426 Results for "tube"

The Fender Bassman Shoot-out: Tweed vs. Brownface vs. Blackface!

When you have access to three classic Fender Bassman amplifiers from some of the best years of their manufacture, well you just have to A/B them surely?

ART TubeMix ships from mid-August: a 5-channel mixer with tube preamps

What's a TubeMix? This is ART's compact five-channel mixer featuring two tube microphone/instrument preamps and a built-in USB audio interface. Wooden sides and VU meters asidе, it's a rather no-frills ...

Summer NAMM 2017: Supro 5 watt Reverb and Super guitar amps

Two great looking little 5-watt all valve guitar amplifiers, just a shame that so little can cost so much. Will these two dinky combos have enough to make you want to buy them?

Summer NAMM 2017: Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box

On paper, the OX has the answer to many recording issues associated with getting a good valve amp sound without damaging your gearing or your amp. And it supports Wi-Fi!

Summer NAMM 2017: Blackstar launches 10-Watt mini-combo series

Celebrating 10 years of cool British amp design these limited edition combos are set to be perfect for home and studio use, with each 10-watt amp having its own distinct tonal character.

Vox to celebrate 60th anniversary with hand-wired AC15 and AC30 combos

Vox is recreating two of its classic amp designs to celebrate 60 years in the business, AC30 and AC15 model, and will release them in limited numbers later this year.

Get a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator when you purchase a UA 6716 channel strip!

Universal Audio are running a sweet promotion for big spenders. If you purchased the UA 6176 channel strip recently, or buy one until September 30, you will receive a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator!

Supro 1695TH Black Magick amp head: More Jimmy Page tones, anyone?

Grab yourself some early Led Zeppelin tones with this re-imagining of Jimmy Page's legendary modded Supro Combo, now presented in a head and cab format, the 1695TH Black Magick.

Erica Synths announce Fusion VCF and VCA version 2

Originally released in 2014, Erica Synths have new versions of their tube infused Fusion Voltage Controlled Filter and Voltage Controlled Amplifier.

The elysia karacter bundle has three ways of distorting your tracks

While the karacter mix plug-in is used for basic treatment of regular tracks, master is optimal for working on complete mixes. Both have Tube, Saturation, and Hard Clipping distortion.

Supro 1685RT Neptune Reverb: New amp, old styling

A great looking new 2x12 combo with its feet and tone firmly planted in the past. With onboard valve driven reverb and tremolo effects, plus plenty of great cool retro aesthetics thrown in too.

Roland extends Blues Cube Hot series with ‘British EL84 Modified’ amp

The new model in Roland's Blues Cube Hot series can handle many situations and comes with some useful features. Could this be your one-stop shop for a compact, British-voiced amp?

JOYO BanTamP Jackman: A tiny new valve amp head – with Bluetooth

This new British-voiced micro valve head manages to squeeze so much into its tiny casing and is still cheaper than most overdrive pedals.

Victory introduces V130 The Super Countess, a 100-Watt powerhouse guitar head

Based around a set of 6L6 power tubes, with two channels and with four modes, it looks like they have packed a lot into this new 100 watt head.

‘Virtual Insanity’: Ashdown Funk Face Stuart Zender signature bass autowah

Jamiroquai founder member Stuart Zander gets his own signature box of funk with the Funk Face, a valve-driven autowah that promises plenty of groove.

Musikmesse 2017: HiWatt Custom 50 prototype amp head

A new 50 watt valve amp due later this year and with classic looks, hopefully with classic tones as well.

Musikmesse 2017: Friedman Motor City Drive & Fuzz Fiend 12AX7 based pedals

Following on from their announcement back at the NAMM Show earlier this year, it looks like we are just about to see these hit the streets!

EU to ban vacuum tubes from 1st January, 2019

In a move sure to terrify many makers of valve-based guitar amps as well as their customers, the EU is moving to ban all vacuum tubes and valves from 1st January 2019! Or should that be 1st April...

Dr Z debuts ‘no-frills’ boutique combo amp: The Cure

Dr Z wants to remedy your tone with The Cure, a boutique American-voiced amp that dispenses with all the bells and whistles, and comes in at an affordable price point.

Radial Hot British V9 and Texas Pro pedals announced, sans valves

Once famous for their valve-driven guitar pedals, Radial now believe the way forward is to drop valves altogether. How will the Texas Pro and the Hot British V9 stack up against other valve-based units from ...

It’s here! Plugin Alliance releases anticipated Black Box HG-2 Plugin

It was announced at NAMM 2017 that Plugin Alliance and Black Box were coming together to deliver a plug-in version of the HG-2, and now it's arrived...

BBE Boosta Grande MBG-20: Mini version of the popular clean boost

A new miniature version of the popular BBE clean boost pedal and designed to give you more control of your gain stages: the Boosta Grande.

Kush debuts allegedly “groundbreaking” 458A plug-in tube emulation

Designed to partner their Omega pre-amp, Kush will have us believe that the new 458A 'Transformer' plug-ins "re-define" tube emulations...

Can “cascading gain staging” set LunaStone’s TrueOverDrive 1 apart from the crowd?

The TrueOverDrive 1 attempts a different take on your typical OD tone, using a "cascading gain" for a valve-like overdrive. Will that be enough to stand out from the crowd?