Archive for the 'Amplifiers' Category

Mesa Boogie Maverick

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Tube, Dual rectifier, 35 watt Class A 1×12, 2×12, 4×10 spkrs. The Maverick is one of Mesa’s more versatile amps. Fishing is required for just the right sound because small adjustments make big changes. Your patience is rewarded with a wide variety of shrieks. Clean enough for country pickin’ and dirty enough for most everything [...]

Marshall JCM 800

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

What is it about the big Marshall amps that turns everyone on? Maybe it’s because the lows slug you in the chest hard enough to make your heart pump backwards. Or possibly because the highs and mids are right there, almost completely isolated from the lows. It seems like you’re playing through two different amps [...]

Legend A60 TransTube

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

The small Legend amps are not do-it-all tools, but they have their own unique identifiable tone; you’ll recognize it when you hear it. Last built in the U.S.A. in the early 1980′s, Legend gave the other amp manufacturers a serious challenge for several years. The A60 has two switchable channels, reverb, dual stage overdrive and [...]