Suhr and Peter Thorn have been working together for a number of years, and one of the main things they've been working on is a new limited edition signature amp for Thorn called the Suhr PT-100 Signature Edition: The Suhr PT-100 Signature Edition set features a 100 watt, three-channel tube amplifier head loaded with a custom “Plexi-style” output transformer, four EL-34 power … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: Ibanez TSA5TVR Tube Screamer Guitar Combo Amplifier
I really dig the look of the new Ibanez TSA5TVR amp. It's part of their Tube Screamer amp line, which includes a built-in Tube Screamer pedal in the amp. For over 30 years the Ibanez Tube Screamer has been one of the most popular overdrive pedals in the world: a perennial favorite, famous for its warm, creamy tone and unequivocal responsiveness. Now the iconic pedal has found … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: PRS David Grissom Custom 30 and Custom 50
David Grissom and Paul Reed Smith have worked together for several decades, so it's fitting that David now has his own signature PRS amplifiers: the DG Custom 30 and the DG Custom 50: "The DG Custom amps are the culmination of a three year collaboration between myself and Doug Sewell. We set out to create two distinct amps – a 30 watt and a 50 watt – that would rival the best … [Read more...]
NAMM 2014: Fender Vaporizer
The new Fender Vaporizer amp looks interesting: Fender's Vaporizer amp evokes the 1950s-'60s age of the Space Race, when the atom-age world became enthralled with spaceflight and spacecraft. When the wild flights of fancy it launched permeated culture everywhere from film and television to cars, guitars, appliances and more--everything was bright, colorful and flashy. Garage … [Read more...]
Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb Head
Announced a few weeks before NAMM, this new amp from Fender is pretty interesting: the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Head: The ’65 Deluxe Reverb Head amp in classic Black is perfect for rock, country or blues players who want a moderately powered amp they can crank up at the gig or in the studio. Featuring 22 watts of tube power, the ’65 Deluxe Reverb head offers two 6V6 Groove … [Read more...]