Blades - Firebolt - Let's set the record straight! GREAT AMP

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Gotta love his pinned post on FB!!!! A good read!!! I want one!!!! Not 😆

## THE BLADES VAULT IS OPEN: TAKING ORDERS NOW!

Even our supplier friends in the Industry are happy to see Blades bringing back the Tube Amp Love! They're even willing to slide us preferential order status because they believe in whats happening here! Covid put everything a slump and we are here to wake it and shake it back to life! So whether you're a seasoned Pro or a young guitarist looking to find out what's it all about, we are ready to help!

Upon multiple requests, the Blades Vault is officially open for custom commissions. The new multi-platform "GT" modular tank chassis design allows us to offer the original Blades Wreckin' Crew circuits alongside our new flagship GT Classic. **Your amp, your voice.**

For too long, players have been stuck in a sterile loop of digital modelers and boring, uninspired amplifiers. We are waking up the community again with a fresh, raw, all-tube alternative. The response to breaking this cycle has been massive—with almost 200,000 people, including touring artists and boutique legends, validating that our "beyond MIL-SPEC" aerospace-grade build quality is the absolute standard.

---

### PRODUCTION LOGISTICS & EXPECTED TIMELINES

Just like the past, We maintain absolute honesty regarding our build cycles. Because this is the first official production run of our updated design, we are not setting rigid or firm delivery timelines. We are waking the community up and getting our specialized suppliers back in motion simultaneously. Custom component manufacturers, metal shops, and chassis headbox fabricators are all working in tandem to streamline the queue:

* **Custom USA Transformers:** Our custom transformer manufacturer has our high-grade iron scheduled for delivery to the bench next week before the weekend. As an established commercial partner, our orders receive priority status to keep assembly moving.
* **Chassis & Headshells:** High-reliability modular chassis fabrication is actively underway and due in next week before the weekend. Premium custom headboxes carry a production lead time of up to 9 weeks once orders are locked in. While this pushes past my typical 8-week lead time, our suppliers believe in the Blades mission and continue to give us priority preference. Black tolex will be fastest and most available.
* **Estimated Target:** We are targeting a general window of **8 to 10 weeks** for delivery. Execution operates strictly on a **First-In, First-Out (FIFO)** workflow basis.

**Ordering Terms:**

* A **half-down, non-refundable deposit** secures your physical build slot.
* The remaining balance is due immediately upon final bench validation and completion prior to shipment.

---

### THE BLADES GT CUSTOM SERIES LINEUP

Every single amplifier is built using identical aviation-standard G10 turret board architecture and mechanical integrity. You are simply selecting the specific frequency voicing that defines your sound.

#### 1. The Flagship: GT Classic

The ultimate modern tone experience for the purist connoisseur. This circuit delivers supercharged, highly tuned classic Marshall tones spanning from Plexi to JMP. It is the most dynamic, touch-sensitive brownsound circuit executed to date, engineered to clean up perfectly via your guitar volume knob or stack seamlessly with external boosts.

* *Sonic Footprint:* Van Halen, Lynch, Dimartini/Ratt, Slash, George Lynch, Gary Moore.
* **Base Price (50-Watt):** 3999

#### 2. The Custom Commission: GT Classic +

For players who require legacy Blades voicings built directly into our updated high-reliability structural architecture. Commission your choice of our specialized custom circuits:

* **Firebolt (4099):** The ultimate California Jose-style saturation topology.
* **Venom (4199):** Modified, high-gain Aldrich-style voicing.
* **Reaper (4199):** Early Alice in Chains "Facelift" era tone, Shark channel inspired.
* **Destroyer (4250):** Aggressive, modern German DZL Channel 3 high-gain architecture.
* **Superkill (4299):** The official Blades/Levi (R.I.P.) collaboration circuit; Lynch BFTA tour spec.

*Note: Price variances reflect the specific specialized components required for individual circuit topologies, not a difference in overall build quality.*

---

### AVAILABLE CUSTOM UPGRADES

* **100-Watt Power Section Upgrade:** Add 500 (Features heavy-duty custom-wound iron).
* **Custom Premium Tolex Options:** Add 200 (Available profiles include: Boa, Blue Snake, Red Snake, Crocodile, Red, British Green, Purple, Jet Blue).

