EHX Dirt Road Special – Transistor combo with in-house reverbs

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Electro-Harmonix has unveiled a small 40W combo named Dirt Road Special at the Summer NAMM.  EHX Dirt Road Special “Sweet Clean Tone” promises EHX the new Dirt Road Special, a remake of the 1970s amplifier from the company’s past – but with modern improvements. The power amplifier delivers 40 watts via unspecified transistors into a 12 “speaker. Sonically, the amp […]

Is the Vanflet Station 1 really “the future of guitar amps”?

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Vanflet is a fairly young company from France and its new Vanflet Station 1 is a valve-based 40-Watt amp-in-a-pedal box. Vanflet has launched it using the tagline, “The future of guitar amps”. Er, really? Vanflet Station 1 The Station 1 is a fusion of a tube preamp and 40-Watt amplifier in a compact pedal format. The preamp is based around an ECC81 tube , then it goes to […]

NAMM 2019: Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT, a 40W tube amp in a pedal

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The latest new product from Poland’s Taurus is the Stomp-Head 1.VT. This 40-Watt tube amp comes in a compact pedal format and has some distinctly vintage flavour. The amp is based on its MTD (Master Tube Design) technology and punches far above its weight… Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT The new Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT amplifier is based on a single 12AX7 circuit. The […]