Fender Super-Sonic 22 Combo Review - Feeling Super-Sonic
Written testIn 2006, we saw the new Fender amps, dubbed Super-Sonic, with 60 watts under the hood and available in head or combo version. In 2010 we see a combo version of 22 Watts, sharing characteristics of it…
Marshall JMD501 Review - 16-in-1 Marshall
Written testEvery guitar player knows Marshall and its cult amp series that has been manufactured for over 40 years now. Sometimes praised, sometimes criticized – everyone has certainly heard about the Marshall …
Vox AC15VR Valve Reactor Combo Amp Review - VeRy Vox
Written testA few years ago, Vox launched their legendary AC30 as an amp head or as a combo, all made in China at an affordable price. This year, VOX is spoiling us with a hybrid series, using a special amplific…
Blackstar Amplification HT Club 40 Review - Closer to the (Black) Stars
Written testBritish amp and stompbox manufacturer Blackstar is known among guitar players for its Artisan Series of hand-wired amps that crunch, and its One Series, a line of hi-gain models for metal freaks. The…
Jet City JCA20H Review - Suffra Jet City
Written testWhen famous guitar amp developer Mike Soldano is leading a fully new brand of affordable tube amps it is hard not to pay attention. We tested the characterful and very affordable 20-watt amplifier he…
Digidesign Eleven Rack Review - Digidesign Eleven Rack: Stairway to Eleven
Written testDigidesign surprised the world last year when they brought out a guitar amp simulator for Pro Tools called Eleven. They have now launched Eleven in rack format for applications in the studio and on s…
Line 6 Spider IV 15 Review - Line 6 Bends Over Backwards For V4
Written testThe POD inventor comes back - for the fourth time - with its Spider modeling amp range. This time around we deal with the small, 15-watt combo which offers six effects, four amp models and some nice …
Peavey Vypyr 75 Review - A Vypyr's Bite
Written testThe Vypyr Series was born out of Peavey's attempt to compete with the Line6 Spider Series and take a bite out of the modeling amplifier market. Today we will review the Vypyr 75. Could the viper beat…
Bogner Alchemist Amplifier: The Test - Bogner Alchemist Amp: Turning Lead Guitar into Gold
Written testEven from childhood, in his native Germany, Reinhold Bogner was already skillfully wielding his soldering iron to create his own guitar amps. After he moved to Los Angeles, his models and amp modific…
Line 6 POD X3 Pro: The Test - In POD We Trust?
Written testAfter releasing their POD X3 and X3 Live in 2008, worthy descendants in their own right of the Pod XT, Line 6 felt it necessary to update the POD Pro. So, it's no surprise they’ve come up with a POD …
Egnater's Tourmaster 4112: The Test - Heavy Weight Sound
Written testMaking tubes more accessible seems to be the trend these days: in the wake of Fender’s big hit with their 5-Watt entry-level amp, the Champion 600, and Line 6’s collaboration with Bogner to warm up i…
Line 6's Micro Spider: The Test - Itsy Bitsy Spider
Written testDetermined not to let Roland’s Micro Cube and Vox’s DA5 be the only contenders for portable-amp champ, Line 6 has entered the ring with its Micro Spider.
Tonebone PZ-PRE: The Test - Tonebone PZ-PRE Acoustic Preamp
Written testWhen Radial engineering, who has a reputation for making quality gear, branches out into acoustic instrument pre-amps, the result is the Tonebone PZ PRE, a pedal with two high-impedance inputs, a boo…
Champion 600's test - Champion of the world !
Written testIt’s very fashionable to be mini. It’s very fashionable to be vintage. Fender is very fashionable... but why? Because Fender has released the Champion 600, a reissue of a mini, vintage, guitar amp, o…