Contact me through PM directly to secure your build slot and lock in your position in the production queue. Orders are confidential, and build times may vary based on a first-come, first-served basis. Covid hit the industry hard, but we are revitalizing it together. We ROCK!
 
So just the usual girl's argument about who's popular enough to make a Jose mod vs. who's totally bogus for making a Jose mod?

Well, that, a cupholder, and some shit playing?
 
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metalmaniac93 said:
Gotta love his pinned post on FB!!!! A good read!!! I want one!!!! Not 😆

## THE BLADES VAULT IS OPEN: TAKING ORDERS NOW!

Even our supplier friends in the Industry are happy to see Blades bringing back the Tube Amp Love! They're even willing to slide us preferential order status because they believe in whats happening here! Covid put everything a slump and we are here to wake it and shake it back to life! So whether you're a seasoned Pro or a young guitarist looking to find out what's it all about, we are ready to help!

Upon multiple requests, the Blades Vault is officially open for custom commissions. The new multi-platform "GT" modular tank chassis design allows us to offer the original Blades Wreckin' Crew circuits alongside our new flagship GT Classic. **Your amp, your voice.**

For too long, players have been stuck in a sterile loop of digital modelers and boring, uninspired amplifiers. We are waking up the community again with a fresh, raw, all-tube alternative. The response to breaking this cycle has been massive—with almost 200,000 people, including touring artists and boutique legends, validating that our "beyond MIL-SPEC" aerospace-grade build quality is the absolute standard.

---

### PRODUCTION LOGISTICS & EXPECTED TIMELINES

Just like the past, We maintain absolute honesty regarding our build cycles. Because this is the first official production run of our updated design, we are not setting rigid or firm delivery timelines. We are waking the community up and getting our specialized suppliers back in motion simultaneously. Custom component manufacturers, metal shops, and chassis headbox fabricators are all working in tandem to streamline the queue:

* **Custom USA Transformers:** Our custom transformer manufacturer has our high-grade iron scheduled for delivery to the bench next week before the weekend. As an established commercial partner, our orders receive priority status to keep assembly moving.
* **Chassis & Headshells:** High-reliability modular chassis fabrication is actively underway and due in next week before the weekend. Premium custom headboxes carry a production lead time of up to 9 weeks once orders are locked in. While this pushes past my typical 8-week lead time, our suppliers believe in the Blades mission and continue to give us priority preference. Black tolex will be fastest and most available.
* **Estimated Target:** We are targeting a general window of **8 to 10 weeks** for delivery. Execution operates strictly on a **First-In, First-Out (FIFO)** workflow basis.

**Ordering Terms:**

* A **half-down, non-refundable deposit** secures your physical build slot.
* The remaining balance is due immediately upon final bench validation and completion prior to shipment.

---

### THE BLADES GT CUSTOM SERIES LINEUP

Every single amplifier is built using identical aviation-standard G10 turret board architecture and mechanical integrity. You are simply selecting the specific frequency voicing that defines your sound.

#### 1. The Flagship: GT Classic

The ultimate modern tone experience for the purist connoisseur. This circuit delivers supercharged, highly tuned classic Marshall tones spanning from Plexi to JMP. It is the most dynamic, touch-sensitive brownsound circuit executed to date, engineered to clean up perfectly via your guitar volume knob or stack seamlessly with external boosts.

* *Sonic Footprint:* Van Halen, Lynch, Dimartini/Ratt, Slash, George Lynch, Gary Moore.
* **Base Price (50-Watt):** 3999

#### 2. The Custom Commission: GT Classic +

For players who require legacy Blades voicings built directly into our updated high-reliability structural architecture. Commission your choice of our specialized custom circuits:

* **Firebolt (4099):** The ultimate California Jose-style saturation topology.
* **Venom (4199):** Modified, high-gain Aldrich-style voicing.
* **Reaper (4199):** Early Alice in Chains "Facelift" era tone, Shark channel inspired.
* **Destroyer (4250):** Aggressive, modern German DZL Channel 3 high-gain architecture.
* **Superkill (4299):** The official Blades/Levi (R.I.P.) collaboration circuit; Lynch BFTA tour spec.

