Mack amps.  But, compared to other amps hand made in North America, our customers tell us their Macks are an awesome value: excellent tone and quality at a great price.

Boutique?  Hand made.  Low production.  Attention to detail.  Personal service.  GREAT tone.

You get boutique tone and hand made quality at prices far below typical boutique guitar amps!

The Mack Amp Difference

We're not in business to be just another boutique amp company.  We strive to give as many guitarists as possible the opportunity to own a boutique amp - $2500 tone in a $750 amp.  

Lots of people tell me I'm crazy and that we can't possibly offer tone and quality comparable to boutique amps that cost two or three or four times more than our Heatseeker HS-18 or Skyraider SR-15 or Gem 2G.  

It may be that some of those typical - expensive - boutique amps have more features and channels and knobs and stuff and it may be that some of them use way more expensive components.  

But, the question is: how much better are those amps relative to the big increase in price you have to pay for them?  Is all that added price worth it?  And, most importantly, can you ever afford one?

I believe that the combination of tone, quality and price - the value - of our hand made, boutique amps is unique.  So do our customers!

Check out some sound clips and customer reviews - Mack amps sound pretty damn good - regardless of price!

If you've always wanted a boutique amp, but could never afford one, check out Mack Amps!

Mack Amps Story

I started Mack Amps because for most of my 30 years of guitar playing I had dreamed of owning a boutique guitar amplifier, but could never afford one. In 2005 I decided to do something about that.

So, using my electrical engineering background, I set out to design a simple, high quality guitar amp with ‘boutique tone' - that could be sold at a price considerably less than traditional boutique amps.

It took about a year of design work and prototyping before feedback from guitarists confirmed that what would become the Heatseeker HS-18 was a winner. Mack Amps was then incorporated in 2006.

In 2007 the product line expanded to include the Heatseeker HS-36 and the Skyraider line of 6V6-based amps. The Gem launched in 2009.

When Mack started I did everything - chassis drilling and prep; making circuit boards from scratch; mounting and soldering parts; wiring; final assembly and testing.  Happily, I couldn't keep up with demand, particularly when the product line expanded.

Today Mack outsources cabinets and completed and tested amp chassis from two highly skilled, local companies that hand make our assemblies.  I still mount every chassis in its cab - and I still perform the final play test before every amp is shipped.

Even though we've grown past the point where I can build every amp myself, Mack's production methods hold true to my original concept: hand made amps built in batches (to keep our prices down!) following exacting quality standards.

I am proud to offer boutique guitar amplifiers that are much more affordable than typical boutique amps!

Don Mackrill - Don@MackAmps.com