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Category Archives: Guitar Amplifiers

3 Monkeys Amps – Zé Prototype

Written on February 3, 2012 at 8:00 am, by Jon

The Zé is 3 Monkeys Amps spin on the 100W José modded Marshall’s of the 80′s. 3 Monkeys Amplifiers is owned by Aerosmith Guitarist Brad Whitford, his guitar tech of 10 years (as well as other big name guitar players such as Jimmy Page) Greg Howard and Ossie Ahsen an amp designer and tech. WeContinue Reading

Cameron Amplification Atomica Mod Series Amplifier official Demo

Written on January 27, 2012 at 8:54 am, by Jon

For more information on Cameron Amplifiers – http://www.cameronamplifiers.com/

NAMM 2012: ENGL Retro Tube 100

Written on January 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm, by Jon

Guitar World dropped by the ENGL Amps booth at Winter NAMM 2012 to check out the Retro Tube 100 with its’ interchangeable face plates and 2 channels of great sounding clean and smooth overdrive tones. It has a built-in Noise Gate including threshold control, a bright switch on Channel 1 and mid boost on channelContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Jet City Amplification Earhart

Written on January 23, 2012 at 10:50 am, by Jon

Well I’ve seen barely any mention of this amp from Jet City Amplification but it is a bit of a departure from their normal range of amps. The Earhart (weird name) is a hand wired 2 Channel 50 Watt head with dual Master volume controls made in England with a street price of $2,499. AlsoContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Brunetti Amps New Combos

Written on January 23, 2012 at 10:18 am, by Jon

Thanks to Sonic State (http://sonicstate.com/) for recording this video for Guitar Noize at Winter NAMM 2012. In this video Marco Brunetti talks about his latest Combo amps the SingleMan and Metropolitan. http://www.brunetti.it/

NAMM 2012: Sonic State Check Out The New Zvex Pedals

Written on January 23, 2012 at 8:14 am, by Jon

Note: This video plays an ad first in case you thought I had posted the wrong video :) Sonic State were on the floor at NAMM 2012 checking out all the latest cool gear, here Richard Beech (presenter of the Watts Up Guitar Show) chats to Zvex Effects about their latest pedals. Also check outContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Carvin Legacy 3 VL300 Head

Written on January 21, 2012 at 12:48 pm, by Jon

Carvin and legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai are proud to introduce the new Legacy 3 Series Amplifiers. The 100W all-tube 3-channel VL300 head is the result of countless hours of design and development by Carvin engineers, working closely with Steve Vai, to develop the sound Steve demands and any guitarist can appreciate. The Legacy 3′sContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Jet City Amplification JCA20HFlex

Written on January 20, 2012 at 10:28 am, by Jon

Jet City Amplification just posted this photo to their Facebook page with the following description: “This is the JCA20HFlex. Tonally, it’s the same as our 20H. But! We’ve replaced the pots with programmable controls. Set it how you want it, and store it in any of 64 locations. Control it by footswitch or MIDI. It’sContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Fender® Introduces Pawn Shop Special® Amplifiers

Written on January 20, 2012 at 8:55 am, by Jon

I was sent some photos by Fender in the press release but I think Rebecca Dirks of Premier Guitar does a far better job of showcasing these lovely new amps so I’ve included her video above. Press Release Meet Greta™ and Excelsior™, Fender’s new and coolly unconventional Pawn Shop Special amplifiers. The two stylish ampsContinue Reading

NAMM 2012: Baby Budda Amplifier

Written on January 20, 2012 at 8:27 am, by Jon

I love Budda Amps, they look cool and they sound great. Looks like they have finally caught on to the lunchbox craze with this, the Baby Budda Head. Press Release The lunchbox-style Baby Budda amplifier head squeezes a wealth of tones between its intuitive Bass, Treble and Volume controls and Normal and Hi Gain inputs.Continue Reading