Hayden (electronics company)
Hayden is a British company which designs hand-wired electric guitar amplifiers. It is a sister company to Ashdown Engineering, which makes high-quality, hand-wired, vacuum-tube amplifiers in England.
At the end of 2007 it was announced that Dave Green, Matamp's chief engineer, would be joining Hayden full-time as 'Valve Amp Guru'. The new designed by Dave Green range has been launched and comprises the products as listed below, a range of valve pedals is expected early 2011.
Products
Hand wired series
- Peacemaker 100 Head made in UK
- Classic Lead 80 Head and Combo
- Cotton Club 7/15 combo
- Cotton Club 15/30
- Petite 2 combo
- Petite 5
- Speakeasy 50 Head and Combo 5 x ecc83 2xEL34 + 2x6L6 switchable)
- Mofo 30 Head
- Mofo 55 head and combo
- Mofo 100 head
Manufactured Offshore
- Mofo 30 as above but more affordable
- Mofo 15
- Mofo 40 classic
- HGTA 20 head and combo
- HGTA 40 head and combo
Peacemaker series(Now Discontinued)
FA DSP series (Now Discontinued)
- FA 100 and 50 watt DSP Combos
- FA DSP 100 watt head
Notable Users
Artists who use Hayden Guitar Amplifiers;- Carl Barat - Dirty Pretty Things
- Chris Urbanowicz - Editors
- Keith Murray - We Are Scientists
- Kevin Roentgen - Orson
- Henry Dartnall - The Young Knives
- Rick McNamara - Embrace
- Marcus "Fox" Barker - Disappointments
- Simon Neil - Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Duke
- Jesse Hughes and Dave Catching - Eagles Of Death Metal
- Jamie Wallace - Velouria