Do vintage NOS tubes really sound better? Here’s what you need to know

You might have heard a lot about the magic of NOS tubes. Here we dig into the subject, debunk some myths, and offer players something to think about…

Baton Rouge native, who sold his audio company for over $200M, still ‘takes every meeting’

Baton Rouge native Jim Odom is a musician, inventor and businessman who co-founded PreSonus Audio Electronics in 1995 to meet the growing demand for affordable digital music-making gear.

That time Robben Ford brought his prized Dumble amp to a guitar retreat – and let fans play it

It may be one of the most coveted amps in the world, but Ford let fans get up close and personal with the holy grail #102 Dumble …

Yamaha Music Innovations Partners Up with Four Startup Companies

Yamaha Music Innovations, LLC, Yamaha’s U.S. subsidiary, has partnered up with DataFalcon, Chartmetric, SimScale, and Rightsify to promote productivity improvements in existing businesses.

Supro teams up with Two Notes for the Airwave, a vintage-voiced 25W tube combo with onboard cab sims

Old-school Supro tube tones, new-school design, the Airwaves makes it effortless to go direct when recording or playing live – and it comes with 12 presets, including one…

Yamaha Unveils Cutting-Edge Experience Center in Bengaluru

Yamaha Music India inaugurates its Experience Center in Bengaluru, enhancing customer experience with professional audio solutions from Yamaha and NEXO. The center offers demonstrations, training …

Line 6 debuts all-new AI tech as it supercharges its amp modelling platform with the Helix Stadium

The Helix Stadium and Stadium XL Floor units feature an 8″ touchscreen, a vast range of tone-shaping features – including amp and effects capture – and take Line…

Fender’s American Vintage ’62 Super revives a “hidden treasure” tube amp

Landing in the sweet spot between ’50s tweed tones and ’60s black-panel sparkle, the ’62 Super is a throwback combo from a transitional period of Fender history …

Ben Harper’s Dumble was found at a yard sale – and it had previously belonged to the Beach Boys

Owning the amp afforded Harper a meeting with the legendary amp builder, who soon revealed its surprising past …

Jack White on why he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name after he got his new Fender tube amp

The Pano Verb’s weird and wonderful concoction of tube amp mojo, 10″ and 15″ speakers, reverb and tremolo, had White so excited that he ripped up the No…