About Us

If you resemble the average guitar player regardless of whether a full time professional or a bedroom player, you've probably gone through at least a dozen amps since you started playing guitar. From an initial practice amp, to well-made transistor models, to that big step of purchasing an all tube amp, all of this searching was done with one goal in mind, to find YOUR tone. Does this sound like you? If so, your search is now over, so let us help you find the correct amplifier to fit YOUR TONE needs and allow you to concentrate more on your guitar playing instead of searching for another amp.

As a boutique amplifier dealer, we only carry Soldano, Diamond, Splawn, Louis Electric, and 65 Amps. We also carry Creation Audio Labs pedals and accessories, replacement guitar pickups by Fat Tone Pickups; a handmade, audiophile grade, instrument/speaker cable by Solid Cables; effects patch cables by George L's; handmade acrylic guitar picks by V-Picks, professional LED stage lighting by American DJ, replacement preamp and output vacuum tubes; and very select previously owned guitars, amps, and effects.

We are very proud to be the largest stocking and busiest Soldano dealer on the planet, but with our Diamond, Splawn, Louis Electric, and 65 Amps dealerships, we can offer our customers, IN STOCK amplifiers, ranging in multiple varieties of 12AX7 preamp tubes, NOS Tesla EF 86 preamp tubes, and EL 34, EL 34b, 6V6, EL 84, 6L6/5881, KT 66, and KT 88 output tubes.

Some may ask why not carry other amp lines, but to us there isn't a better made Hi Gain amp in existence than what Mike Soldano builds out of his Seattle, Washington, shop. His iconic SLO (Super Lead Overdrive) has been the go to amp for almost every major recording label player since it's inception in 1986.

Diamond Amplification based in Houston, Texas, produces an amplifier line in EL 34's that takes this output tube where it's never been before. Jeff Diamant, owner of Diamond Amplification, uses the best components money can buy and provides a product as good as it can possibly be with his EL 34 vintage and modern sounding amps.

In a similar vein, Scott Splawn builds a fantastic "Marshallesque" type amp in his Charlotte, North Carloina shop that can be used by any player at any level and is offered at a very good price. He can also build it as custom as you would like including straight-ahead "Plexi" or over the top aggressive.

Louis Electric is providing us with an exclusive "Blues Breaker" 2 x 12" combo amp identical in every way to the original amp that Eric Clapton made famous in 1965 with John Mayall and "The Blues Breakers". Built in their New Jersey shop, it is based upon the original model 1962 "bass" circuit amp and uses current Gold Lion KT66's, proprietary transformers identical to the original "Radiospares", and military spec components with Celestion "Heritage" English made speakers, and/or Celestion "Heritage" AlNiCo Gold speakers.
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Finally, with our 65 Amps amplifier line, we can offer an amazing three-dimensional and organic cathode biased amp made in North Hollywood, California by Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow's guitarist) and Dan Boul. Their craftsmanship, attention to detail, quality of components, fit, finish, service and support network, and finally the tone delivered indicates why they are at the top of the list in a large market of cathode biased amps.

For our boutique guitar line, we have chosen the DBZ USA Custom Shop line and Zemaitis Guitars to fill this need.

DBZ was founded after legendary Luthier Dean B. Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars. Dean brings over 35 years of guitar building experience to his Custom Shop guitars which are designed, fabricated, and assembled ENTIRELY in his Chicago, Illinois factory. You can select from a number of different styles and configurations allowing a totally customized guitar just like you want. All Custom Shop pieces are built to order and available much quicker than other guitar manufacturers, so give us a call and let Dean build yours.

Based on the original engraving designs from Danny O'Brien and the craftsmanship of legendary English Luthier A.C. Zemaitis, the legacy of this guitar line is still being made in Japan by Greco. A.C. himself chose Greco to take over for him when his health was failing. From what I see in the first shipment of guitars to Blues City Music, the Zemaitis guitar line exceeds all my expectations. They have impeccable quality control, fit, finish, and play very very fast. They also sound really good too.

If you need an excellent travel guitar, take a look at Traveler Guitars for sale at Blues City Music. I personally fly every trip at FedEx with my own Escape EG-1 AAA alder body and maple neck guitar. It fits in to the overhead with ease, plays well, stays in tune, weighs 5 lbs., and has its own on board effects, all packaged into a very heavy duty travel case. You can run a standard head phone jack into the guitar as well as run a 1/4" mono plug and hook up to your favorite amplifier.

Blues City Music is also proud to offer our customers some of the best-made LED stage lighting systems money can buy from American DJ. Forget about hot halogen light bulbs with duty cycles, high electrical draw, blistering heat, and go state of the art with LED cans. You can choose between Pro Par 64's with 181 LED's all the way down to Pro Par 36's with 61 LED's. For the latest and greatest, definitely go with the Pro Par 56 RGB cans with 36 1-watt bulbs for serious light that is more of a multi spot versus a flood or wash. Add stands, trusses, strobes, with the ability to control all via master/slave, audio, or DMX, and you can have a killer LED light system for your band. Anything American DJ makes, BCM can get so let me know what you need.

So, come on in, look around, find something you like then research it, and by all means, ask us any questions you may have. You'll find our customer support and logistics first class and all about YOU, the customer. Once you find out how appreciative we are that you give us the opportunity to serve your guitar amp needs, you'll be a lifetime customer for sure.

If you would like to demo any our amps, Blues City Music operates out of a state of the art working recording studio in the heart of east Memphis, Tennessee. Leeway Music is our home, and we'd love to have you come by and check us out. Please call ahead of time to schedule a visit so we can better serve you, or check out www.leewaymusic.com.

Remember, it's all about TONE, so get ready to finally find YOURS.