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Category Archives: Guitar Amplifiers

Rivera Rockcrusher Recording – Power Attenuator, Load Box and Speaker Emulator

Written on June 12, 2013 at 1:56 pm, by admin


Rivera released their attenuator the Rockcrusher a while ago and it looks like a great unit but this new version, the Rockcrusher Recording looks like a fantastic enhancement with the ability to emulate different speaker and cabinet combinations via the …

Joe Bonamassa demonstrates the Marshall DSL40C

Written on May 30, 2013 at 10:21 am, by admin


“We caught up with Joe Bonamassa at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, AZ where he demoed the Marshall DSL40C, which each of the ten selected finalists will be receiving for Guitar Center’s Blues Masters.”

For more info on Blues Masters …

Steve Lukather Demonstrates the Bogner Ecstasy 101b

Written on May 30, 2013 at 9:56 am, by admin


Just in case you weren’t already convinced how awesome Rheinhold’s creations were, check out Steve Lukather demonstrating the Bogner Ecstasy 101b and chats to Rheinhold Bogner himself about his sound.…

Fargen Amplification Introduces the Third and Final John Lennon Guitar Amplifier

Written on May 9, 2013 at 10:37 am, by admin

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Press Release
Fargen Amplification has introduced the third and final guitar amplifier model to complete its line of amps that pays homage to John Lennon. The Imagine series amplifier is boutique luxury at its best with only 51 pieces to …

Ola Strandberg, Mike Fortin, Allan Marcus & Paul De Maio form new company Astral EXR Systems

Written on April 25, 2013 at 10:14 am, by admin

Astral EXR Systems
Well my jaw nearly hit the floor when I read this announcement last night, exciting stuff! Mike Fortin as you probably know is an amp designer whose own brand of amplifiers have been making waves for years and now he …

MusikMesse 2013: Blackstar Announce HT Metal Series

Written on April 11, 2013 at 9:40 am, by admin

Blackstar HT Metal 100
I used to own a Blackstar HT Stage 100 Amplifier and in fact recorded a Metal demo with it which you can check out here: http://youtu.be/Z_rWhL6IyIE and if you look closely (fullscreen at 720p) you will see that the gain …

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter & Michael Ripoll talk about the Roland GA Amplifiers

Written on April 10, 2013 at 10:53 am, by admin


Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers), Michael “Nomad” Ripoll (session, studio, and touring guitarist) and Ritchie Fliegler (amp historian, author, and former Marshall and Fender product designer) share their thoughts on Roland’s GA series amplifiers.

For more information …

Ultrasound Amplifiers Releases DS4 for Acoustic Instruments

Written on March 28, 2013 at 2:20 pm, by admin

Ultrasound DS4
Press Release
Ultrasound Amplifiers today reintroduced the Ultrasound DS4 acoustic amplifier. The compact and lightweight DS4 is designed to amplify fiddles, ukuleles, mandolins, guitars and any other acoustic instrument. It comes equipped with two custom made 8” coaxial speakers and …

AMT Electronics announce the AMT TPA-50 Satellite Amplifier

Written on March 22, 2013 at 10:50 am, by admin

AMT TPA-50
Russian electronics company AMT Electronics have been making waves recently with their SS Preamp pedals (check out this demo of the SS-20 from Brett Kingman) and also their compact power amplifiers such as the Stonehead (check out

Pete Thorn demonstrates the Jim Kelley Reverb Amplifier

Written on March 4, 2013 at 9:39 am, by admin


In this video Pete Thorn demonstrates the Jim Kelley Reverb Amplifier resurrected by Suhr and available through Suhr Dealers.

The Jim Kelley Amplifier Single-Channel Model is a 60 watt all-tube amplifier designed to retain your guitar’s natural tonal characteristics. It