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The "amp modelling vs tube amp" debate has been heating up of late: Have amp modellers finally won the war? Are tube amps out-dated? Don't write off tube amps just yet, we say...
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A major new rock and roll gear show at the Met in NYC called "Play It Loud: Instruments Of Rock And Roll" will include equipment owned by Page, Moon, Clapton, Emerson and EVH.
When does the 'Brown Sound' get too, well, brown? Guitar tone chaser Joan Segeborn has taken an old Marshall head and cabs and run them through a Variac, taking us brown sound tone adventure.
· Dunlop owns MXR and Way Huge, so apart from the news of the new Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong signature MXR Dookie drive pedal the other day, we now have a plethora of new pedals to check out
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Friedman Amplification teases a new amp via its Instagram page - we can now confirm this is a new Friedman BE-100 deluxe to be launched during Winter NAMM 2019!
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The latest Joyo R-Series pedal has just been announced, along with a very decent-sounding official demo video. At a mere GBP 50, could the new R-03 UZI Distortion pedal rock your world?
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Johan Segeborn is at it again! This time he is comparing 17 different preamp valves in his old Marshall amp - and the differences in sound are astounding. But which one sounds the best?
We do love us a good guitar tone shoot-out at gearnews. YouTuber Johan Segeborn has done a neat little video contrasting the sound of the KT66 tube with that of the EL34. Which do you prefer?
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The Mad Professor's new Loud‘n Proud pedal is an emulation of the classic four-input Marshall amps used on many great rock albums, and promises some nifty voicing and tone options.
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This new Marshall amp inspired plug-in bundle includes everything you need to get those classic British amp tones into your DAW - and the price is spot on!
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This new pedal from France combines classic rock amp tones with phasing effects and tries to emulate that infamous 'Brown Sound' of all those classic Van Halen records.
This new show is aimed at those that play or love the electric and acoustic guitar, so if you are in or near London at the end of September, this could be one to put in your diary.
The new Labyrinth dual-channel overdrive/distortion pedal looks like it can offer many amp-like tones at a very reasonable price. But will the higher internal voltage make a noticeable difference?
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Mooer has announced two new micro preamps that extend Mooer's ever-expanding line-up of modestly priced digital preamp sims- can you guess which amp models these two are based on?
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Yes! There's always room for another good Marshall Plexi-in-a-box pedal. Robert Keeley has released the new El Ray Dorado pedal - but how close does this one get to that cranked vintage amp sound?
Dave Friedman has combined some of his most famous amp circuits into one all-singing, all-dancing boutique valve amp head with plenty of options on board for tweaking your tones.
