Night Owl Industries Edison Preamp - "Easy to Use with an Improvement in Sound"
SOUND: As a stand-alone preamp, the Edison is very clear, yet full-bodied. When hooking it up to an Axe-Fx II (with Marshall cab simulation), the first thing I noticed is how ‘amp-like’ the sound w…
Fender Vibrosonic Reverb - "Punchy Fender Vibrosonic Reverb"
I purchased this vintage Fender tube amp (circa 1972) in the mid-80s and enjoy it tremendously to this day. Over the years it has had the usual work done (replacing dried up capacitors, new tubes, e…
Victory Amps V4 The Countess - "Fantastic Cleans and Chewy High-Gains"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IICMPtYiv8&feature=youtu.be Incredible tone driving this 4-valve preamp barely scratches the surface. I’m in awe at the Countess V4’s clean channel, wit…
Victory Amps V4 The Kraken - "True Valve Sound and Great Gain Tone"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--oDpgGEVlw&t=2s Working with a beast that has four valves produces such a lively and incredibly detailed and responsive tone that you become aware of why…
Marlboro Sound Works G-20B - "This Amp Fills All My Needs"
I LOVE THIS AMP! I run my Behringer USB- Mixer into it. I connect it to both channels on the amp. Then with today's sound processors, and plug-ins, I can create the sound I want and get plenty loud e…
Mooer 020 - Blueno - "Incredible cleans and unique distortions"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5uVohEW2E8&feature=youtu.be Of all the preamps I’ve used, this is by far one of the best; and it makes other pedals sound incredible. There is plenty of w…
Mooer 019 - UK Gold PLX - "Marshall 1967 50w Amp/Cab in a Micro Pedal"
SOUND: To describe the Mooer Preamp 019 you could definitely say it is ‘amp-like.’ A true preamp with cab simulation (which you can turn off), the sound is authentic, rich and dynamic. https://w…
Marshall JVM410HJS Joe Satriani Edition - "To This Date, the Most Killer Multi-Channel Amp Marshall has ever Built!"
jip96's review is spot on, so I won't repeat. The 410V HJS is most versatile multi-channel amp Marshall has ever built. The basic gain structure is different, and makes it even more versatile than…
Hotone Audio Loudster - "Power Your Speakers while running Amp Sims, Preamps and pedals"
SOUND: The Loudster is a unique piece of gear, allowing you to take regular pedal board gear, including amp sims, and get optimum loudness through your speakers with higher ‘sound pressure levels,’ …
Roland Mobile Cube - "One Of Best Amps For Money/Purpose"
There's a lot of battery powered portable amps out there, or at least enough to do some serious comparisons. I own a Lunchbox Jr. and have played several others. The Roland is loud for its size but I…
Palmer Pocket Amp mk2 - "Three Amps with Clean, Crunch & Heavy + 3 Mic Settings"
SOUND: It may be small, but Palmer’s Pocket Amp MK 2 produces some very decent tones, as demonstrated in the YouTube demo below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx7oHs9UgOM&feature=youtu.be Wi…
Boss Katana-50 - "Small Katana amp offers offers great value for money."
I first bought this Katana 50, then a few days after I returned it to get the Katana 100 instead as I had regrets. I’ve used the Katana 100 as my regular working amp for 6 months now, and I’ll also m…
Marshall DSL401 - "Full Marshall Sound. "
I traded a Fender Bass Amp for this. The bass amp had a value of $400. Since I never played the bass, I believe I came out on top. This amp is awesome. And every one of my friends that hear it ca…
Mission Engineering Expressionator - "One Expression Pedal to Control Three Expressions"
SOUND: The Expressionator controls the nature of the sound of other pedals by way of an expression pedal into the Expressionator and then into three expression inputs (that could mean three differen…
Hook Amps Captain 34 - "The only multichannel amp that plays in the same league as the "big" single channel ones!"
INTRODUCTION I own the version 1, unmodded. 100w all tube amp, three channels with effect loop. 6 x 12ax7, 4 x EL34. - Clean channel: gain, volume, equalizer, boost, bright, eq cut. - Lead I an…