Ed. note: This article was written by Guitar Lifestyle contributor Russ. You can read more of his contributions here, and you can follow him on Twitter here. Aloha! Usually I talk about the ukulele, but today I wanted to talk about the 1990s. It was a great decade that featured a roller coaster of popular music ranging from glam rock up and down through the rise of … [Read more...]
Doug Rappoport Demos the Friedman Dirty Shirley Mini
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was curious to hear how the new Friedman Dirty Shirley Mini amp sounded. This week, guitarist Doug Rappoport posted a demo video of the amp. Sounds pretty good to me. … [Read more...]
Earthquaker Devices Sound Projector 25
A photo posted by EarthQuaker Devices (@earthquakerdev) on Feb 3, 2016 at 11:42am PST In addition to announcing 8 new pedals at NAMM, Earthquaker Devices has recently announced a new amp called the Sound Projector 25: The Sound Projector 25 is a 25-watt linear Class A tube amp designed by Joe Golden of EarthQuaker Devices. This is the first amplifier offering from … [Read more...]
Tiny Terror: The Original Lunchbox Amplifier
It's hard to believe, but the Orange Tiny Terror amp has been out for 10 years. To commemorate the occasion, Orange has introduced a 10th anniversary version of the Tiny Terror with a matching 2x10 cabinet: Codenamed ‘Shiny Terror’, the 10th Anniversary model is a point-to-point hand-wired version of the original, housed in a stunning mirror-effect, polished stainless steel … [Read more...]
Supro 1695T Black Magick Amplifier
Guitar world is reporting that Supro is releasing a new 1x12 2-channel amp called the Black Magick: Supro presents Black Magick, a recreation of one of rock and roll's holy-grail amplifiers. This all-tube, high-gain blues machine harkens back to the dimensions, cosmetics and circuitry of the Supro amps from 1959, just like the one loaned by Jimmy Page to the Rock and Roll … [Read more...]