Mercury

Bob 1 from DEVO takes his Mercury out for a spin.

We just received this photograph of guitarist extraordinaire Bill Frisell playing his new Sportsman 1x12 combo. Bill has also owned a Mercury.

Guitar Aficionado reviewed the Mercury in their spring 2012 issue saying, And while many tube amplifiers promise to deliver satisfying tones at optimal studio and bedroom levels, few succeed as admirably as the Mercury. The entire review is available here: Out of This World (931kb pdf).

The UK magazine Guitar & Bass features a Boutique Amp Roundup in their November 2011 issue. Six small combo amps from Matamp, Torres, Cornell, Bad Cat, Victoria, and Carr are compared. Which amp came out on top, you ask? Well, here's what they said: The Mercury is by far and away the most versatile amp in this roundup. If you could only take one amp to a recording session, you could be confident that you'd have all bases (short of death metal) covered. Quality costs, especially when you buy American, but valve amps don't come much better than this. - Guitar & Bass, November 2011 On newsstands now.

Guitar Planet produced two video reviews of the Mini Mercury - one using a Fender Stratocaster and the other with a '59 Les Paul reissue. Have a look and listen:

• Carr Mini Mercury review with fender stratocaster
• Carr Mini Mercury review with 59 les paul reissue

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan used a Mercury when performing for their video "Crossed Wires". He also used a Mercury at Superchunk's recent show at Radio City Music Hall.
Photography by Matt Carr

Wired Magazine's website has posted a review of the Mercury with some nice photos of the only 'gator-cream-'gator Merc in existence. Check it out: Carr Mercury Guitar Amp.

Wilco guitarists Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline play a Mercury and a Rambler on the October 30, 2008 episode of the The Colbert Report.

The March 2008 issue of Premier Guitar Magazine features a review of the Mini-Mercury. Pick it up at your newsstand or read the review online: Carr Mini-Mercury.

Jazz guitarist and composer Bill Frisell stopped by the shop last week. He played through all the models and settled on a Mercury. It was a pleasure to meet him and listen to him play. The website has been updated. A handful of reviews have been added to the Press page, and more photos have been added to the Users area. Happy holidays!