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Gjika Amplification
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| name             =  Gjika Amplification
| logo             =[[File:GjikaAmplificationLogo.jpg]]
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| type             = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry         = [[Amplifier|Amplification]]
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| foundation       = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], United States ({{Start date and age|1984}})
| founder          = [[Robert Gjika]]
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| location_city    = [[ShenzhenEscondido, CA]]
| location_country = ChinaUSA
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| key_people       = [[Robert Gjika]]
| products         = [[Amplifier]]s
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| homepage         = {{URL|www.gjikaamplification.com}}
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[[Gjika Amplification]] was founded in [[Boston, MA]] in the early 1980s, by Robert (Bob) Gjika. Gjika amplifiers are original designs, and are completely hand-wired. Gjika amps are said by some guitarists to be the finest [[guitar amplifiers]] (AKA [[boutique amplifier|boutique guitar amplifiers]]) available.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hunter|first1=Dave|title=Dave's Corner: Boutique Amp Guide Part VIII|url=https://reverb.com/news/daves-corner-boutique-amp-guide-part-viii|website=Reverb|publisher=reverb.com|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref>

==Origins==

Robert Gjika was born in [[Winthrop, MA]], in 1960.  At a young age, he found his love of music, and soon after, began building his own guitars and amplifiers. His father was an electrician, giving him an early start in electronics. Later, he also had older musicians as mentors. His passion in his teens and twenties was playing the guitars he crafted himself, in his various local bands. By 1979, he had established himself in the local Boston area as a Luthier, repairing and building guitars a(contracted; show full)[[Category:Guitar amplifier manufacturers]]
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[[Category:Guitars|Guitar amps]]
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