Sano® Amplifiers

From the company's inception in 1951 until its demise in 1980, Sano amps were manufactured in 3 locations, all in New Jersey, and there may have been as many as 100 different amplifier models produced over the years. The “Hi-Fi” logo appears alongside the Sano mark on a number of these amps. At first, Sanos were designed strictly for accordion use and the full tonal range that works well for amplifying acoustic guitar, but as the amplified electric guitar market started to take off, so too did the Sano line.

One prevalent myth is that Sano was in some way affiliated with Ampeg. That isn't the case. Both companies were in operation at the same time but there was no business relationship between the two. Less well known than Ampeg, the Sanos from the ‘50s and ‘60s are all-tube, hand-wired amps that sound as good as any from the period. They came in many configurations, from 15 watts up to about 30 watts with normal speaker layouts (1 x 10”, 1 x 12”, 2 x 12”, 1 x15”) but some having a mixture of different size speakers in the one amp, often including an 8” driver.

Over the last few years, as other better-known vintage brands have become increasingly expensive, these Sano amps have become collectable. They have always been playable and we think they sound great. Click on the links below for details on our inventory and then come into the store to try them out.

For those of you who are troubled enough to be interested in more of the history of Sano, we have a more detailed page here.
 

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