About

Professional Background

StageSafe was founded by Eric Jacobs, a Telecommunications Engineer who graduated from Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina).

His professional background combines:

• 20 years in telecommunications engineering, working with equipment manufacturers and service providers
• 15 years designing and manufacturing original guitar and bass amplifiers, and guitar pedals
• Dedicated research into fault-induced electrical shock risk in steel-string amplification systems

Industry Contributions & Publications

• Founder of Jake Amps, developed original and awarded amplifier designs and safety-oriented circuit solutions
• Author of *ABC of Equipment for the Electric Guitar*, including a dedicated chapter on electrical safety
• Technical presenter for the Audio Engineering Society (AES)
• Contributor to stage safety initiatives in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de la Música (INAMU)

Experience in live performance environments has informed a practical understanding of real-world electrical conditions and failure scenarios.

Technical Innovations Highlight

His work has led to practical safety mechanisms allowing amplifiers to actively mitigate shock risk, including:
• Conditional interruption of the instrument ground path upon detection of excessive fault current
• Detection of abnormal AC mains connection conditions prior to operation

A safety mechanism based on conditional ground interruption was previously implemented in commercial hardware and successfully used by professional musicians in live environments.
Its real-world deployment informed the architectural approach now evaluated within amplifier integration contexts.

These developments reflect StageSafe's engineering philosophy: measurable risk reduction through circuit-level design.

StageSafe operates strictly at the engineering level, providing confidential, manufacturer-oriented safety insight.