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?
Archive for June, 2010
Andy Fuchs on Gain, Metal and the Mantis
Andy Fuchs on the 6550 Fuchs Mantis
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.
Interview: Jeff Bober, EAST Amplification, Part 2
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.)
AmpGAS Interview: Jeff Bober of EAST Amplification
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, [...]
Vid/Audio of the Smokin’ Sommatone Overdrive 75
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 [...]
NY/NJ Amp Show Off the Charts Great
(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 [...]
NY/NJ Amp Show This Weekend!
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 [...]
Examples of How Speakers Make a Big Difference
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),
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This will only list amps that I've personally played. In no particular order:> Any East Amplification amp
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> Fuchs Mantis, ODS, Tripledrive
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