“Fender-ize your amp with real spring reverb and tremolo”: Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2 review
Fender introduced spring reverb later on with the standalone 6G15 unit in 1961, and had it built into amps from 1963’s Vibroverb onwards.The combination of tremolo and spring…
Parallel Passions: Comparing Our Beloved Watch Hobby To The Guitar World
Thomas compares his two great passions ✓ The watch world and the guitar world ✓ Explore his findings in this article! ✓ …
Neural DSP unveils a robot named TINA for an “unparalleled level of precision” in amp modelling
This is the year 2024 so of course we are used to seeing innovations in the amp modelling space and all kinds of innovations with digital tech expanding…
Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever
TINA connects to guitar amps via actuator arms, and collects data that will help faithfully and authentically model source material with unprecedented accuracy …
“I hear so much that I don’t hear in the digital plugin”: Alex Lifeson explains why digital amps can’t match up to the real thing
The Rush guitarist-turned-gear-manufacturer feels there’s one crucial element that plugins lack – and makes real amps sound superior …
Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way
The tube amp Joe Satriani has created with 3rd Power to nail Eddie Van Halen’s transitional, 1986-era guitar tone has been made available as a plugin – with…
“The tone is simply spectacular, and now at 50 watts, the amp feels more powerful and assertive than ever before”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review
Positive Grid’s flagship practice amp gets its long-awaited sequel, but can it live up to the legacy of the original?
Mark Tremonti on what his PRS MT100 amp has in common with his Dumbles – and why its cleans rule too
One of the best metal amps on the market? Sure. One of the most versatile? Most def. The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist’s signature head has three independent…
Blackstar keeps it simple with the tube-powered, American-voiced, and vintage-inspired TV-10A combo amp
Blackstar’s new 1×12” combo, the TV-10A, aims to put Fender tweed tube amp flavors into an amp that, although powered by tubes, still delivers plenty of modern features….
“I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone”: This guitarist seeks to proves it
Trialling IRs and Universal Audio’s speaker emulations makes a startling difference to how amp models sound and it made me realise how much I’d overlooked this impact with…