Krank Amplification is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 company based in Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 that designs and manufactures guitar amplifier

Guitar amplifier

A guitar amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed to make the signal of an electric or acoustic guitar louder so that it will produce sound through a loudspeaker...

s. Krank manufactures tube amplifiers

Valve amplifier

A valve amplifier or tube amplifier is a type of electronic amplifier that makes use of vacuum tubes to increase the power and/or amplitude of a signal. Low to medium power valve amplifiers for frequencies below the microwaves were largely replaced by solid state amplifiers during the 1960s and...

 and recently a hybrid amplifier.

Amplifiers

Designed by tube amplifier guru Tony Krank, Krank has been making guitar amplifiers in the United States since 2003. Their Krankenstein model was made as a signature amplifier for the late Dimebag Darrell

Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...

. Other amplifier models include the Revolution Series 1, Krankenstein +, Rev +, Nineteen80, Chadwick Series, Rev Jr Standard, Krankenstein Jr, Nineteen80 Jr and Rev Jr Pro. The model known as the SST is a hybrid (solid state power amp/tube preamp). Their entry into the bass amplifier market came in 2009 with the hybrid Dirty Valve amplifier and Basszilla cabinet. All products are made in the USA, the factory and world headquarters is located in Chandler, Arizona.

In pop culture

In the video game Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II

Guitar Hero II

Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero...

, the amplifiers used by the players are Krank Amplifiers. The following addition to the series also features the amplifier at a later point in the game.
Krank amplifiers are the original amp of choice for Brendan Small as he used them in making the soundtrack for the television show Metalocalypse

Metalocalypse

Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim...

. His representative characters on the show, lead guitarists Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Toki Wartooth, are prominent users of their Dimebag Darrell model Krankenstein amplifier.