Driftwood Amplifiers Purple Nightmare Preamp - "2W Amp + Preamp with Killer Tones from Rock to Metal"
Now and again, gear comes along that blows me away, and I am sure others have had that experience. The Purple Nightmare Preamp (based on Driftwood Amp’s flagship Purple Nightmare head) follows suit w…
Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier - "Pure Fender Sounds in a Pedal - Authentic!"
I supposed I could joke about how this is a guitarist’s ‘Wet Dream,’ but the name Dream ’65 will suffice. Emulated from select 1965 Fender Super Reverb amps, as well as select speaker emulations, UA …
Universal Audio Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier - "Complete Amp-in-a-Pedal that Emulates Incredibly Well"
After having UA’s Woodrow ’55 (Fender Tweed amp emulation) for only a few hours, I knew I had to review the Ruby ‘63 (Vox AC30) and Dream ’65 (Fender Reverb Twin), the latter of which I will be done …
Universal Audio Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier - "Finally, Real Amp Tones in a Pedal"
Off the bat, the Universal Audio’s Woodrow ’55 is not a simulation but an emulation; and this is as close to something other than an actual amp sounding like an amp. Woodrow ’55 is based on the Fende…
Fender Excelsior - "Standing the Test of Time."
Strange amp, straight out off the sales floor from a local music store, Excelsior sounds fine at lower volumes (< 1/2) with just about anything with an output jack. Bright switch, volume, tremolo; ef…
Weber Mass 100W - "Game changer for tube amp tone on 50 watt fender bassman 1970"
This is a game changer for tone. I used to struggle to get the right tone with the right volume with my tube amp 6v6 1970 silverface bassman 50. Now I have sold my multieffect pedal and this is all I…
Sonicake Amphonix - "Multiple Amps & Effects Take Pocket Amps to the Next Level"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIJKjM0SXg AMPHONIX Pocket amps have a lot of use, including silent playing, jamming to backing tracks, pre-gig warming up, and even direct recording for newbies …
Line 6 POD HD Pro X - "Amazing effects."
I play Metal and classical and it does well on the effects but the amp sims are hit and miss as most units of any price range are too. It has a lot of vintage fx that would take a crazy amount of mon…
Harley Benton HBAC-20 - "Great acoustic guitar combo with a great price/quality ratio"
This Harley Benton acoustic guitar combo does what it's supposed to do. It's suitable for acoustic guitars as well as electric guitars. With its beautiful retro look, it also has enough power to let …
Carlsbro Sherwood Signature - "Wonderful guitar amplifier for acoustic and electric guitars. A pleasant clear and neutral sound."
I bought this amplifier at a closing down musical instrument store for € 150,00 on sale (retailprice € 390,00). Not being familiar with the Carlsbro brand I was pleasantly surprised trying the amplif…
Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo Captor X - "good tool"
I use the captor X for playing home and recording without microphone nor speaker. It s pretty easy to setup You plug your amp in the captor then run it out to your speaker, your computer, and or h…
Galanti M.G10 - "home work"
This is my home amp. It's light, sounds good with the right volume to enjoy practice without bothering the neighbours. It can also be loud when crancked and cover a soft drumer easily. The clean s…
Marshall 4101 JCM900 Dual Reverb [1990-1999] - "Modern marshall sound combo"
Funk, rock, prog... HEAVY beast. You don t really want to carry it around too much. works great live. Clean is never really clean with those but a very nice bluesy crunch to start with. The ov…
Fender Blues DeVille 410 Reissue - "great tone and reverb"
I used to play funk and blues. Moving towards more jazzy and songwriting. It's a great amp for live even if it s a bit loud for small venues. It s a 4x10 so it takes space but it s not too hea…
Marshall VS100R - "My marshall"
Bought this amp long ago(99) reverb went off after few years and i had some minor repairs..cannot remember anymore..some dust in ef.loop ..nothing special..changed preamp tube not long ago and it scr…