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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First made in 1959, this is the best-selling tube amplifier of all time. Every product is carefully selected by our editors.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The hardware is chunky and the software is clunky, but this is the best portable audio player I’ve ever heard. If ...

If you're going to be one of those audio guys, why not also look the part with a tube amp? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of ...

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 ...