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Mesa/Boogie announces imminent return of the two-channel Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie says the classic high-gain head will be reissued on 14 January
Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith on how his high-gain amps were influenced by hotrodded muscle cars
In his latest YouTube video, Smith talks tubes, the similarities between automobile and amp hotrodding culture, and admits that not everybody understood his quest for more distortion
Orianthi played live on television for millions of viewers using her $219 Orange practice amp
Do you really need an expensive amp after all? For one of Orianthi's biggest gigs of 2024, her signature solid-state 1x8" combo got the job done
Mesa/Boogie reissues Mark IIC+, the holy grail amp loved by Metallica, John Petrucci and Prince
The greatest comeback in tube amp history? It's in the conversation, as the Mark IIC+ returns after nearly 40 years as a head and 1x12 combo
Did the Neural DSP Quad Cortex just hit its lowest-ever price for Black Friday weekend?
We think it might have, and this killer deal is still live
"Warm, round, with a chewy mid-range that simply begs to be fed pentatonic licks, this amp sounds fantastic": Fender Tone Master '59 Bassman amp
A Fender classic gets a digital makeover, but how does it compare to the real thing?
“It can be very clean or it can get incredibly dirty”: Rob Chapman is branching out into tube amps
The Cloudhammer is a high-end 40-watt all-tube head that's hand-wired in Belgium by AmS Amps' Ben Genot, and the prototype looks and sounds pretty sweet
“This poses a risk of serious electric shock”: Blackstar issues urgent product safety recall
If you own the British amp brand's new Debut 100R 1x12 and 2x12 combos, check your serial number now to see if yours is affected
