Know Audio: Amplifiers And Distortion

As we’ve traced our no-nonsense path through the world of Hi-Fi audio, we’ve started with the listener, understood the limitations of the human ear, and thence proceeded to…

Becos FX unveils The Ziffer Overdrive – a TS-inspired signature pedal for Jordan Ziff

Becos FX has teamed up with Jordan Ziff of Ratt/Marty Friedman Band for a signature overdrive pedal based on the Romanian stompbox specialists’ TS8-MS Overdrive and MIDI Switcher….

Four day Tube strike will go ahead in August

Tube strike will go ahead next month amid a row over plans to abolish separate pay grades for drivers who work nights, the RMT said.

PS Audio Stellar M1200

The PS Audio Stellar M1200 is an exceptional mono amplifier with a tasty valve input stage, immense power, an attractive design, and gorgeous audio to match.

Fender ’68 Custom Pro Reverb review

Slimming down the original Pro Reverb model to a single 1×12, single-channel format, the 40-watt ’68 Custom Pro Reverb has been modified to add a little more touch…

Greg Germino of Germino Amplification on vintage Marshall tones, Southern rock and finding “magic” in original tweed amp circuits

It might seem odd that one of the world’s best-respected names in reproduction Marshall-style amplifiers is based in the United States. But consider the part the British stack…

Just Who Makes Tubes These Days?

If you were building a tube amplifier in the early 1990s, you were a significant outlier. The warm glow of a tube amplifier lends credibility to an audiophile…

Trash To Treasure Bluetooth Radio And Tube Amp Build

All of the electronic components were removed and a new tube amp was built on the original metal chassis. It uses a Bluetooth module for input which facilitates…

Invention & Evolution: Charles Darwin, Henry Ford and how the death of silent movies birthed the guitar amplifier

JHS Pedals main man Josh Scott continues his adventure through the history of effects by talking about… hang on… amps?!

A Cake Tin Makes A Great Tube Amp Chassis

If you have ever had a go at building a tube-based project you will probably be familiar with the amount of metalwork required to provide support structures for…