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How to Buy a Used Amp - Premier Guitar Article July 2016
Posted by Tim Schroeder on
So, you âneedâ a new amp, huh? Maybe youâre looking for a certain sound, or your old amp is no longer reliable enough for gigging. Perhaps that mammoth stack from your high-school yearsâyâknow, the one with the lightning bolt and pot leaf stenciled on the grille cloth?âdoesnât quite fit with your current dĂ©cor. Or maybe your income has changed and you finally have enough scratch to purchase your dream amp.
8 Guitar Amp Mods for Newbies - Premier Guitar
Posted by Tim Schroeder on
Itâs in a guitaristâs nature, I believe, that we canât leave well enough alone. Most of us have an ideal sound (or sounds) in our heads, and we wonât rest until our vision is realized. We can have a perfectly fine guitar or amplifier, but we still have an inherent urge to tinker with it until itâs âjust rightâ in feel or tone. On this premiseâas well as the fact that many of us are on budgets that donât allow us to buy every amp that strikes our fancyâthe idea of modifying an amp we already own strikes a very appealing chord for many players.
Why and How to Replace Your Amplifierâs Output Transformer - Premier Guitar
Posted by Tim Schroeder on
I am often asked how upgrading an amplifierâs transformers will improve tone. Itâs a simple enough question, but the answer is a little complex. First off, letâs examine what an output transformer is and why someone would inquire about replacing it. Then weâll get to some things to consider when replacing your ampâs transformer.