I feel like I should explain the names I'm giving to these amplifiers. Both names, Spuntone and Il D'oro, are in Italian because I happen to like the way that language sounds. Spuntone translates to "spike", and is a reference to the aesthetics I plan to give the amp. Il D'oro loosely translates to "the golden one" in English and "el dorado" in Spanish.

El Dorado, of course, is the fabled "Lost City of Gold", but it's also the city in Arkansas where I currently reside. Although I'm doing my best to move back to my home-sweet-home of New Orleans, I wanted the name to be a tribute to my time here in The Natural State. I also thought that the lost city of gold was a good metaphor to a tone-hunter like me, who is constantly tweaking in the search of an unattainably perfect tone.

I'm hoping to post an initial Spuntone schematic by the end of next week, so stay tuned!