Established in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona, RedPlate Amps was started by Henry Heistand, who was joined in 2008 by business partner, Keith Entringer. Together, they have a combined total of over 80 years of playing, servicing, and designing tube amplifiers. Henry is now retired but works with Keith often on new designs.

Our philosophy is simple – “First get the cleans right“.

​The amps produce maximum bloom and sustain on the clean tones with incredible harmonics and overtones. Build construction is eyelet board point-to-point (no printed circuit boards allowed) with “sustain boosting” lead dress perfection.  The intelligent, proven designs are the culmination of years of listening, learning, trial/error, and shameless imitation.  These are true boutique amps; hand built with an uncompromising attention to detail combined with a final tweaking process that gives the player that last extra amount of tonal excellence.  Playing a RedPlate amplifier allows you to reproduce the tone inside your head and when you perform with that tone, every night becomes an “on” night.

We truly look at the players who choose to invest in our amplifiers as family.  
​That is why we always thank them for joining the RedPlate Family!