Every Major Guitar Amplifier Brand, Ranked
The most well-known amplifiers have helped shape the sound of modern music. Let’s rank 11 of the major guitar amp brands available today.
Yngwie Malmsteen on how much gain he plays with: “It’s nuclear plant – it is ridiculous, it’s plutonium”
“It’s nuclear plant, it is ridiculous – it’s plutonium, it’s insane how much gain it is,” confirmed Yngwie in typically understated style. “But you just have to be…
Tube driver suspended over pro-Palestinian chant
A Tube driver who appeared to lead a pro-Palestinian chant on a London Underground train has been suspended, Transport for London (TfL) said. It happened on Saturday as…
J. Rockett HRM V2 review: a beautifully voiced Dumble-style drive pedal of the sort that encourages you to keep playing
In its lineup, J. Rockett has a pedal called The Dude, which was based on a Dumble Overdrive Special amp owned by Keith Urban. It also had another…
Audeze MM-500 Open-Back Studio Headphones: Review
This was also the region where each amplifier either worked extremely well or fell rather short — using tube amplifiers took away some top end clarity and detail…
The best guitar pedals of 2023
An incredibly faithful modeling of a vintage Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb w/ tube-style effects, emulations of modified units, and even different configurations of speaker and microphone. A compact,…
Police investigate London Tube driver’s pro-Palestinian chant
Police and Transport for London (TfL) are investigating after a London Tube driver appeared to chant pro-Palestinian slogans on a train. An unverified video circulating online appears to…
What does a Dumble ODS-100 Overdrive Special built to Alexander “Howard” Dumble’s personal specs sound like? Pretty, pretty good…
Watch Vertex Effects demo another Holy Grail Dumble rig – complete with a Dumbleator effects loop and custom 2×12 – and showcase its super-premium guitar tones …
Fender Champion 100 Review
This review will go over the product’s best features in-depth … So if you’ve got your heart set on a tube amp, the Fender Champion 100 isn’t going…
Marshall vs. Orange Amps
And there are two amp brands that consistently dominate discussions among guitarists when it comes to high-gain British tone: Marshall and Orange. Each a major amplifier brand in…