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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manufacturers such as Blackstar, MESA/Boogie, and Fender are designing a bright future for tube tone, using technologies old and new When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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 products featured on NME Recommends are curated by our editorial team. NME may earn a small commission when you buy through our links. If you’re an electric guitarist, you’ll know tube amplifiers ...

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 ...

Walker's hand-wired head allows players to run either of its EL84 or 6L6 power sections individually, or combine them, and ...

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 ...