*Note: Price variances reflect the specific specialized components required for individual circuit topologies, not a difference in overall build quality.*

---

### AVAILABLE CUSTOM UPGRADES

* **100-Watt Power Section Upgrade:** Add 500 (Features heavy-duty custom-wound iron).
* **Custom Premium Tolex Options:** Add 200 (Available profiles include: Boa, Blue Snake, Red Snake, Crocodile, Red, British Green, Purple, Jet Blue).

Contact me through PM directly to secure your build slot and lock in your position in the production queue. Orders are confidential, and build times may vary based on a first-come, first-served basis. Covid hit the industry hard, but we are revitalizing it together. We ROCK!
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#1 - I love this quote right here from Blades :lol:

"with almost 200,000 people, including touring artists and boutique legends, validating that our "beyond MIL-SPEC" aerospace-grade build quality is the absolute standard."

#2 - Did @rezamatrix have all of his posts on Rig-Talk deleted and if so why? :dunno:

#3 - I see in 2017 Chester Nimitz (aka. CharlvelDan / AlphaStryke) had been banned from Rig-Talk for the 2nd time :D
 
Techdeth said:
Are they modded Marshall’s or what
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Cliff notes version......

Cameron Saga pt 2. People get ripped off by Mark. A few years later, some assclown calling himself Billy Blades comes on RT talking up 'his' incredible modded Marshalls. How Mark C owes him an amp and $$ and instead, he bought a Cameron Jose and blueprinted it and cloned it. Boom.
He offers mods, cheap. I don't think anyone takes him up on it.

Keep in mind, no one can confirm that he was one of the ripped off crowd. That was a list that was pretty well known and since there was always a middle man, they can't seem to confirm anything. So he very well could be full of shit.

Next, he offers ground up builds called Firebolt (Jose) and some other (Aldrich, he bought one and cloned it). Again, very few buy them especially after someone who did posts the fucking utter RATS NEST of soldering in the chassis. Like Firebolt is the perfect name as it WILL burst into flames lol

Eventually he contracts someone to build and they get better. Our own Dan Mailman gets one and he says it does sound really good. And yes, they have cupholders lol. But I guess that's not a fire hazard lol

Still not many buy them, and not much is heard anymore. Also Blades has/had a tattoo shop that was shut down by the state so there's that. At least that was said long ago.

So, he cloned a few Camerons and they sounded good. The end.
 
^ great summary
I kind of remember his original pricepoint was super low, like 1200 to "help out the community".
4k+ is an insane number to ask for considering the other options out there that don't catch on fire.
 
Racerxrated said:
Cliff notes version......

Cameron Saga pt 2. People get ripped off by Mark. A few years later, some assclown calling himself Billy Blades comes on RT talking up 'his' incredible modded Marshalls. How Mark C owes him an amp and $$ and instead, he bought a Cameron Jose and blueprinted it and cloned it. Boom.
He offers mods, cheap. I don't think anyone takes him up on it.

Keep in mind, no one can confirm that he was one of the ripped off crowd. That was a list that was pretty well known and since there was always a middle man, they can't seem to confirm anything. So he very well could be full of shit.

Next, he offers ground up builds called Firebolt (Jose) and some other (Aldrich, he bought one and cloned it). Again, very few buy them especially after someone who did posts the fucking utter RATS NEST of soldering in the chassis. Like Firebolt is the perfect name as it WILL burst into flames lol

Eventually he contracts someone to build and they get better. Our own Dan Mailman gets one and he says it does sound really good. And yes, they have cupholders lol. But I guess that's not a fire hazard lol

Still not many buy them, and not much is heard anymore. Also Blades has/had a tattoo shop that was shut down by the state so there's that. At least that was said long ago.

So, he cloned a few Camerons and they sounded good. The end.
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Interesting
Thanks for filling me in bro !
 
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