The Ampeg® SVT® is more than just a bass amp—it sparked a revolution. When it debuted in 1969, deafening walls of full-stack guitar amps were eating bass players alive. Knowing that big bass volume required big power, Ampeg designed the most sophisticated amp of its day: the 300-watt SVT. Finally,…
Boss has announced the new Katana MkII, which takes the acclaimed Katana guitar amp series to the next level, turbocharging the core platform with more sounds, more effects, and more features. Newly voiced variations are now available for all five amp characters, doubling the tonal options. And the onboard effects…
The all-new, re-designed Terror Bass has arrived and it sounds better than ever. With an all valve front end, the Terror Bass is a 500W hybrid bass amp with a valve preamp and solid-state power amp, making it closer to the sound of our flagship AD200 than ever before. The…
Yamaha Music has expanded upon their THR series of desktop amps with the THR-II series, which now feature wireless capability and 15 new amp tones. The Third Amp! Guitarists are familiar with the tube amp stacks that sound amazing when turned up loud on a big stage, and with combo…
The legendary Chris Cheney of Australian punk band The Living End gives the Vox AC30 OneTwelve (AC30S1) a play through while talking about the tones he goes for and how the versatility and reliability of this new amp makes it a no brainer for taking on the road, songwriting and…
Everything you ever wanted to know about Orange Amplification which started in September 1968 and its unique heritage is now available on the newly launched orangeamps.com/history page. Explore the company’s rich and colourful fifty year history with an interactive timeline that takes readers through Oranges successes, achievements and milestone events….
Angus Marshall from Fender Australia shows us the Vintera series guitars, Classic 65 Deluxe Reverb and Classic 65 Twin amps, plus new pedals from Fender at the Melbourne Guitar Show 2019
Australian Musician Spotlight: George Evans Custom Amplifiers. Ground Level. Stand #42 Melbourne Guitar Show By Eddy Lim Guitarists are anomalies amongst the realm of musicians. We’re constantly searching for the next component to add to our signal chain in order to achieve our “dream tone” – and we have the…
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced expanded amp offerings debuting at Summer NAMM 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.; they include the Tone Master Series – the brand’s most-innovative digital amp designs to-date – as well as a refreshed Champion 100XL with more aggressive tone and sleek black-on-black design. Tone Master…
Released at Winter NAMM in January were additions to the VX line of modeling amps including the entry-level VX15 GT and Nutube-equipped VX50 GTV. Vox Australia’s Tom Baeppler shows us what they can do here in this video demo. Tom goes through a range of different amp models and effects…