Chris takes first prototype of the Ashlee to the summer NAMM show in Nashville, TN

We win best of show!

The capacitor arrived and Chris calls lane for the repair. Lane arrived and five minutes later the amp was repaired. Chris was blown away.

Oddly enough, an exact same model of the amplifier (from a different customer) came into the store with a problem. Chris called Lane to check it out. After Lane's diagnosis, The conversation looked something like this:

LANE: You know what the problem is?

CHRIS: (with a very confident look) "Nope."

LANE: "The cap was a 10,000uf 85volt cap that was being used in a 85 volt circuit. It was blowing because there was not a voltage safety margin. 20% overrating is considered safe. So a 10,000uf 100volt cap is what I installed and it should not fail due to voltage."

Chris: "Who the hell are you, and why do you work at Chick-Fil-A"?

Lane: "Look, I'm going to level with you. I'm in treatment right now for drug abuse. About two years ago my like was very messed up, and I was ready for it to be over."

Chris: "If you can repair amps so easily - do you think you can design one?"

Lane: "I don't see why not".

Chris: "Let's start an amplifier company"

The Jimmy was the first amp we built and we took it to Summer NAMM 2012. Everyone loved the diversity of the amp. The Jimmy was named after Chris' dad (who loved horses). So Chris' Jimmy was built with the western tooled leather tolex and the serial number is Chris' dad's birthday. Chris continues to play the amp to this day.