The Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head is an Amplified Nation amplifier, currently around $4399. Close alternatives include the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Fender Blues DeVille. It pairs well with the Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont and the Browne Amplification Sshac Sky Snake Hawk Attack Chorus.
Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head
Amplified Nation · amplifier
The Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head is based on Dumble Steel String Singer number 005, the amp originally built for Eric Johnson, and is described by the builder as the pinnacle of high-output clean. Its voicing is hi-fi and crystal clean with an unusually powerful, percussive response that stays tight and focused rather than loosening as it gets louder. Like the Steel String Singer design it descends from, it is built around clean headroom instead of amp distortion, which makes it an exceptionally uncoloured platform for pedals. At 50 watts it is the more room-practical of the common sizes. It suits blues, fusion, country and rock players who want articulate, powerful cleans and prefer to generate their drive from pedals or from the guitar itself.
- clean
- articulate
- platform
- pedal platform
- glassy
- tightness
- woolly
- fusion
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head is commonly used in
- Blues
- Country
- Jazz
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Jazz Fusion
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head
Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont
Free The Tone
22% matchThe Overdriveland's glassy, jazz-voiced headroom stacks with the Six String Sustain's own glassy platform for a richer push.
Browne Amplification Sshac Sky Snake Hawk Attack Chorus
Browne Amplification
22% matchRun the Sshac's dry, parallel analog chorus after the Six String Sustain's own clean, glassy platform settles, so the modulation stays subtle.
Catalinbread Formula 55
Catalinbread
21% matchThe Formula 55's bright, natural sag-driven overdrive pushes the Six String Sustain's glassy pedal platform into real bloom.
Keeley Aria
Keeley
20% matchThe Aria's compressed, mid-boosted blues drive stacks with the Six String Sustain's own glassy platform for a fuller push.
Meris LVX
Meris
17% matchRun the LVX's stereo digital delay in the Six String Sustain's loop, past the amp's own clean, glassy pedal platform. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
TC Electronic Echobrain Analog Delay Effetto Delay A
TC Electronic
15% matchRun the Echobrain's warm analog slapback in the Six String Sustain's loop, past the amp's own clean, glassy platform. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
W-LM Compression Fracture
W-LM
8% matchRun the Compression Fracture ahead of the Six String Sustain for even dynamics before the amp's own glassy pedal platform reacts.
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchLaney TI-Boost's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head delivers it
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Dumble Steel String Singer, the Fender Blues DeVille, the Milkman Sound JG40 1x12 Combo. Budget picks: Blackstar Artist 15, Blackstar Artist 30, Blackstar HT Club 40.
What pairs well with the Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont, Browne Amplification Sshac Sky Snake Hawk Attack Chorus, Catalinbread Formula 55 — The Overdriveland's glassy, jazz-voiced headroom stacks with the Six String Sustain's own glassy platform for a richer push..
How much does the Amplified Nation Six String Sustain 50W Head cost?+
Around $4399 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).