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Soldano SLO Mini 30 Watt Killer Amp

I have never gotten excited about ANY solid state amp. Ever. Until now. The new Soldano SLO Mini 30. It’s a solid state 30 watt unit the actually replicates the sound of the iconic Soldano SLO-100 tube amp which is arguably one of the most well known amps ever created. Unfortunately for most of us […]

New Laney Cub Super12 Combo Review

So after several years Laney Amplification has released a new version of the Cub 12R all tube amp called the Cub Super12. They’ve made a few changes which I will cover here. First a disclaimer: This is a review of the changes in the new model as compared to the previous version. I have not […]

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Seismic Speaker Cab Becomes Cab For Laney Tube Combo

Laney Cub 12R gets a new home Ever since I found out the Laney was basically made of cardboard (read about it here) it’s been buggin the shit out of me. So I fixed it. It would take too long to build a custom amp cab from scratch so I decided to convert an existing […]

Laney Cub Tube Amp Made With Cardboard

Looks like the GAS still has it’s hooks in me because I’ve been eyeballin the Laney Cub 12R tube amp for a while now. Judging from the demo clips on line it’s pretty versatile with great tone and it’s a combo which is something I haven’t had in a while now because I’m a head […]

Blackstar HT-1RH Low Wattage Tube Amp

In our quest for tone we all try different things. I do it, you do it, we all do it because it’s in the blood. We couldn’t stop if we wanted to. You find things that you think, at the time, are just what you were looking for only to find later there’s something even […]

A 2×10″ Speaker Cab May be Better Than a 2×12″

I’ve always been a dedicated user of 12″ speakers, be it a 1×12, 2×12, or 4×12. Years ago I had a Musicman 210RD that was 100 watts with 2 10″speakers. It was loud but was lacking that full rounded sound and it didn’t project near as well as 12″ speakers would have. That was my […]

Orange OR15 Amp Full Review

FYI: there were originally 3 posts on the Orange, but I just put them all together in this one post to consolidate. So if you get the impression that I’m a nut-job, I’m not. Not so you would notice much anyway. It’s just how the 3 posts sound being written on different dates then thrown […]

Classic Ampeg tone in a Compact 5 watt package

don’t know if I really needed it, but I finally talked myself into pulling the trigger on an Ampeg GVT series tube amp. I wasn’t looking to replace my Jet City JCA20H, that will never happen. I just wanted a really low wattage tube amp so I could really push it anytime I want day or night…

My Jet City JCA20H – 4 Years of Tone Soaked Bliss

My little tone monster’s 4th birthday! It was 4 years ago today that I hauled ass to G.C. here in Phoenix to grab a Jet City JCA20H. I say “hauled ass” because I had been watchinig the news feeds for an indication that Jet City had shipped their first amplifiers. It was 3 or 4 […]

Easy Loose Vacuum Tube Repair

Quick fix for a sloppy vacuum tube socket Vacuum tube sockets are generally pretty sturdy, unless you change tubes frequently. And let’s face it: when the quest for tone bug has it’s teeth in you, the odds are you are going to try different tubes and/or tube combinations. Nothing wrong with that as it’s a […]

Amps

Soldano SLO Mini 30 Watt Killer Amp

New Laney Cub Super12 Combo Review

Seismic Speaker Cab Becomes Cab For Laney Tube Combo

Laney Cub Tube Amp Made With Cardboard

Blackstar HT-1RH Low Wattage Tube Amp

A 2×10″ Speaker Cab May be Better Than a 2×12″

Orange OR15 Amp Full Review

Classic Ampeg tone in a Compact 5 watt package

My Jet City JCA20H – 4 Years of Tone Soaked Bliss

Easy Loose Vacuum Tube Repair

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