Matt Manhire is a tinkerer/musician/teacher making & restoring tube amps under the guise of Rootbeer Audio.
Rootbeer Audio is located in beautiful Germantown, Philadelphia, PA —//— shop hours are by appointment only.
SOMEWHAT LONGER FORM >>> After taking an electronics class & learning to solder, my attention shifted towards “DIY audio electronics” >> making simple devices like contact-mics & guitar-pedals, wiring studio racks, repairing studio gear and the like >> I worked a bit frantically in the NYC area for a year/or-so at recording studios, an amp company, and a famous-to-the-right-crowd amp inventor >>> I moved down to the Philadelphia area to go back to school and spent a year working at various recording studios before focusing on my own repair & amp-making business >>>>> I began by posting repair services ads on craigslist around 2008 & started running this sorta/kinda amp business out of wherever I was living at the time >> I’ve gained a lot of experience in the years that have passed, & most of it has been positive & rewarding >>> including >>> rare-amp restorations for collectors / backstage repairs for large acts / large-bulk repairs for schools / amp repairs & builds for recording studios & icons of mine / building small batches of electronic-goods using a variety of means & methods >>> I’ve learned a lot along the way & I hope to keep on learning >>> thanks for the continued support.
"Amping up the sounds of yore" - an older Philadelphia Inquirer article showcasing Rootbeer Audio
