This is just a small sampling of customer comments.
“God bless it! I always thought you were up in the middle of nowhere Canada, not basically Detroit! I’ve had three amps from you and I still love them all. If I’d known you were so close I would have driven over and picked them up to avoid the shipping! The EL84 Corona is fantastic, but the “Dog’s Bollocks” Hiwatt is still my favorite Pheaz amp. Glad to see you’re still going strong. Cheers! “
Regarding a custom Fender style which was a 20W 6L6 – 2 channels a 5E3 and a blackface Twin and was a channel switcher (I loved it):
” Hey Randy, Just wanted to send another note now that I’ve had the chance to use the amp at a bunch of rehearsals and gigs – it’s awesome – I’m back to basically plugging straight in for the majority of the time, and leaving my pedalboard of drive sounds at home.
Here’s a pic with the cab I made for it“
About the 40W Crocodile:
“Hi Randy just want to let you know that the crocodile H definitely has MOJO which I found is extremely rare in a high gain amp. The only other one that does is my Landry but the crocodile gain is superior with so much sustain and harmonic overtones and as huge and organic the tone is , it somehow still stays tight and super quiet. Unbelievable. Hey I’m over the moon with it but just wondering with the Barracuda I see on the site, does the addition of channel switching lose any of the mojo of the H channel? “
Also about the 40W Crocodile:
“Best amp I have ever gotten, and I have bought quite a few over the years“
“Hi. I just purchased a used Pasadena 18 el84 amp used from a local guy. What a fantastic amp! I’ve never been so excited about an amp within just minutes of playing it”
This review is for the M800+ 35W, Aug 2025 version:
“Hi Randy
This review is for the 2025 Barracuda (the channel switching version of the Crocodile, 40W EL34):
“I have a $4500 ______________ amp, and your Barracuda sounds BETTER. I have used it on about 8 gigs, and it’s not just me who thinks it is killer. Yes it is so responsive“
This review is for the 2025 Crocodile (40W EL34):
“Arrived today. This thing is a monster. The gain is clear, great note separation. Clean channel nails that plexi sound. Dont know how you do it at this price point but this thing sounds awesome. Again I’m honestly floored by this amp. I have 30 or so high gain heads. And this is up there with the best of them.“
This review is for the 2025 Corona (40W 6L6 no loop):
“The amp came yesterday. It’s looks and sounds even better than I could have imagined! I really appreciate all your hard work. Thanks for this amazing amp.“
“I just wanted to say, you really produce a fantastic product. All three of these amps have been reliable and certainly punch above their weight class in terms of features and tone. The newest one, the 308 sounds excellent. They all do! The way you are able to option them out for your customers. You really know how to make them work well, be lightweight and reliable. I am very pleased with these purchases, how helpful you are with the build process, and support after purchase. Top notch! Thanks again Randy!
This review for the 2025 Caiman (25W EL34):
“Hey Randy,
head – this thing gives me what I hoped it would and more! The Fender cleans with EL34 are spanky, chimey and still full of thrust. It’s so much more touch sensitive that the HK TM20DH’s clean channel (which is It’s good channel IMO). Note definition on my neck pickups on the LP are way better and strat sounds perfect in any position. Best I’ve ever heard the bridge on anything! Also the Marshall channel blew away everyone that heard it. I liked it in person at your place and was surprised as I’m not a huge Marshall fan (or wasn’t based on previous copies of the circuit or modelling) but playing through the LP and Strat at home blended through full M channel on all range of gain is a blast. I can tell this will cover my bases for bluesy fuzz/alt/rock/indie better than any two amps I could get for any price. I could/can reduce my pedal board to just fuzz and OD.”
