Part 2 (Here’s the second part of the interview with Andy Fuchs about his killer Mantis amp.) AmpGAS: First this amp was called the Frost, then the Viper and now the Mantis. Are they all basically the same amp?

Part 1 I live in New Jersey (doesn’t everyone?!) which happens to also be home to a few of the premier amp builders on our planet. One of these men is Andy Fuchs, who has his HQ about an hour from me. So naturally I had to go there, and am I glad I did.

In part 2 of this AmpGAS interview, EAST Amplification founder and Budda co-founder Jeff Bober talks tone, cabinet wood and speakers. (Part 1 is here.)

Part 1 If you’re not familiar with the name Jeff Bober, you at least should be familiar with Budda amps. Now owned by Peavey, Budda was co-founded by Jeff in 1995 and he also was the company’s chief amp designer. In other words, he was the man behind the tone. Since parting ways with Peavey, [...]

This should really be called “decent” vid/audio because while I guess the Premier Guitar vids are better than nothing, sometimes (many times) when it comes to audio quality – really hearing what something sounds like – they are worse than nothing. But this isn’t a beeyach session. I was just stoked to find some audio [...]

(This was first published on WoodyTone.com –Ed.) If you care about your tone (and I know you do), the Amp Show is an incendiary sensory explosion – and yet, it’s also like meditation. It’s a ride through lollipop fields and gumdrop mountains (or whatever) for tone-fiend, gear-head adults. If there was an F ticket at [...]

If you live, I don’t know…8? 6? hours or less one-way from Piscataway, NJ, DO NOT miss the “New York” (like the Giants, it’s really New Jersey) Amp Show. It’s this weekend, June 5 and 6. If you care about, are curious about or aren’t totally happy with your tone and amp(s), definitely go. If [...]

Only One Speaker Co Website Doesn’t Suck! Of course speaker choice makes a difference – a real, audible difference. Unfortunately it takes buying different speakers and swapping them out to hear it for yourself. There are some clips/vids of speaker shootouts on the web (one metal one below),