Amplifiers
Egnater MOD 50 Guitar Amplifier
For many guitarists, collecting amps and pedals is more than just a hobby, it is most likely an obsession. A three by two foot area of your floor filled with assorted stompboxes, combo amps stacked […]
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Kirk Hammett talks Gear and Sound for Death Magnetic
When Kirk Hammett, the lead guitarist of Metallica, was asked about his gear and tone for their new Death Magnetic album, this is what he had to say. “I’ve added more midrange to my over […]
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Fortin Bones Tube Amp
The BONES amplifier is a stripped down “bare bones”, single channel, all valve, electric guitar amplifier. With delicious modern styling and a straightforward & intuitive front panel layout, BONES is exceptionally versatile and completely inspirational […]
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Johnson Marquis JM60 Guitar Amp Review
Johnson’s Millennium amplifiers have set a good standard for what a digital modeling amp should be. While the Marquis is something of a scaled-down version of the Millennium, it retains much of what makes the […]
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Crate DX-212 Guitar Amplifier Review
With its brushed copper front panel, big black knobs and jellylike, illuminated keypad, Crate’s digital DX-212 looks like a Sixties vision of the future. The knobs (Master, volume, gain, bass, mid, treble. Channel level, effects […]
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Crate and Johnson Marquis Guitar Amplifiers
The ascension of digital modeling technology in amplifier design continues. The latest entries in the tone-cloning competition come from Crate and Johnson, who bring out the contest remarkably similar packages. Both the Crate DX-212 and the Johnson Marquis JM60 arrive in combo format, with easy to tweak knobs in addition to digital keypads, […]
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Speaker Cabinet Designs 101 [How To Build a Speaker Cabinet]
Ask a group of guitarists what their favorite instrument, amplifiers, and effects are, and each one will surely ramble on for hours about his gear of choice. Ask that same group about their favorite speakers […]
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Crown CE1000 Amplifier Review
Crown is another name with a solid rep among pros the world over. The CE series seems designed for the first-time buyer or musician who has been forced to be a soundman without actually being […]
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Hughes & Kettner Switchblade Amplifier Series
There are many amazing tube driven amplifiers on the market. There is also a dizzying array of solid-state modeling amps to choose from. Up until now, there has never been an option for players who […]
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Peavey PV 2000 Amplifier
If your standard answer to life’s big questions is “more power!” then the PV 2000 may be for you. The four-rackspace behemoth offers 1000 watts per side into 2 ohms (400 per 8 ohms) and […]