Archive | Guitar Amplifiers
New From Chicago Blues Box: The Buddy Guy Signature Amplifier
Well, I haven’t seen any official word from the manufacturer yet, but according to Guitar Player Magazine, Chicago Blues Box’s new Buddy Guy Signature Series Amplifier is now available for purchase. The amp, which is based on Blues Legend Buddy Guy’s much-loved 1959 Fender Bassman, is being sold not so much an exact replica, but [...]
Continue reading...Marshall’s Vintage Modern Series To Ship In January ’07
21. November 2006
If you’ve been lusting after Marshall’s recent wave of handwired and highly expensive re-issue amplifiers, like the exceedingly cool JTM45/100 & Super 100JH, you’ll be happy to know that the company has announced an entirely new line of amplifiers based on these two re-issues, and unlike their handwired predecessors they’ll apparently be priced for the [...]
Continue reading...Hear The Fender Princeton In Action!
6. November 2006
If you’re in the market for a recording amp that can produce both classic, sparkling Fender clean tones, and dirty, vintage tube overdrive you might be interested to know that Fender has posted sound-clips for their new Princeton Recording Amp… and they’re pretty freakin’ impressive. The amplifier is Fender’s latest re-working of their popular Princeton [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 To Give Away A Spider III Prototype Every Month
1. November 2006
According to their website, Line 6 will be giving away a prototype of their new Spider III digital modeling amplifier every month for an unspecified amount of time. As if the allure of free equipment weren’t enough, the amps that are up for grabs here are apparently the actual pieces used by various big name [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Introduces So Cal 50H Head & 412SL Cabinet
17. October 2006
Last week Epiphone announced it’s latest foray into the tube-amp market, with what looks to be another solid performer––the new So Cal 50H Amplifier. According to Epiphone the amp features a 100% tube signal-path, paired with a solid state rectifier and tube powered reverb. At the same time they introduced their new So Cal 412SL [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Swart’s Immaculate Atomic Space Tone
25. September 2006
Handmade Quality, Atomic-Age Styling, Delicious All-Tube Tone When I first stumbled onto Michael Swart’s handsome tweed Atomic Space Tone tube amp, via the Swart Amplifier Co’s website, I may have been instantly struck by the retro-cool look of his handiwork, but I had no inclination that I was gazing upon one of the best sounding [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Introduces Blues Custom 30 Tube Amp
8. August 2006
Well, I was pretty sure I was done blogging for the evening when I got word that Epiphone had released a new, and presumably very affordable tube amp — the Blues Custom 30. Built by none other than parent company Gibson, the Blues Custom 30 is said to produce that warm tube tone that old-school [...]
Continue reading...Dream Machine: Marshall’s 1974X Reissue
21. July 2006
Another Dream Amp From Marshall I’ve been considering a number of amps recently, and one that’s really caught my eye is Marshall’s reissue 1974X — a hand-wired recreation of their classic 18-watt tube amp, the 1974 — which, ironically enough, was produced during the mid to late ’60s. The 1974X is getting phenomenal reviews, and [...]
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4. December 2006
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