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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 [...]

Dream Machine: Marshall’s 1974X Reissue

21. July 2006

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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 [...]

All Tone, All The Time: Swart’s Atomic Space Tone Tube Amp

7. July 2006

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Talk About Old-School Cool… As often happens with the internet, I was out cruising the usual music sites when I stumbled across what looks to be a real gem of an amplifier – the Atomic Space Tone, by the Swart Amplifier Company. I’m not even sure how I found my way to their website, but [...]

Hear The Fender Super-Sonic 112 In Action!

6. July 2006

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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 [...]

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 [...]

REVIEW: Fender’s Reissue Blues Deluxe

29. March 2006

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Vintage Tweed Sound & Style Much to their credit, when the demand for vintage-style sound equipment began to ramp-up again during the early 1990s, Fender was right there on top of it — they released their new, but decidedly retro-cool “Tweed” series of all-tube amplifiers in 1993 and I was lucky enough to purchase one [...]

REVIEW: Fender’s ’65 Twin Reverb Reissue

9. March 2006

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REVIEW: Fender’s ’65 Twin Reverb Reissue

This One Just Kicks! OK, I thought I’d switch things up a bit today and talk about one of my all time favorite guitar amplifiers, Fender’s legendary and truly iconic ’65 Twin Reverb. For the old-school, all-tube purist (like me, and apparently like many of you) the fact that Fender continues to produce these beauties [...]

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