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A Guide to Amps for the Beginning Guitar Player

For the beginner guitarist, there’s a learning curve when it comes to understanding the technical aspects of all the gear associated with guitars. Some of it is important to know, some of it won’t impact on your decision to choose gear straight away. For the newbie, here’s a basic introduction to guitar amps. // Guitar [...]

3 of the Best Tube Amps for Rock & Metal

Tube amps are generally preferred by serious guitarists for their warm, harmonically-rich tone. They  usually sound louder than solid-state amps of a similar wattage and have a  presence to their distorted sound which is hard to replicate with transistor or even digital modeling technology. Almost all tube amps come with separate channels to allow switching [...]