Test Drive: Blackstar ID:260TVP

Apr 22 2013 12:40PM
NOW THAT DIGITAL MODELING HAS BECOME mainstream for many pro players—a significant number of whom have adopted high-end systems from Fractal and Kemper—the technology has definitely passed the sniff test for some serious tube More...

New Gear: May 2013

Apr 16 2013 1:07PM
PEAVEY ELECTRONICS SUPERMAN ROCKMASTER GUITAR Goodies Specially designed for DC Comics enthusiasts, serious collectors, and musicians of every skill level. Available summer 2013. More...

Orange Debuts Its "No Compromise" Crush Amps

Mar 29 2013 2:06PM
Orange Amplification is extending its best-selling Crush amps range with the launch of three new professional level products: the CR60C 60 Watt 1 x 12 Combo, CR120C 120 Watt 2 x 12 Combo and CR120H 120 Watt Head. Designed without More...

Classic Randall Ad, 1978

Mar 28 2013 5:57PM
Canned Heat was a heavy hitter when this ad for Randall amps ran in the January 1978 issue More...

Classic Ad: Kustom 1972

Mar 12 2013 3:33PM
From the December 1971 issue of GP More...

Test Drive: Rivera Venus 5

Mar 12 2013 10:18AM
The notion of a “class -A amp” has been a powerful promotional tool ever since manufacturers first decided to make a virtue of it a couple decades ago, and we’ve had a virtual cult of players devoted to the breed ever since. More...

Test Drive: The Fender Machete

Mar 12 2013 9:56AM
My first thought on seeing the name “Machete” on this big new head was that its muscle-car looks promised revved-up tones. More...

Mahalo Katy66

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
One of a series of amplifiers from Mahalo, the Katy66 name is a play on the KT66 tubes that are deployed in the output stage of its hand-wired circuit. More...

Andrews Para-Dyne 20

Jan 29 2013 12:00AM
Jeff Andrews has been repairing and restoring amps in Atlanta, Georgia, for several years, and he launched Andrews Amp Lab out of his adventures building original designs to suit his own playing needs. More...

Carr Bloke

Jan 29 2013 12:00AM
Steve Carr’s reputation for developing inspiringly original circuits is highlighted by the new Bloke, which is designed to deliver classic Brit-rock tones, but without following any existing blueprint. More...

3RD Power Now Shipping New British Dream version featuring Orange Glow

Mar 26 2013 2:49PM
3RD POWER has announced that the 2013 British Dream amplifier is now shipping with a hot new feature called Orange Glow, an all-tube gain mode that increases the saturation of overdriven guitar tones. The new British Dream More...

Classic Ad: Vox 1967

Mar 13 2013 7:01PM
George and Paul graced the inside cover of GP's first issue More...

Victoria 20112

Mar 12 2013 9:13AM
The 5E3 “narrow panel” Fender Deluxe is one of the most sought after vintage combos due to its proven performance as a blues/roots-rock amp par excellence. More...

What's the Big Deal About Point-to-Point Amps?

Jan 24 2013 12:00AM
THE TERM POINT-TO-POINT (PTP) refers to the method of wiring up a tube amp’s circuit with each component connected to the next using the components’ own leads with a minimum of wire,and little or no intervening circuit board of More...

Roundup: 11 Half-Stacks

Dec 27 2012 12:00AM
THE VENERABLE HALF-STACK MAY BE AN ANACHRONISM IN TODAY’S world where seemingly everything is being downsized, but there’s still plenty of life left in a scrappy, head-plus-4x12 rig. More...

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