20 Results for "tweed"

Catalinbread Formula 51: Neil Young style Tweed Champ tones in a stompbox

The Catalinbread Formula 51 is based on the classic Tweed amp tone, made famous by Neil Young and now available in a pedal format

Magnatone Starlite 5-watt Class A combo: Low-wattage vintage Fender Tweed tones

The new Magnatone Starlite is a 5-watt Class A combo with vintage Tweed and Black Face tones, and is currently available for pre-order.

VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive: Two vintage Fender-style amps in one pedal

VS Audio's Blackbird Overdrive emulates Fender Blackface and Brownface amp types - have the designers nailed these classic American amp tones?

Mojotone BlackOut Select guitar amp: A limited edition combo in blacked out Tweed

Mojotone promises that its new hand-wired, boutique combo, the BlackOut Select, will deliver some classic 1950s Fender Tweed tones and has given it a sleek, sleathy look that we like. A lot.

NAMM 2019: MESA/Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40

Back in the day, Randall Smith serviced a lot of old '50s Fender Tweed amplifiers and he eventually wound up starting MESA/Boogie. Now 50 years later we get the new MESA/Boogie California Tweed.

Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal

Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.

J Rockett Audio Designs Monkeyman pedal: A ’50s Tweed amp in a box

The new Monkeyman pedal distils the classic Fender Tweed amp tone and puts it into a surf green pedal. Will this new boutique pedal from the USA make you want to rock'n'roll?

Fender limited edition Joe Bonamassa ‘59 Twin-Amp finally available!

Joe Bonamassa has just announced a new (highly) limited edition signature tweed amp reissue with Fender that you can order exclusively from his website in April.

ZVex ’59 Sound Vertical: More Bassman for your buck?

Now available in a more pedalboard-friendly 'vertical' edition, the new ZVex '59 Sound Vertical also saves you money as well as real estate on your board.

NAMM 2018: Fender unveils new Hot Rod IV amp range

Fender is just about to release a new series of amps, the Hot Rod IV range! Four new models update existing designs - but are they more than just a cosmetic makeover?

Mad Professor Little Tweedy Drive pedal – Tweed tones in pedal format?

The Mad Professor has a new overdrive pedal inspired by '50s Tweed Deluxe amp tone - can it successfully recreate those classic tones? Check out the A/B demo video and judge for yourself.

Dr Z and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh collaborate on new Z-Plus guitar amp

Take it easy with classic American Tweed amp tones from the new Z-Plus guitar combo, designed in collaboration with The Eagles' Joe Walsh. Not cheap, but a great amp on paper.

Fender rolls out Roasted Ash Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision Bass

These three new vintage-styled guitars all come with a more modern, processed roasted tonewood construction which not only avoids CITES restrictions but brings some other benefits, too.

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?

Fender ’68 Custom Princeton Reverb FSR Black & Blue Limited Edition

A high-end speaker upgrade and a new black, limited run, colour scheme are what makes this Princeton stand out from its siblings. But why only 100 units in Europe?

LTweed: A vintage-styled facelift for Fender Bassbreaker 15 combo

We hear that Fender is issuing a limited edition of its 15-Watt Bassreaker guitar combo with some pseudo-50s styling - if you love 'vintage' looks, you might want to give this compact tube amp a closer look.

IK Multimedia Fender Collection 2 for iOS released in time for Easter

The Fender Collection 2 range has been released today for iOS and brings a wealth of cool vintage amp models to your iPhone or iPad.

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.

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...

Fender 57 Custom series & Bassman amp range: They’re re-issuing old amps again

Inspired by Leo Fender's classic guitar and bass amp ranges, the tweed era is what started it all. Now Fender have updated them with modern components and are trying to squeeze as much 1950s nostalgia into ...