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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 ...

Pedal-based amps have been around for a while but the last couple of years have seen them take off with companies including Universal Audio, Blackstar, TC Electronic, Walrus, Strymon and Victory all ...

John Mayer has doubled down on his dedication to tube amps, even if Dead & Company's recent Las Vegas residency required significantly imaginative workarounds. But for players restrained by tight ...

But this is mere carping. In reality, there has never been a better time to be a guitar player. Even bedroom strummers can ...

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It seems that in the guitar world, people either love or hate solid-state amps. While tube amps have earned their favorable reputation for all of the positive buzzwords guitar players and engineers ...

There are times when packing a full rig for a small venue tour is just not practical and sacrifices have to be made. When the topic of being forced to use awful-sounding back line amp rentals came up ...

Last year Universal Audio decided to make the leap from plugins the pedal with the UAFX line. Then it got into the mainstream audio interface game, launched a series of high-end modeling microphones, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pedal amps are distinct from multi-effects pedals and combined modellers in that they're ...