Albion Brochure 2013 - Albion Amps

Steve’s Introduction
Hello, welcome to 2013 and our 4 th year of Albion amplification. Despite the
continuing hardship of the economical climate we have been really forging
ahead and increasing distribution around the world, growth in sales and
making many new friends.
There are many guitar players, and guitar amp enthusiasts out there who are
very familiar with both my name and reputation, and definitely my product
history. For those of you who do not know the history behind Albion here is a
very brief resume of me.
Even if you have not heard my name mentioned before I am sure that you
are very familiar with my long history of outstanding guitar amplifier products
– you have heard them on countless recordings and more concert and club
stages than you could possibly think of! Apart from being a longtime working
musician I have been famously (some say infamously!) responsible for the
creation, design and engineering of amp and speaker products from two of
England’s most famous and historic guitar amp companies, covering a span
of 36 years. My pedigree being 26 years as Technical Director and Chief
designer of Marshall and 8 years as Managing Director and Chief Designer of
VOX.
Albion Amplification is part of a group of companies collectively called The
International Audio Group, with many famous brands of HiFi, Pro sound,
lighting and other ancillary equipment.
It is no secret that my products are built in Shenzhen, China. But what I
would like you to appreciate is that: we actually own our factory, which is
also probably the most heavily invested and integrated audio factory on the
planet. Apart from other European and American engineers and designers,
all who are recognized experts in their fields, I live here, next to the factory,
full time, and work side by side with my manufacturing team on a daily basis.
This enables me to constantly monitor products as they are built. To the
best of my knowledge there is no other guitar amp company using off-shore
manufacturing who can claim this, especially those brands who build in
China using a nameless, unknown O.E.M. factory, which many do!
This year I am launching many new models into the Albion ranges. At
Frankfurt there will be 9 new models 6 covering guitar, and 3 more being at
the pro end of bass, exciting stuff!
As they say “Rock on!”
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