Swart Amplifier Co: Sounds ~ Audio Samples

Greg V - Atomic Space Tone MP3s
Greg V unleashes 25 MP3s sampling the Swart Atomic Space Tone's amazing capabilities. Quite frankly, we cant think of a better person to showcase the AST; Greg exhibits a deft touch and is so tasteful, it almost sets you aback; succinctly put, this guy has the chops and the AST does them great service. Give this stuff a listen - Man, can he work the 'verb & trem - You'll want to leave it on repeat.

Hear the Swart AST in the hands of consumate guitaris, Greg V - 25 mp3 samples

Dean Wareham (Luna-Galaxy 500) & AST
Michael Swart has always been a Dean Wareham fan, first with Galaxy 500, then LUNA. The fact that Dean loves his Swart AST left Michael feeling pretty proud. Hear Dean's characteristic understated minimalism in these samples, some of which you might recognize. Be sure to Catch Dean & Britta on tour with the Swart Atomic Space Tone.

Greg V - Tweed ST-6V6se MP3s
Greg V is back again, this time with his Space Tone Tweed 6V6se. 16 mp3 selections with close and room mic samples featuring Greg's custom Fender Nocaster, 1963 Gretsch Corvette, '05 Historic '59 Les Paul, and '63 Fender Stringmaster Deluxe 8-string Lap Steel, all run through the little Tweed ST-6V6se, Class A, 5w beast.

Greg V - "Tundra" AST Demo
Greg V pulled out the Swart Atomic Space Tone again for a cool demo mix utilizing the special properties aboard the AST. In his own words, "Here's a winter demo "Tundra" I did using my Swart AST for the electric guitars including the tremolo part using my Fender Nocaster & Supro Lapsteel..." more

Swart Atomic Space Tone Video
Montreal's one of our favorite cities in the World. IF you haven't been, you gotta go...and now there's one more reason. Montreal's Boutique Tone is one of the coolest music store's we've seen and a Swart dealer. See and Hear Montreal's own Kenny Smilovitch demo the Swart Atomic Space Tone for Boutique Tone. Even Kenny gets carried away with the AST and Atomic Boost Pedal...

Swart AST JAZZ ~ Rafiq Bhatia's Take
This guy's only 22? Yep. We love young talent venturing down unexpected paths. He was 21 when he recorded these excellent tracks, exhibiting a feel and sensitivity that belies his age and experience. Hear Rafiq explore the cleaner side of the AST while solo and w/Trio, featuring Jackson Hill on bass and Alex Ritz on drums. The trio showcases entire cuts, with a mixture of traditional and even some of Rafiq's own compelling compositions. The AST sounds sublime. - kh

Paul Leary's AST: BIG, BOLD, in your FACE
Polar opposite of Rafiq, yes, but you have to love ole Paul Leary. Paul marches to his own beat, both literally and figuratively. Partnered with Gibby Haynes and the infamous Butthole Surfers, now on tour again, scaring both two and four legged creatures alike, he makes a habit of turning his guitar inside out, leaving listeners outside in. Paul loves his pair of red and silver sparkle ASTs like his children. Maybe they ARE his children. Regardless, Paul tossed some great, in your face, rock-a-blown surf space riffs on his Jazz Master and Tele. Short and sweet nuggets....We dig it, Paul - kh

Speck Mountain ~ SST/AST PRO MP3s
Another great find, Speck Mountain continues to impress. These guys are out of Chicago by way of Brooklyn. Self-proclaimed purveyors of SPACE ROCK, their albums and live performances are loaded with Swart tube vibe as they use the AST PROs and SST extensively. Hear two of their cuts plus a great live broadcast done on 10-20-09. Be sure to check them out if playing near you. They are heading overseas on a EU tour as well.

Greg V - Super Space Tone 30 MP3s!
If we've said it once, we've said it a hundred times; Greg V is exceptional on almost ANY stringed instrument (ok, we've yet to hear him on cello). Yet, when we opened up the daily email to find a new MP3 offering featuring the Swart SST-30 head and cab, we were surprised to see a whole other side of Greg; welcome Mr. Hyde V... Greg V: SST-30 w/ EL-34s MP3s!

Swart ~ Steelbender.com ~ AST Samples
In mid '05, Jason Barker of steelbender.com came down to the NC coast to hang out with Michael at Swart Amps and see what all the fuss was about. Jason writes, "The Atomic Space Tone amp not only moved me in a positive manner, it moved me to immediately reach into my wallet and buy it! I was so enamored with the characteristics of its design and sound, that I felt compelled to purchase the very unit used in this profile." Take a trip to steelbender.com - Jason & Co throw down a few samples. sounds | article

Greg V: SST-30 w/EL-34 Video
Our ole friend Greg V is back with the SST-30, this time doing an excellent video from his own studio featuring the SST-30 and 2x12 cabinet along with the Hamer Talladega, PaulC Timmy overdrive, Electro Harmonix Memory Man delay, and Arion Sch-Z chorus. As you'll see, Greg is using fingers only and it sounds great. Of course, everything Greg does has quality. Check it out.

STR-Tweed MP3s by Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet, getting ready to head out on a nationwide tour to promote his new album, Sunshine Lies, was busy as you would imagine, but still had time to shoot over a few samples of his STR-Tweed, using some riffs you will definitely recognize, more than a few from the vinyl of old. Matthew's gone Swart crazy, now with every amp, from the little ST-6V6se to the big daddy SST-30. He ended up using the AST PRO and SST throughout the tour with great results. Here, Matthew gets down and dirty with the STR-Tweed...

AST Head II & 1x12 Cab ~ Lucian Rowland
Lucian has been a fixture at the Swart studio/jam hovel every Wednesday night, this with Stephen Sellers and the gang, working on a new release this winter. Lately, he's been falling in love with the tone of the new AST Head II and cab. Take a listen as Lucian stayed after late one eve, just to lay down a few impromptu samples via the shop's AST Head II. At one point, all the lights went out but we had the Swart Tube Glow to light the way...

AST PRO MP3s ~ Greg V Returns
Here was have Greg V back again, this time on his AST PRO which he had a nice hand in implementing some of the design tweaks to favor the working musician. Greg's taste and skill are evident as always as he takes the AST PRO through its paces, exhibiting cleans and overdrive and everything in between. Sample 18 mp3s by Greg and see what the PRo is all about.

Space Tone Reverb MP3s ~ Dave Hemann
We met Dave Hemann, an active guitarist/composer living in Los Angeles, California, during the '07 LA Amp Show sojourn and were so impressed, we left an STR, hoping he'd become smitten and throw a few samples this way. Yep, Dave's now another Swart Amps convert, saying, "So much tone and unbelievable reverb...and lots of sweet, sweet volume. It gets thicker and creamier as it’s pushed. Combined with great, complex reverb, there are so many tonal possibilities. I love this amp!" You'll love Dave's MP3s, too.