When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process
Before Eddie Van Halen could sign off on the EVH 5150 III, he had to make sure it was borderline indestructible …
Linear Tube Audio Launches Century Monoblock ZOTL Power Amplifiers – A Decade in the Making
Linear Tube Audio’s Century Monoblocks: hand-built ZOTL amps with Screen-Drive tubes, 110 W/8 Ω, low output impedance, and full balanced inputs.
A Respected Hi-Fi Brand Just Launched a Gorgeous Audiophile Amplifier
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability system is one of the recently fielded U.S. weapons designed to counter China‘s growing military capabilities, along with the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. Both are…
Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow
Jeffrey Falla offers amp repair service through El Diablo Amps and Guitars in Seward, which also stocks both ToneTron and Super Larry Amps. In addition to selling local-built…
tube amplifier
A conventional tube amplifier has a circuit whose fundamentals were well in place around a hundred years ago, so there are few surprises to be found in building…
“So, Dave, how do I slash the amp?”: Dave Davies picks up a razor and slashes a speaker on camera to demonstrate how he got the Kinks’ iconic proto-fuzz guitar tone
There are gear demos and then there are gear demos in which a guitar legend performs the most radical amp mod to show us how he got the…
“This is the amp that defined the sound of surf and early rock ’n’ roll”: Universal Audio is giving away its new UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp plugin worth $149 for free
UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp joins a growing collection of amp simulation plugins in Universal Audio’s product line, including the UAD Woodrow ’55 Amplifier, UAD Ruby ’63 Top…
Mesa/Boogie reissues a cult classic with a design that takes the amp brand back to the beginning
Loved by the likes of John Petrucci, the Mark IIC+ HRG presents super-clean tone at super-high volume and a super-tight crunch voicing for rock and metal rhythms …
Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head
The ultra-clean amp head has been deliberately designed to be paired with distortion pedals and rackmount effects …
Tube amplifiers aren’t just for audiophiles
Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a…