Amps

Lugging around equipment from practice to home, to gigs and back is a time-honored tradition that most guitarists would rather live without. Nothing comes in as backbreaking as trying to carry a 2×12 tube amp wherever you go. Let alone a stack! It’s no surprise, then, that many musicians find themselves on a quest for…

Deciding on a practice amp can be a challenging decision with so many options and features available in today’s market. Especially with the added dilemma of trying to decide which practice amps you can use with your pedals. Including your pedalboard in your practice routine can be an important factor, so that you also develop…

Choosing a practice tube amp to use as a pedal platform can be a tough decision. Too much power limits where and when you can practice. And a low wattage amp with too little headroom just won’t take pedals very well. This can leave you in a bit of a pickle. There needs to be…

If you’ve recently found yourself shopping for a guitar amplifier, you’ve also probably stumbled upon terms like “combo amps”, “amp heads” and “amp cabs”. At the most basic level, you could break your guitar amp down to two main components: The actual amplifier itself (the device that powers your guitar speaker) The speaker cabinet (or…