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 ...

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 ...

Jeffrey Falla offers amp repair service through El Diablo Amps and Guitars in Seward, which also stocks both ToneTron and ...

SAN MATEO — Dan Torres was a skinny, long-haired rock and roll guitar player until he discovered a wizardry for modifying the electronic sound of guitars and amplifiers. Now he customizes equipment ...

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 ...

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 ...

I got my first guitar in the seventh grade. Had a couple of bands in high school and college. And I still play regularly. But, I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I only just bought my first tube ...

NAMM 2018: Friedman Amps, the brainchild of Dave Friedman, the amp savant behind some of the best tones of such luminaries as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Stevens, and a favoured backline supplier to the ...

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 ...