Hello,

Pedals and merchandise are generally always available. If you're here for amplifiers or tube effects units, please read on...

If you previously signed up for the "Build Notifications" emails, you will be contacted in the order in which you signed up, and offered an opportunity to order. If you want to see if you're on the list, click here to check. There are thousands of people who signed up, and we have closed the list for now. We will soon be taking orders for people who first signed up in December 2020.

For those not on the list…we are still selling amplifiers through dealers. Sometimes they can do a specific finish, but most are overwhelmed with orders as well so please be patient. We may also build some amps on spec every once in a while, which will go up on the website, or Reverb.com. Thank you for your interest in our instruments.

Sincerely,

The Benson Amps Team

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"Builder Chris Benson’s Monarch is one of the most tactile, responsive, and just plain exciting combos I’ve ever had the pleasure of punishing" Joe Gore, Premier Guitar Magazine, Dec 2015

"I played this for the first time in Tucker Martine's studio.  This interesting and attractive amp called my name from the corner stack of gear.   I'm using it on almost every song The Decemberists are tracking for our new record.  Beyond that I love the way the reverb tank interacts with the head, like another level of tone and overdrive control.  A truly versatile amp combination!" - Chris Funk (guitarist for The Decemberists, Black Prairie)

Mass produced amplifiers can get you part of the way, but a hand built heirloom quality amplifier can give you a signature tone that’s all your own. We focus on creating original circuits that take advantage of 70 years of tradition, using components carefully selected for quality and tone. A particular focus is clean tones that sound euphonic and rich, that effortlessly transition into harmonics by varying pick or finger attack. Our ultimate goal is to deliver the last amplifier you will ever want to buy.

Benson Amps grew primarily out of Christopher Benson’s fascination with sound. As a producing guitarist himself, most of the designs stem directly from chasing his own dragons. Imagine for a moment, as a guitarist, being able to create the perfect instrument with zero compromises whatsoever for your own music. That is the core of what we do.

Benson Amps are put together by the nicest team of craftsmen/musicians you are likely to meet in Portland OR.

***IF YOU ARE INQUIRING ABOUT HOW TO GET ON OUR AMPLIFIER BUILD LIST AND/OR AVAILABILITY, PLEASE STOP, AND EXAMINE THE MESSAGE AT THE TOP OF OUR HOMEPAGE. WE ASSURE YOU THE LIST IS ACTUALLY CLOSED, WE’RE NOT JUST BEING COY***

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