Month: June 2026

The Monkeymatic Black Butte is a hand-built, two-watt tube amplifier with a voice far bigger than its footprint. Designed for recording, practice, and anyone who wants real amp behavior at usable volume, Black Butte delivers the feel, compression, and harmonic complexity of a cranked tube amp without rattling the windows out of the room.

Turn it up and Black Butte sounds like a giant: bold, articulate, touch-sensitive, and alive under your fingers. It moves from clean edge and chime into rich overdrive with the kind of natural breakup that responds directly to your pick attack and guitar volume.

Designed in Chico, California and built by Monkeymatic, Black Butte is a compact working amp for players who care about tone at human scale: perfect for the studio, the bench, the living room, or late-night inspiration.

7.8″w x 6″d x 2.25″h (4.75″h including feet and handles), 2.6 pounds

Two watts. Huge voice. Built to be wound up.

The Monkeymatic Palisade is a compact, hand-built tube amplifier designed for players who want rich vintage character without excess baggage. Built around a carefully voiced, 12 watt circuit, the Palisade delivers the touch sensitivity, harmonic complexity, and natural compression that make small tube amps so addictive.

Two 12AX7 and a pair of EL84 power tubes deliver clean, chimey, edge-of-breakup tones to snarling overdrive at practical volume levels. The Palisade responds directly to your hands, guitar volume, and playing dynamics. Its focused control layout keeps the experience immediate: plug in, turn up, and let the amp do the talking.

Designed in Chico, California and hand built by Monkeymatic, the Palisade combines thoughtful modern construction with old-school tube amp feel. It is equally at home in the studio, the shop, the living room, or any stage where tone matters more than wattage.

15″w x 8″d x 7.5″h (9″ including feet and handle), 10.7 pounds

Small amp. Big voice. Built to be played.