Sold: The Despotic One

The Jooky Guitar Emporium is proud to present only it’s second ever guitar amplifier, The Despotic One.

Like all of our products it is handmade and a complete one-off, and will make a fine gift for the guitarist in your life, especially if that guitarist is you.

Looking like it was the beloved of a South American Junta, The Despotic One is built in a vintage Bolivar Cuban Cigar box and is a super cool amp at low levels but a complete homicidal maniac once the chips are down.

The Despotic One boasts an Amy-Tone amp housed lovingly in a matchbox, and plays it dirty from the off, unless you really start to make it angry, when things can get particularly messy. It looks so respectable that you would never know that it is quite capable of burying your children in an unmarked grave in the middle of a forest alongside the rest of their schoolmates.

While you may not think that there will be any controlling this amp, the rather handy volume control on your guitar at least keeps it chained to planet reality. Just remember that it isn’t a fuzzbox. It won't take kindly to being stomped on, if you see what I mean. It isn't the natural order of things.

The Despotic One is a stripped down, no frills, dirty rocker of a practice amp, simply plug in your guitar lead and play. It’s as simple as that.

The Despotic One is only the second ever Jooky Cigar Box Amp we have made available and comes with a 9V battery and the trademark Jooky wrapping service, for a quite incredible,  £29.99 delivered anywhere in the UK, although the rest of the world will have to stump up for more postage and won't get the battery as we are allergic to controlled explosions and orange jumpsuits…


Just to be clear, this is a unique, handmade guitar amplifier and only our second ever Cigar Box Amp and it is marked with the Serial Number: JGE#2, signed and dated by the maker and sure to be a collectors item.

More importantly it is brilliant fun and we are quite sure that whether you or the guitarist in your life plays a Cigar Box Guitar or even something more mainstream like a Fender, Gibson or PRS, it is the amp that will be reached for most often.

Unfortunately, you can’t buy The Despotic One, as somebody beat you to it.

Technical Stuff:
Amp Type: Amy-Tone
Output: ½-1 Watt
Box Type: Bolivar Cigar Box
Construction: Paper over Wood
Dimensions 260mm x 140mm x 45mm
Power: 9V Battery
Input: ¼” Guitar Lead
Outputs: 8-Ohm Speaker
Controls: None
Special Stuff: Certificate of Authenticity, Builder Signed and Numbered
Serial Number: JGE#2
RSP: £29.99