The Bruno Cowtipper 22 is a Bruno amplifier. Close alternatives include the Bruno Cowtipper 35 and the Bruno Cowtipper 45. It pairs well with the Catalinbread Formula 5F6 and the Beetronics Nectar.
Bruno Cowtipper 22
Bruno · amplifier
The Bruno Cowtipper 22, also known as the Underground 22, is a hand-built point-to-point boutique amplifier from Tony Bruno Custom Amps built around a classic American blackface style circuit. At 22 watts it is the small-room and studio member of the Cowtipper family, reaching its breakup point at usable volume while keeping the smooth, warm clean character and treble sweetness the line is known for. Its gain structure is very linear, so it responds predictably to guitar volume and to pedals rather than jumping into saturation. The onboard reverb has plenty of splash and body with its own tone control for fine-tuning the effect. It suits blues, roots, country and studio players who want boutique American clean tone at a volume that works in a real room.
- breakup
- reverb
- blues
- roots
- boutique
- american
- clean
- praise
Genres the Bruno Cowtipper 22 is commonly used in
- Blues
- Country
- Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Americana
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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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 Bruno Cowtipper 22
Catalinbread Formula 5F6
Catalinbread
30% matchThe Formula 5F6's natural, harmonic saturation gives the Cowtipper's roots-y, boutique blues breakup a fuller front end to push into.
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
30% matchPush the Cowtipper 22's clean pedal-platform headroom with the Nectar's fuzzy overdrive for a garage-rock breakup instead of sterile clean.
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
29% matchPush the Cowtipper's clean headroom with the Model B's blackface-voiced crunch and it breaks up into something crispier than the amp alone.
BBE Tremor V2
Bbe
24% matchInto the Cowtipper 22's clean pedal-platform headroom, the Tremor V2's smooth optical pulse stays even instead of getting swallowed by breakup.
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
17% matchThe SlideRIG's subtle, transparent compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Cowtipper's own roots-y blues breakup.
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
14% matchKeep the Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay in the Cowtipper's loop, clear of the amp's own roots-y blues breakup. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
11% matchPut the Eventide's modulated delay in the Cowtipper's loop and its warm, pitch-wobbling repeats trail the amp's clean breakup instead of muddying it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
tonal matchBeetronics OV-LE-Uva is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Bruno Cowtipper 22 gives it exactly that
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Bruno Cowtipper 35
Bruno
70% similarity“sitting between the 22 and 45 watt models in the Cowtipper line”
Bruno Cowtipper 45
Bruno
67% similarityShared character: effect, pedalboard, treble
Park P18H
Park
62% similarityShared character: small_venues, room, pedalboard
Supro 1606J 64 Super 5W 1x8 Combo
Supro
60% similarityShared character: room, volume, reverb
Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40 1x12 Combo
Mesa Boogie
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Magnatone Varsity
Magnatone
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40 Head
Mesa Boogie
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Suhr Bella 44-watt Tube Amplifier Head
Suhr
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 1x12 Combo
Mesa Boogie
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Suhr Bella 1X12 Hand wired Combo New
Suhr
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Divided by 13 FTR 37
Divided By 13
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Bruno Cowtipper 22?+
The closest matches in character are the Bruno Cowtipper 35, the Bruno Cowtipper 45, the Park P18H.
What pairs well with the Bruno Cowtipper 22?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Catalinbread Formula 5F6, Beetronics Nectar, Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 — The Formula 5F6's natural, harmonic saturation gives the Cowtipper's roots-y, boutique blues breakup a fuller front end to push into..
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