All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...

One of the great things about electric guitars and amplifiers is that there is such a wide variety of sounds and tones that a person can achieve while using them. A Gibson Les Paul plugged into a ...

When practicing electric guitar, everyone has their own way of producing sound.Playing through an amp, practicing while ...

Talk about guitar amps usually ends at the head.How many vacuum tubes are inside? What is the rectification? Is there a ...

Many popular guitar amplifiers and distortion effects are based on analogue circuitry. To achieve the desired distortion of the guitar signal, these circuits use nonlinear components, such as vacuum ...

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In early 2016, Korg released its Nutube technology to the public. With an anode grid filament structure, it operates exactly like a triode vacuum tube, adding rich overtones to electric guitar tones.

Guitarists will do just about anything to get just the right sound out of their setup, including purposely introducing all manner of distortion into the signal. It seems counter-intuitive, but it ...