When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Blackstar Amplification Blackstar has fully engaged beast mode with the unveiling of its ...

The three-channel 50W monster is a super lightweight combo that is easy on your back while showing no quarter with its high-gain tone, and EVH Gear says its faithful to the original tube amp When you ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: PRS Guitars PRS Guitars has updated its tube amp lineup with the all-new Archon Classic ...

This Design Idea is a reprint of an earlier one that contained errors in graphics (Reference 1). Even though 6L6 beam-power tubes have been around for 66 years, they are still quite popular for use in ...

Smooth treble and warm midrange. Good bass output for power rating. Solid build quality, heavy. At maximum output, sound is still tolerable. All of the sonic advantages of tubes. AV123 is of a new ...

A conventional tube amplifier has a circuit whose fundamentals were well in place around a hundred years ago, so there are few surprises to be found in building one today. Nevertheless, building one ...