This review for the 2025 Crocodile (40W EL34 version):
“Hi Randy. H channel is GENIUS!! You have something REALLY special here. HUGE TONES!! SO ADDICTIVE!! Such a joy to play, always leaves a big grin on my face which I haven’t felt in a long time. Notes are warm, thick and jump off the fretboard with harmonically rich complex overtones and by far the most sustain I’ve ever come across, ALL WITH UNCANNY low noise floor and NO FEEDBACK AT ALL MEANING THATS WITHOUT A NOISE SUPPRESSOR which I’ve never seen before!! I like to think I’m somewhat of an authority on high gain amps bc I have a lot of them. This has THE MOST gain I have ever come across BUT IT’S ALL USABLE. Hard to dial in a bad sound. Setting the gain even at 3:00
, the low end SOMEHOW stays nice and tight and with the guitar volume I can go anywhere from Metallica , 80s hair metal, rock, and classic rockala EVH, AC/DC, ZEP etc”
This review for an EL84 M800+
“Hi Randy,
I just finished an hour change of playing guitar using my new amp that I picked up this morning from the post office. I have to say that it is truly an outstanding piece of equipment and the palate of sounds when it warmed up and was dialed in blew my mind. Hugely impressed and exceptionally pleased with your M800+ amp. “
This review for the 2025 Asheville (major upgrade from previous versions):
“Asheville 6V6: been playing the amp all week and what can I say? Total insanity. This amp is the richest, most dynamic amp I’ve ever played. Tons of punch and unreal clarity. I’ve been playing for over 30 years and I have collected lots of gear over those years. Some of this gear I love and cherish but truth be told, I’d sell 75% of it all right now if you made me choose between all of my precious gear and keeping this amp. This is by far the best musical purchase I have ever made. The tone is to die for. It’s so inspiring to play. I turned it up and was immediately making up new riffs right away. A couple of friends were over and they were blown away by the tone of this thing. One of them said that it reminded him of listening to music on vinyl. Phaez amps are incredible and the pricing is beyond reasonable. Randy is a true gem in our guitar community. “
From MS (25W AFD which is based on the Crocodile H circuit):
“Gave it a bit of a demo today, and it sounds really good! Not having played a real AFD and only playing ToneX captures, it appears to be in the same ballpark, which is great!
I compared it to my Randall RD20H and while the Randall has a ‘boost/tight’ switch, which I really like (giving an OD as clean boost effect), tonally speaking the Phaez has so much more tonal range and variability. With the bright and presence knobs I could spend days trying different combinations and they always sound good. The Randall RD20H has basically ‘one good sound’ and everything else is extremely dark, your Phaez AFD is far more alive and fun to play!”
From JA (40W Rockerverb OD + Hiwatt clean channel): “My review of the Deus Vult:
This amp is brilliant! I received the amp yesterday. I’m truly blown away by the beauty of the hiwatt Channel. I like the Orange high gain channel as well. The cleaner channel that’s based on a Hiwatt is thick and has piano like sustain. The bass is tight the mids are full with enough highs to keep it crisp. No “ice pick to the ears” bite. The high gain channel has more than enough gain. I can set both gains to 6 and get full on modern Marshall distortion. I can go much higher and the gain gets over the top. I could do anything from indie bell tones (Band of Horses)to hardcore/ metal (Pantera, Korn, Metallica), and everything in between. the cleaner channel can get pretty hairy too. It makes Blues sounds that’ll blow your mind. The single note leads jump out at you on both channels. They will cut through in any band. It takes pedals in the loop and up front perfectly. What a true pleasure to play this beast!
Randy was honest, knowledgeable, accommodating, concise, and helpful. Phaez does what the big companies should do.
The best part is, this was built to my specs for far less than with brand name amps. Thanks”
Hey Randy,
I love this amp! I haven’t played my Mesa since I got i Randy!”
Re Annapurna distortion pedal:
Re 18W M800+
This is for an AFD 2 channel (Corona clean channel):
The following is about the Sweet Shirley, a 4x6V6 Bassman/JTM style with a loop, and master: “More updates: put new power tubes in, they were all at .30 VDH, no adjustment required. These tubes tested on Russian tester, high numbers(52+ or – .1 Mc) inductance. Volume on 8 o’clock, bright, treble, bass, and presence on 0, mids maxxed, master maxxed. Estimate volume and thickness levels of 50 watt Plexi, more than a Super Reverb. Absolutely incredible! Still has all the chime and jingle, just brutally thick and beautiful! Shirley is a wild wench! If a client is looking for that Who “Live at Leeds” sound, or Noel Young’s “Everybody Knows this is Nowhere” tone, it’s there. A whole different amp with the stack completely bypassed. Absofreakinglutely amazing! Set like I described, as soon as you start to open the volume from off, the magic starts. Can’t even think about getting it opened up in the house. You have created a beautiful monster. Shirley’s middle name is Lucretia.(Look up legend of Lucretia-Hadrians Wall Scotland.) I will be on the lookout for more tubes with inductance #’s in the low 50’s. I have other sets at 46-48, haven’t tried them in Shirley yet. Don’t want to touch a thing, she sounds way too good to turn a knob! You nailed the tone I’m looking for. Notes sustain into feedback with piano like tone on the lower strings. And that beautiful 6V6 tone with just a little distortion on everything, good individual note distinction in chords. But rocking. No bs, the finest tone and punch I’ve heard. Think Sonny Landreths Strat through a Dumble”
“After receiving my new 24 watt M800, I can without a doubt say this amp is badass! It is super versatile and can achieve a handful of different marshall tones. The build quality is far better than buying from a big name manufacturer and the ability to personalize it with Randy only makes it cooler. I would recommend Phaez amps to anyone who is in the market for a new amp.”
