About Maven Peal

Maven Peal amplifiers are winners of the prestigious Guitar Player Editor's Pick and Exotica Awards. Click here to read the reviews.

Dave Zimmerman graduated with honors from the University of Washington in 1994 with a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. His thesis involved analog circuit design using chaos theory, and Dave has been applying nonlinear analysis to award winning electronics and environmental software design for Fortune 500 companies ever since. As the founder of Maven Peal Instruments, he has hand-wired over 1,000 amplifiers sporting a new power supply design called the Sag Circuit.

Dave's most recent project involves authoring:

The Guitar Amplifier Player's Guide
An Instruction and Reference Manual for Musicians
The Guitar Amplifier Player's Troubleshooting Guide
A Do-It-Yourself Troubleshooting Guide for Musicians