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Amplifiers

Vintage 1966 Blackface Fender Reverb

Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Fender Super Reverb are snuggle up right in with one another. Starting with the 1960’s Fender Pro Reverb amp offers a nice answer when the Deluxe’s volume isn’t loud enough […]

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Amplifiers

Brownsville Choirboy and Hiwatt Bulldog 10

This mongrel duo is a mixture of sweetness and range. The Brownsville Choirboy is a well-behaved instrument that puts hollowbody jangle within most musicians’ budgets. Its bound body is charitably outfitted with three “toaster-top” pickups and a five-way selector, from which you can order up oodles of focused jangle, ranging from tight bit to silky jazz. The bolt-on maple neck has a pleasing profile and a plateless heel for upper-fret comfort, all of which is graciously aided by an adjustable bridge and truss rod […]

Tube or Solid State Amps
Amplifiers

Retubing a Peavey 5150 Amplifier

  I’m retubing my 5150 head entirely. What tubes do you suggest, and what other suggestions can you make for choosing good tubes and getting good sounds James XXXX@yahoo.com You’ve got some choices here, James. […]

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Amplifiers

Kramer Baretta FR-404S and Marshall G30R-CD

Rookie Metalheads never had it so good. This Kramer-Marshall combo packs plenty of bite and bottom at a bargain-basement price. The Kramer Baretta sports a maple neck and alder body with neck-thru construction, quad-rail humbuckers […]

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Amplifiers

Ampeg B3-28 Bass Guitar Amplifier

1990s era Ampeg bass amp–Featuring a tilt-back design, the B3-28 delivers big sound (150-watts) in a small package. A two-input plate on the back lets you choose between employing the amp’s two eight-inch speakers alone […]

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Amplifiers

The Little Amp That Could

Who says heavy-duty sounds only come in big, expensive packages? Three solid-state challengers prove size isn’t everything. Crate Taxi The closest the Crate Taxi will get to a studio is the sidewalk. But from there […]

Mesa Boogie F-50 Head
Amplifiers

Mesa Boogie F-50 Guitar Amp

Mesa/Boogie–No other company can make guitars amplified as divinely as Mesa Boogie can. This manufacturer of high quality and top of the line amplifiers is based in Petaluma, California, and has been going at it […]