In 2023, many music fans know what guitar effects pedals do. The guitarist steps on a switch, and their tone immediately changes. Some add delays, others change the pitch, and a whole lot more of them ...

I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I’d been completely reliant on solid-state amps and digital models. It was a revelation. And then a few weeks ...

Supro has launched the Airwave, a 25-watt 1x12 guitar amp combo that is describing as a “new chapter” for the brand – and that’s because it pairs old-school tube amp technology with cutting-edge ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

The Yamaha THR amp is a digital guitar-modeling amp disguised as a tube amp, complete with the iconic orange glow of sizzling hot tubes. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

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If you're going to be one of those audio guys, why not also look the part with a tube amp? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shattered Glass Audio has freed the tweed and modelled classic valves to create Ace, an ...

David Szabados of Legendary Tones went from gear nerd to gear maker. (Photo by Donicia Galbreaith) In 2023, many music fans know what guitar effects pedals do. The guitarist steps on a switch, and ...