Yamaha Music Australia’s Nathan Biggin offers us a quick look at the new Line 6 Spider V 240HC amplifier at NAMM 2017. au.yamaha.com

It was great to see local blues guitar identity Lloyd Spiegel up on the big screen at the Roland international press event at NAMM this year, which was streamed in 360 degree vision to the world. In the clip, Lloyd demonstrates the brilliant new BOSS Acoustic Singer Amp. Lloyd also…

AM editor Greg Phillips chats to Shane Nicholas about the new Fender Acoustasonic 40 watt amp. Also released at NAMM were a 100 and 200 version. www.fender.com.au

Legendary Roland “JC” tone in a small, portable package for home or stage. The JC-22 Jazz Chorus delivers Roland’s classic JC clean tone and famous Dimensional Space Chorus effect in a compact amp that’s perfect for playing at home. Offering the essential features of the popular JC-40 in an even…

Developed under the supervision of NYC guitarist Oz Noy, the New York Blues Tone Capsule brings yet another expressive voice to the Blues Cube amp series. It takes the amp into the realm of the traditional British EL84 combo—often referred to as the “class A sound”—while still offering fundamental elements…

British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recently visited the Orange Amplifiers HQ, where he discussed amplifiers, influences and how it feels to be an Orange Ambassador. Australian Musical Imports is the Australian distributor of Orange Amp products.

As part of a host of recent new releases from Roland/Boss, the new Boss Katana amplifier arrived at Better Music in the ACT. Australian Musician was privileged to see a prototype of the Katana at the Melbourne Guitar Show and knew it was something special. Bob from Better Music gives…

From warm modern cleans, through to vintage grind and all the way up to full-on distorted mayhem, the Crush Bass 50 combines the essentials of a practice rig with tone and features normally reserved for the pros. The Crush Bass 50 draws inspiration from our flagship OB1 and 4 Stroke…

SIGNATURE BLUES AND FUSION TONES FOR THE BLUES CUBE AMP SERIES The Robben Ford Tone Capsule brings the signature tones of the noted blues and fusion guitarist to the Roland Blues Cube amplifier series. Installable in seconds, this modification circuit changes the sound and response characteristics of the Blues Cube…

Orange Amps caught up with Pepper Keenan at DesertFest before he played a sold out show at the Electric Ballroom with ‘Corrosion of Conformity’. Pepper discusses the first time he played an Orange Amplifier and how the Thunderverb 50 Head and 4X12 PPC Cabinet make his sound. Orange Amps distributed…