Oct 1, 2018 | Guitar Amps
The Laney GC-60 (sometimes called the GC 60 C) is a solid state guitar amp made in the 80’s and 90’s. It’s made in England and most commonly comes in a 2×10 combo. There is also a more powerful model called the GC120C as well which is double the...
Mar 27, 2018 | Guitar Amps
The Genz-Benz Black Pearl 30 Guitar Amp head is a classic, all-tube, EL 84, Class A design combined with the upgrades, enhancements and tone you would expect from Genz-Benz. This amplifier is built for those that know tone and feel are inseparable. This is a great...
Feb 17, 2016 | FAQ, Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
I wanted to write this page of Guitar Player gifts – because people often ask me what to get a guitarist for Christmas. Not just for me, but people I know as well! I got the Guitar Center catalog the other day, and a lot of times I don’t see much, but they...
Feb 1, 2016 | Guitar Amps
The Crate TX50DBE Limo Combo Amplifier is battery-powered for outdoor gigs, or you can plug it in using the included adapter where there’s juice. Delivers 50W through a 10″ woofer with a piezo tweeter for full range sound. 2-channel operation with...
Jan 29, 2016 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar player gift ideas, Practice guitar
To practice guitar quietly you need a “headphone guitar amp”. In the privacy of your own bedroom or basement you can have an entire Marshall stack between your ears! There are bunches of headphone guitar amps on the market right now, and many are just,...
Jul 24, 2012 | FAQ, Guitar Amps
Seems like I end up hearing classic songs lately and wonder “what amp did they use on that?” That very thought came to my mind when playing “Any Way You Want It”, I wondered – what did Neal Schon use for those screaming lead solos on that...
May 16, 2012 | Guitar Amps
In the last few years boutique amps have fallen into favor quite a bit, but as a sub-segment of that “lunchbox” style amps have become even more popular with guitar players. When you think of a lunchbox style guitar amp the Vox Nightrain comes to mind, or...
Jun 1, 2011 | Guitar Amps
This is a video review and demo of my Butler Silver Hammer guitar amp – which is a PTP (point to point) hand wired Plexi style amp. It’s like a Marshall Plexi, but the difference is that this amp actually has 2 channels (one clean, one overdrive), AND this...
Feb 27, 2011 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Amps, Guitar Pedals
If you are a guitar player and you use effects there are traditional analog and digital pedals, and then there are digital modeling effects. This can be very confusing if you don’t know much about either one. This article is an attempt to give you a brief...
Feb 22, 2011 | Guitar Amps
Wow, I can remember back in the 80’s – a friend of mine had this Peavey Classic 2×12 combo amp with black widow speakers that was just killer! It had major crunch and tone. Then in the 90’s it seemed maybe Peavey was out to lunch with some of...
