Remember the KFC commercial where they had that riff was a slightly modified version of "Sweet Home Alabama?" If you do, you'll love Bob DiFazio's demonstration of the Roland Micro Cube -- especially if you prefer Zeppelin to Skynyrd.
Join Bob DiFazio, Rick Moranis and the Roland Micro Cube in "Honey, I Shrunk The Amp," an epic tale of a bumbling inventor with a heart of gold and an amplifier that has to avoid the dangers of a gigantic world to be reunited with his parents.
We're not going to kid you -- the Line 6 Spider III is an entry-level modeling amp that would be out of place in a serious musician's live rig. As far as being a first amplifier, however, this thing is gold -- with lots of new features added from the Spider II
Drew Krag is in the Amp Lab with the Vox AC15 CC1X - that "X" means you get the VOX / Celestion AlNiCo Blue loudspeaker, a difference of a couple hundred bucks that's well worth it, according to Mr. Krag. The AC15 CC1X is...
Drew is back in the studio with the Roland JC-120 amp. You know he's not gonna use the chorus - we want that vaunted "clean" tone after all - and you know he's going for a jazz tone. So sit back and enjoy the dulcet jazzy...
The Roland JC-120 amp is a solid state piece of work that's been around since 1975. It will let you hear things in your guitar - and your effects - you never knew were there. That's what Drew says, anyway. In this Amp Lab,...
Drew Krag is back in the studio with the Peavey Classic 50 Combo guitar amp. Drew likes the four ten-inch speakers, and the fact that the Peavey has both a pre and post volume for the lead channel. Drew explains why that's...
We all know Drew's a jazz guy, and here he shows us how to get one of his favorite jazz tones out of the Peavey Classic 50 Combo guitar amp. He walks us through the proper combination of knob tweaks and then just jams. Grab...
We're back in the Amp Lab with Drew Krag and the Peavey Classic 50 Combo guitar amp. This baby has 50 watts - that's tube watts - which makes it more performance than studio-oriented. Not like you can hear it in this video...
Drew Krag turns the Fishman Loudbox 100 around to reveal all the goodies on the back. We take a look at all the ins and outs (literally), and Drew kindly explains what context might be appropriate for each one. There's a...
Now we get to listen to the effects knobs on the Roland CUBE-60 amp. This model has two knobs, each with a certain set of effects, so you can combine them if you wish; and you can control both sets with a foot switch. Drew...
In Part Two of the Roland CUBE-60 walkthrough, Drew Krag tours more knobs to show us what tricks this little box has in store. Distortion, emulation, stack settings, and a patented Roland technology called Dyna Amp that lets...
You want more Pignose G-40V? You got it. In the latest Amp Lab, Drew Krag plays with the Epiphone doubleneck to get the sound of a humbucker through this all-tube baby. He tries to get a clean sound - even with all that saturation...
In this thorough introduction to the Fishman Loudbox 100 acoustic guitar amp, Drew Krag walks through the inputs and the knobs and does some strumming on the Gibson Hummingbird. He even throws in a little extra guitar critique...
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Gearwire's own Drew Krag is back with the Pignose G-40V all-tube amp, demonstrating how to get his favorite warm jazz tone. That's not such an easy thing, since, as Drew says, this amp "really wants to rock." Watch him set...
The Roland CUBE-60 solid state amp has quite a few effects, so we'll be with this one for a few videos. In this introduction, Drew Krag runs through its basic construction and a few of the unique features - including the...
The Peavey Valve King is a workhorse of a tube amp. Known for being reliable and versitile. As for sound, well you'll just have to watch this video. We gave it the standard Gearwire treatment so that you could decide whether...
"Clean for days" is how I would describe the sound of the classic Twin Reverbs. Don't get me wrong, I've heard these things wail. Just only in extremely loud stage settings.
In this video we don't really tread into that...
The Epiphone Valve Junior brings class A amplification to the masses. Popular for its price and suprising tone this amp has become a favorite among tube enthusiasts on a budget.
Inside you will find one 12AX7 preamp tube...
Offsite Link: Official website for the Valve Junior.
The Epiphone Triggerman 60 DSP is a 60-Watt solid state combo amp (even it looks like it has tubes in) with built in digital effects. In this video Dan takes you through all the other features of this amp. He also does a...
The Fender G-DEC is a little amp that comes with a "band included" according to Fender. In essence it is a modeling amp with an internal synthesizer and sequencer. The sequncer can play different styles of drum, bass, annd...
Here's a novel idea. Take an amp, mic it up just like you might in your home studio, and start checking out some sounds. That's exactly what the Gearwire Amp Lab is about. In this first installment Dan checks out the Marshall...
