Himmelstrutz
SPACE GNOME (50)—Complete 50W Reverb Amplifier
The Himmelstrutz Amp Philosophy
At Himmelstrutz Elektro Art, our amplifiers are not about reinventing sound, but about evolving design. We hold onto the timeless tones and organic feel of valve amplifiers, while introducing new design philosophies that prioritise craftsmanship and reliability. The goal is to preserve that rich, natural sound you crave, but with a modern approach that improves performance and usability. We carefully design and handcraft each amplifier, blending classic warmth with cutting-edge engineering to deliver an authentic, dynamic experience without unnecessary complexity. Our amplifiers don’t just sound like the revered valve amps—they also have the feel!—offering that familiar response, touch, and musicality you know so well. What we provide is a balance of tradition and progression, giving you the unmistakable valve tone in a design that’s lighter, more versatile, and built to last.
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$399 USD
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718 Seconds Guitar Thriller
CAN BE QUIET CAN BE LOUD—ATTENUATOR NOT NEEDED...
CAN BE DIRTY CAN BE CLEAN—PEDALS MAY NOT BE NEEDED!
WHAT’S A SPACE GNOME (50)?
SPACE GNOME (50) viewed from the top—DIRT (true valve sounding overdrive) and Spring REVERB***—both activated with footswitches!
Himmelstrutz SPACE GNOME (50), a sister of Himmelstrutz GNOME (50)—now a bit bigger but still so slick & portable, with hips and sounds made in heaven. Still a 100% analog, complete & competent guitar amplifier—this time with the DIRT Channel and a Spring Reverb*** switchable @ your feet! SPACE GNOME (50) is designed and assembled in Sweden assisted by an all discrete Class A preamp (with a serial effects loop) and a Mosfet power amplifier of max 30 watts @ 8 Ω/50 watts @ 4 Ω—which makes it LOUD!*
* if you don’t want SPACE GNOME (50) loud but still want great tones, with the right feeling at your fingers, for example when recording—SPACE GNOME (50) also has a “REC-OUT” jack for your tape recorder or DAW. We don’t mess with “IR's” as it’s too time consuming (+ has latency) and is annoying for a creative music creator/player and therefore not involved in the current Himmelstrutz environment as we don’t follow just any, often by random, possible trend!
SPACE GNOME (50) IN DEPTH
More pictures soon…
In 2022 Himmelstrutz Elektro Art takes the step into the amplifier world to make a new kind of, a different amp named Himmelstrutz 8. What makes this creation unique and new in this time is it's so small you can hardly see it and also free from digital functions and “IR's” you have to control from your mobile phone—it’s simply an analog & complete guitar amplifier of 8 watts @ 8 Ω/15 watts @ 4 Ω with Bass, Mid, Treble & Volume controls with a serial effects loop—in a classic ”MXR” sized pedal format! That's it and this is probably the most real amplifier around at this time, with authentic valve ampy/bell-like qualities suitable for inspiring recordings, practicing and also for gigging; imagine the old king Marshall Plexi but much smaller, a short description would be it has clean, sparkling sounds on lower volumes and roaring, sustaining sounds @ higher volumes which cut through so well in any musical mix—while fitting in your pocket and also as a member of your pedalboard!
What we don’t know here is that some dudes need more than 8/15 watts & one more important function in an amp while still being analog and thereby the GNOME (50) amp project starts! What we, also, don’t know when developing the GNOME (50) is that some dudes, especially girls, would like to have the DIRT channel footswitchable—and also a footswitchable Spring Reverb*** for making more romantic and spacy tunes which probably will lead to true monster hits and love-making!
Just like the GNOME (50) the SPACE GNOME (50) amp is built around a big tree of Class A pre amplifier components—no dead sounding integrated circuits/op amps with clipping diodes etc—with a serial effects loop and a Mosfet power amp delivering up to 50 watts @ 4 Ω which makes this rock n' roll lady LOUD. Isn’t it time now to rethink them old fashioned valve-thoughts and let yourself take an important step forward? Let’s jump!
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Question: Why also this so dumb Himmelstrutz SPACE GNOME amp? Isn’t it enough already with them laughable & dwarfy Eight and GNOME?
Reply: There’s no such thing as laughable or the rest of immature expressions here. SPACE GNOME (50) is equipped with a footswitchable Spring Reverb*** and also the DIRT channel is chosen by a soft/quiet footswitch. This could have been even worse.
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*** The Spring
as SPACE GNOME (50) is smaller than any existing spring reverbration unit we have chosen another way which sounds and feels like a tube spring reverbration unit, in our case with the Fender Princeton Reverb-Amp in mind!
The SPACE GNOME (50) is designed and assembled in Sweden—the foundation of all Himmelstrutz products—by the same guy who started this company in 2004.
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(With dedicated 24V DC/2,5A Power Adapter included)
(EU/Non EU=$399 USD)
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HISTORY
HISTORY PRESENT FUTURE
Size / Weight / Sound / Feel / Beat!
Them good old valve amplifiers have been popular among musicians for about 7 decades and still are. The reasons for this are many; but in particular because of the sound, the feel and also the looks!
There's been many times when these good old valves (old fashioned) have been challenged to be replaced by more modern gadgets based upon solid state technology = transistor solutions or integrated circuits. A few times it's been not all bad, but most of the times we have heard / felt something important and deep is missing: the sparkle, the glass, the tactile dynamics so typical in them musical valves which for sure is tough to replace or even to compete with!
No way! In 2022 Himmelstrutz Elektro Art decided to give it a go and started with a remarkable amplifier project which came to be the Himmelstrutz 8, an 8 watt guitar / bass amplifier, this time—again!—to be compared to and compete with the great valve amplifiers!
What we didn’t know, while developing Himmelstrutz 8, was that some users needed even more power (+ more functions but still preferred a 100% analog amp and still simple) and thereby GNOME was soon born.
GNOME on a pedalboard replacing an ol’ huge valve amp. From here all you need is a speaker cable to your speaker!
SPACE GNOME on your pedalboard
If you plan to place Himmelstrutz GNOME on your pedalboard and want to use a suitable pedalboard power supply we have 3 suggestions for you.
1. CIOKS DC7 (has 24V DC/2A)
2. EVENTIDE POWERMAX (has 24V DC/2A)
3. STRYMON ZUMA (has 24V DC/1.5A)
You also need 2 wires to make the connections (centre plus) from the power supply to Himmelstrutz GNOME, for example:
A. Cioks L0110
B. Cioks 2030