I got thinking about the Peavey Mace – at one time an amp I pursued (a little) – from a recent WoodyTone post on Neal Schon’s early gear. In the late ’70s into ’80, Neal was a Mace user which like the old Music Man amps had a solid state preamp and a tube power [...]

Part 1 A few weeks ago I’d never heard of Electroplex amps let alone actually heard one. But Electroplex was at the NY/NJ Amp Show and I was too, so…. I stepped into the Electroplex room with my Les Paul, saw a bunch of Fender-looking amps and thought: I doubt it but I’ll give it [...]

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 [...]

Recently I had an opportunity to play through an actual Dumble amp via a thegearpage.net member-organized Amp Fest/Tone Fest/whatever you want to call it. It was the first time I’d heard a Dumble, or even a Dumble-style amp, in person, so this is definitely a raw, unschooled, unsophisticated impression.

Yesterday I sold an amp to a fellow New Jerseyan, and the designated meeting place was the parking lot of the Oxford Valley, Pa. Guitar Center. I admit it was risky getting paid for an amp and walking straight into a music retailer, but I needed new strings….