260 Results for "valve"

NAMM 2019: Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT, a 40W tube amp in a pedal

A new pedal-sized, valve-based 40-Watt guitar amp, the Stomp-Head 1.VT manages to squeeze a whole lot of sound functionality into a compact unit with a decidedly vintage vibe.

NAMM 2019: Ruokangas Valvebucker – the first ever tube-driven guitar pickup?

Ruokangas has announced the Valvebucker, an insane sounding valve pickup system for their guitars and yes, it uses tubes to get you tone! In the pickup! Count us in.

NAMM 2019: Blackstar HT-20R MKII Head and Combo Apmlifiers

Blackstar is launching the HT-20R MKII head and combo at NAMM 2019. Will this updated version of a popular amp bring enough to the table to convince players in a saturated market?

NAMM 2019: Audient Sono – An interface for guitarists

The cat is out of the bag: The Audient Sono is a desktop interface with a single 12AX7 tube on the inout and two notes Torpedo modelling tech to give you amp-like feel and tone.

NAMM 2019: Orange TremLord 30 combo Pedal Baby 100 power amp

Orange unveils Pedal Baby 100 power amp and TremLord 30 combo - Of the two, the Pedal Baby 100 advances existing Orange amp concepts in interesting ways.

NAMM 2019: Blackstar bravely launches Studio 10, a trio of Class A combo amps

Blackstar is bravely launching three new 10W combos, the new Studio 10 range based on an EL34, 6L6 or KT88 output tube respectively but sharing the same single-ended input stage.

NAMM 2019: The new Supro Blues King 12 gives more for less

Supro has just announced a new all valve combo, the Blues King 12, a Class A amp with an additional FET boost and analogue spring reverb included in the price, too.

Suhr Reactive Load IR: A neat box of amp tricks

The new Suhr Reactive Load IR could be the perfect 'box of tricks' for guitarists that need flexible volume control when recording or using high wattage valve amps live.

Cornell Amps Traveller 5: The ideal 5 Watt combo amplifier?

UK amp guru Denis Cornell has just announced his new boutique Traveller 5 all-valve combo amplifier - this thing has lots of appeal for players needing great but portable tube amp tones.

DSM Noisemaker OmniCabSim Mini, a tiny power amp and cab sim pedal

DSM Noisemaker's new OmniCabSim Mini pedal is designed to emulate the way that a power amp and speaker work together, potentially saving you the hassle of lugging both (!) to gigs...

KT66 vs. EL34 Tube Shoot-Out: Can you hear the difference?

We do love us a good guitar tone shoot-out at gearnews. YouTuber Johan Segeborn has done a neat little video contrasting the sound of the KT66 tube with that of the EL34. Which do you prefer?

Overloud honours the granddaddy of compressors with COMP670

The plug-in market is ripe with F670 emulations of wildly varying quality, which means Overloud worked hard in order to differentiate their product. Hence, COMP670 provides not one, but three FC670s!

Carr Amps Telstar combo amplifier: 17 Watts of organic boutique vintage tone

The Telstar combo uses a 6L6 and EL84 in a push-pull Class A circuit. With two different voicings and plenty of rich, vintage tones, could this be all the boutique amp you'll ever need?

Supro Keeley Custom 1970RK guitar amp: The perfect pedal platform?

The simple Supro Keeley Custom 1970RK is a 25-Watt combo tuned to work well with your pedal set-up. Is it the the perfect platform for pedals or is the price going to undermine its success?

Valve vs. solid state guitar amps: Can you guess which is which?

One of these three (very different-sounding) amps is a transistor amp, the other two are valve amps. Can you guess which amp is the solid state one? And what does "valve tone" mean, anyway?

Victory Amps V4 turns up the gain with Countess, Sheriff and Kraken preamps

Victory amps has released a set of three all-valve preamp pedals that put the preamp stages of its amps into pedal format. And then there's the rather neat Amp Through feature...

Rivera Clubster Royale Recording guitar amp – Bargain boutique studio amp?

This new boutique amp series contains a selection of essential tools for the recording guitarist. Could this new amp be the ultimate studio tool for home recording?

Mesa Boogie’s new Fillmore 50: A dual-channel amp with MARK heritage

This new dual channel 50-Watt amp shares some of its DNA with the classic Mesa Boogie MARK Series and has a simple control layout well-suited to those using lots of pedals.

Supro 1696RT Black Magick Reverb amp: Retro rock tones now with reverb

New all valve spring reverb version of their classic two-channel Class-A vintage voiced amp and designed with some input from Lenny Kravitz, available as a head or combo.

Waves PRS SuperModels amp plug-ins launch with low introductory price

The new Waves PRS SuperModels collection is a set of three amps modelled after some cool PRS units and designed in collaboration with Paul Reed Smith himself. The introductory $49 price tag seems more than ...

Musikmesse 2018: CHRT analog monophonic valve synthesizer designed for blowing

A gloriously shiny valve based monophonic synthesizer designed for a wind controller to produce a uniquely expressive and electronic sound. The tubes are used at every stage to create the sound.

Zen Delay: Are Ninja Tune getting into desktop effects boxes?

A bunch of photos of an unannounced prototype desktop effects box emerge. The Zen Delay has record labels Ninja Tunes name on it, an Erica Synths flavour, a filter, drive and nice fat tube.

Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE: An ambitious ‘amp-like’ British boutique overdrive

British company Origin Effects, known for its compressor effect pedals, has launched its first overdrive effect, the RevivalDRIVE - with a big feature set and a price to match.

NAMM 2018: 2018 Laney Ironheart SLS compact 300-watt head announced

This compact new amp head from Laney includes built-in cab simulations, three channels and enough power to gig with - and some handy recording tools as well.