Electric Guitar Review

Hear The Fender Super-Sonic 112 In Action!

6. July 2006

Nice! Fender has finally gotten around to posting some sound-clips of their new Super-Sonic 112 tube amp in action, and it sounds seriously sweet. Just one word of warning though: if you’re a tube fanatic this one could have you busting your bank account wide open! The Super-Sonic may just be the holy-grail for guitar players like [...]

What’ll It Be? Line 6 Flextone III Plus

3. July 2006

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Well, I’m in the market for a new amplifier, and in spite of my nearly fanatic love of tube amps I’m finding myself leaning heavily towards the Flextone III Plus, from Line 6 — yep, a digital modeling amp. Why? Because it’s versatile (it models 32 different classic amps,) surprisingly affordable (about $600,) and it does [...]

Worshiping At The Shrine Of Hendrix: Marshall Unveils Super 100JH

22. June 2006

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Whether into ’60s rock or not, I don’t think there’s a guitarist out there who doesn’t have just a little bit of Hendrix-envy. I mean, to make a guitar sing like that you have to dedicate yourself totally to the instrument — a sacrifice most of us will never be able to make. But while you [...]

The World At Your Fingertips: Line 6’s Vetta II Combo Amplifier

14. June 2006

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When You Absolutely, Positively, Must Have Every Amp And Guitar Effect Known To Man As I’ve often mentioned, when it comes to guitar amps my personal preference is for a plug-n-play set-up – just haul your amp into the club, plug in your guitar, and play. That doesn’t mean I don’t like options, it just means [...]

Price Drop! Fender’s Classic Vibro King Custom

30. May 2006

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Just a few weeks back I wrote about Fender’s incredibly cool (and unapologetically expensive!) all-tube Vibro King Custom amplifier, but this morning I noticed that music123.com has dropped the price on these hand-wired beauties. According to their website they’ve reduced the price to just over $2,000 – down nearly $1400 from Fender’s list price. The Vibro-King [...]

Big, Fat Fender Tone: The Classic Vibro-King Custom

17. May 2006

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What can I say? I’ve been coveting Fender’s classically-cool Vibro-King Custom for as long as I’ve been playing the guitar… and that’s longer than I’d like to admit. First off, I’m a true tube-amp freak, and the Vibro-King is all tube/all the time, including dual 6L6 Groove Tubes, five 12AX7 pre-amp tubes, and something you seldom [...]

High-Tech Hybrid: Kustom’s WAV 212 Combo

8. May 2006

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Digital/Tube/Solid-State Hybrid Wow, here’s a really intriguing amplifier — it’s Kustom’s WAV 212 Combo, an amp that turns guitar amplification on its head by mixing up old-school vacuum tubes, solid-state circuitry, and even digital sound processing into what’s presumably a highly versatile piece of audio machinery. According to Kustom, the WAV 212 skips amp-modeling all together, and [...]

Pure & Simple: Gretsch Debuts 6163 Executive Tube Amp

4. May 2006

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You probably know Gretsch for its incredibly stylish, and truly timeless vintage guitars, but it’s worth noting that the company who brought you both the White Falcon and the Tennessee Rose also makes one mean tube amp – provided you’re a purist. I say “provided you’re a purist” because Gretsch’s super-cool, all tube, 20-watt wonder known [...]

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Hear The Fender Super-Sonic 112 In Action!

What’ll It Be? Line 6 Flextone III Plus

Worshiping At The Shrine Of Hendrix: Marshall Unveils Super 100JH

The World At Your Fingertips: Line 6’s Vetta II Combo Amplifier

Price Drop! Fender’s Classic Vibro King Custom

Big, Fat Fender Tone: The Classic Vibro-King Custom

High-Tech Hybrid: Kustom’s WAV 212 Combo

Pure & Simple: Gretsch Debuts 6163 Executive Tube Amp

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