“I dug the 18W McClane at your place so I bought it. But it has really blown me away as I play it home. It is SO versatile, and a strat sounds like a strat, a Les Paul sound like a Les Paul. Many amps tend to blend different guitars into one tone. Not the McCLane. The McClane is such a great tool, AND TOUCH SENSITIVE. ”
“Received my Corona 6V6 Amp and have now played it for about 10 hours. This Amp sounds amazing and is very versatile. Takes pedals very well, couldn’t be happier.”
RE: McBoosty Pedal “Received a boost pedal from Randy that has a very unique tone control. This control allows you to really tailor the frequencies. I use it to boost other overdrives and it works fantastic.”
RE: Custom 18W Asheville “I originally bought a Phaez SIBLY on a resale site and was super impressed. This led me to the Phaez website and knew I had to have something custom made. I reached out to Randy, he got working on an amp to my specifications, and the entire process was absolutely great. The turnaround was quick and I have a custom amp I am delighted with”
RE: Phaez Brown Sound Pedals “I’ve finally had a chance to mess around with them a little bit this week. I tell you, if I’d have just gotten the BS3.1 I would have been very happy. It sounds great and if I keep the gain below about 1:00 (depending on the guitar) it has a good brown sound to it. When it gets above that on the gain, it seems to get “smoother” and reminds me of my Wampler Pantheon – even though that is supposedly based off a different circuit. To my ears, there is a similar gain feel going on with both pedals even though I didn’t do a back-to-back comparison – just going from memory.
But, man oh man, the Akimbo just flat out rocks! It has a great “bark” and openness to it and sounds awesome no matter where I set the gain. I also like the tone circuit on the Akimbo a little bit better – to me it just has a little more high end to it that sounds better through my rig.” -EC
SUNSET (22W 6V6 amp, DNA from the Bogner Ecstasy) “Got the box, unwrapped it, installed the tubes, plugged it in, turned it on and put the settings to the magical Phaez setting (B6/T6/M4.5/gain on 6), waited a few minutes to make sure tubes were good and warm, grabbed my Flying V with super distortions, turned off standby and raised volume to about 4. Dead quiet, as usual with Phaez amps. Raised volume on my guitar and hit a G chord. “HOLY SHIT!!!” Was my exact and honest response. Why this is not a standard on Randy’s lineup is beyond me.” – JS
DUOPHONIC EL34 “Just used this beauty in the recording studio this weekend in Winnipeg. I started by using a Mesa F30, but the engineer suggested I try using the Duophonic instead and it came out great. Used the blackface channel cranked for most rhythm work and the AFD channel plugged into a 412 Marshall cabinet for lead and heavier songs“
“Phaez amps are robust, articulate, responsive, and LOUD. I’ve never been disappointed & I still recommend Phaez Amps, as many others do.” – Deftone1971
“I can tell you this: The sweet spot on a Daisycutter sounds very similar to a Friedman Small Blax on CH 1 with the gain dimed. Highly recommended.” – Duane @ MyLesPaul
“I have a Phaez M50X, it’s a Friedman Small Box based Head with a boost. With this Phaez I’m often just going, guitar, cord, amp”
SWORDFISH pedal “I came to pickup a Savage which was excellent, but the Swordfish just made my jaw drop even more. I have about 50 distortion/OD pedals and the Swordfish is now #1 (Savage #2 Thanks for the deal!)”
“Love both of mine. Been using them since about 2011. While hosting the jam sessions guests would come in and play and later say they would have to get one. Great amps and real workhorses. Never had any issues. Thanks”