433 Results for "tube"

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?

NAMM 2017: Friedman shows guitars, some fuzz and a 10″ Pink Taco

Dave Friedman is most definitely the boutique demi-god of 2016, so what does he have in store for us all in 2017?

NAMM 2017: Fusion Box analog DSP from Erica Synths

Erica Synths spill out of the Eurorack and onto the desktop with the Fusion Box Flanger/Delay valve based effects unit.

NAMM 2017: Peavey Misha Mansoor invective 120 Guitar Amplifier

A new high gain modern amplifier for those that like a tight, technical modern guitar style.

NAMM 2017: Catalinbread Formula No. 55 Overdrive pedal offers some heavy tweed

Based on the Fender 5E3 Deluxe from the 1950s, the Formula No. 55 tries to bag some early rock guitar tones and squeeze them into a neat little pedal effect.

PRS J-MOD 100: John Mayer’s new signature amp (officially) revealed

Paul Reed Smith and John Mayer have been working on a new J-MOD 100 signature guitar amp - as we knew weeks ago, thanks to the many leaks around this new single-channel, all-tube amp.

Fender Custom Shop sets sail with ‘Old Ironsides’ show-piece amps

Fender Custom Shop have salvaged leftover wood from the USS Constitution, no less, and used it for two "Old Ironside" show-piece amps for NAMM 2017. Ahoy!

PRS preview Sonzera 20W and 50W guitar amps

The Sonzera is a new 'classic sounding' twin-channel amp range from PRS, and is to be made available in 20- and 50-Watt versions. Retro looks, simple controls - but is there enough mojo?

The 5 Best Microphones 2016: Shure, Lewitt, Chandler, Ocean Way, Townsend

This year has seen some significant advancements in microphone technology. Here's our run down of the Top 5 microphones, each with something to shout about.

Mad Professor revs up for NAMM with Big Tweedy Drive

Due in early 2017 and inspired by classic American valve amps, the Big Tweedy effect pedal is the result of Mad Professor's latest lab experiments...

Audified deliver (yet another) new saturation tool, the U78 Saturator

That's right, it's not a spelling mistake: the U78 is one more saturation plug for your toolkits, and isn't Neumann-related in any way.

Amelia – Jet City’s long-awaited guitar amp – is here at last!

Jet City are at it again, bringing quality tube tones to the huddled masses - and the new Amelia looks promising...

Tegeler Audio get feature-heavy with Schwerkraftmaschine 3-in-1 compressor

Schwerkraftmaschine or 'Gravity Machine', has now landed and is available to order - is this the most advanced compressor we've seen this year?

Will the MESA/Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 guitar amp become the new Recto?

The renowned US amp maker launches a flexible new three-channel, modern-sounding amp range in various formats. Could this be the new Recto?

Another LA-2A emulation! Black Rooster Audio’s VLA-2A

Do we need yet another plug-in emulating the LA-2A tube compressor? If the VLA-2A sounds as good as the GUI looks, then perhaps we do!

Will the Chandler Abbey Road REDD redefine the microphone?

Chandler and Abbey Road join forces to develop a microphone with the EMI badge: the REDD Microphone - and have come up with a truly exciting product.

New Sontronics ‘Mercury’ valve mic spotted!

Our roving reporter caught up with the team from Sontronics at MPX 2016 today, and look what was on the corner of their stand! More to follow about 'Mercury' soon.

Anatron MIDI-controlled analogue filter and overdrive on Kickstarter

A proper analog stereo filter and tube overdrive with full MIDI control in a 19" rack or 500 series unit. Interested? Get in quick for an awesome early bird deal of the Anatron.