Reviews

Review by Guitar World Magazine - August 2003

One guy who's not afraid to have his work put to the test is New Jersey amp builder Billy Penn. This is actually the second time I've spotlighted Penn's Pennalizer amps, and what not? They kick a lot of ass.
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Review by Guitar Player Magazine - February 1997

Penn's Pennalizer 50 ($2,295) pummels its two Naylor 10s with dual Sovtek 5881s fed by a Chinese 5AR4 rectifier. The 40-watt dual-input amp features a top-mounted control panel with volume, treble, bass, reverb and master-volume knobs. Speaker jacks (one 4 and two ) and EQ-bypass footswitch jack are located on the cassis underside. The included footswitch (with battery-powered LED) allows you to cut the bass and treble controls for increased gain.
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The Buzz Bin by Guitar World - May 2001

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST - Penn Instrument Company Pennalizer 50
In the past few years, custom amplifier manufacturers have been dropping like flies. The slaughter can partially be attributed to the fact that, for most players, standard production models offer a much more affordable and therefore attractive means of making noise. Another thing that has harmed the "boutique" amp market, however, is an excessively traditional outlook that leads most manufacturers to produce almost exact replicas of vintage models that are as limited and impractical as they were 40 years ago.
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