There’s a mystique among both audiophiles and musicians about vacuum technology, thus having a tube amp still carries a bit of a cachet. New ones can be bought for eye-watering prices and old ones can ...

All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...

NAMM 2014: Black Widow might have come up with the ultimate solution for those of us looking for a variety of tube sounds, but not sold on digital modelling. The MGP-1A is a 3U rack-mounted unit that ...

Rocktron has announced the ValveSonic Plexi all-tube guitar preamp. Developed with LA Custom, the preamp aims to nail ‘Plexi’ tones spanning the ’60s to the ’80s and beyond. A bright control offers ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. With all the modern amplifier and effects technology available today, there's still something to be said for the classic sound you ...

Mathias Poets and Alex Poets have reimagined the analogue guitar pre-amp and have created the aptly named poets One. Which is taken to Kickstarter this week to raise the €20,000 the team require to go ...