One Control BJF-S66: A pedal company builds an amp!

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One Control is a Japanese company that has up until now only produced effect pedals, switchers, MIDI gear, Loopers and the like. Now follows the next logical step: an amp designed specifically to take pedals. And an eye-opener it is, too… One Control BJF-S66 One Control has just launched their new BJF-S66 amp. Hmmm, not exactly a catchy name […]

Joyo Bantamp FireBrand: A lunchbox amp for modern high-gain metal tones

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Joyo Audio has just launched a new model in its BantAmp range, the Firebrand. It’s a lunchbox amp head tuned to a modern high-gain distortion tone and given its diminutive size has plenty of useful features. Joyo Audio Bantamp FireBrand The preamp on the FireBrand consists of a JFET plus a single 12AX7 tube. These two […]

ZT Amplifiers packs a new Lunchbox with Reverb Combo Amp and Cab II

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The brand new ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox Reverb Combo Amp and matching Cab II replace the company’s Lunchbox combo amp that launched ten years ago. ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox Reverb Combo Amp The original ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox provided guitarists with fairly high output in a compact, portable combo amp format. The new 2019 Lunchbox Reverb is a complete redesign […]

TC Electronic BAM200: A bargain 200-Watt bass amp?

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Small amps are increasingly in demand, especially for bass players with lots of gigs to play. And the advantage of Class-D construction is high performance and low weight. This box is aimed at hard-working bassists on the road or those on a budget looking to pick up a small practice rig. TC Electronic BAM200 The new […]

Onde and Pyramid powered wooden soundboard resonators for your synth

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Amplifiers and speaker cabinets have long been used to add tonal qualities to the sound they are producing. But these are usually directed at specific instruments such as guitars. In more general amplified sound we’re often looking for transparency so that we can hear the desired output of the music or instruments. So using acoustic […]

TC Electronic BQ250 and BQ500 – Bass heads with no fuss?

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TC Electronic has introduced the two new bass amp heads BQ250 and BQ500. Both models do without the TonePrint technology. According to TC Electronic, the new bass amp heads are more focused on reducing to the essentials than a hodgepodge of ingredients that most bassists do not need. TC Electronic BQ250 & BQ500 Unlike the […]