All items tagged with guitar amplifier (34)

You Can DIY!: Revisiting The Remaking of a Champ

March 9, 2021 by Mark Driedger

You Can DIY!: Revisiting The Remaking of a Champ

In this article, Mark Driedger revisits “The Remaking of a Champ,” inspired by Kirk Elliott’s original article for Glass Audio (1992). The Fender Champ is considered “the” classic tube practice amplifier and it has been remade a few times over. Driedger created his own version, including a provision to easily try different output tubes. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2016.

MISCO Introduces ToneSpeak Guitar Speakers

February 23, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

MISCO Introduces ToneSpeak Guitar Speakers

Introducing a new brand from an American loudspeaker manufacturer is a reason for celebration. But better still when MISCO, the venerable St. Paul, MN-headquartered company announces a completely new line of guitar speakers under the name ToneSpeak. MISCO has been diversifying their business in the last few years with the acquisition of Oaktron and the introduction of their latest high-end driver brand, Bold North Audio. And ToneSpeak clearly reinforces the company's position.

audioXpress March 2021 Brings Increased Focus on Audio Test & Measurement

February 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress March 2021 Brings Increased Focus on Audio Test & Measurement

For this edition of audioXpress, start with our valuable Market Update on Audio Test and Measurement, followed by an interview and guided tour of QuantAsylum. From a practical perspective, Stuart Yaniger shares his experience with the latest version of Virtins Multi Instrument Measurement Software, Michael Steffes explains how to explore an interesting composite amplifier structure for great results, Mike Meechan continues his series on microphone preamplifier design, and Ethan Winer explains how to avoid too much wiring in large designs. Another great edition of audioXpress, now available to read in print and online.

Celestion Introduces New Products at NAMM Believe in Music 2021

January 20, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces New Products at NAMM Believe in Music 2021

Celestion introduced a number of new products at their virtual booth during this year’s winter NAMM show, Believe in Music 2021. As it would do at the Anaheim Convention Center, Celestion used the online event to show a number of new products and holding sessions of interest to everyone from guitar and bass players, to recording and mixing engineers, to live sound professionals and loudspeaker engineering teams. Highlights include the two new G12M-50 Hempback and Neo V Type guitar speakers.

Jensen Loudspeakers Presents New 12" Blackbird 40 Reinforced AlNiCo Guitar Speaker

November 30, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Jensen Loudspeakers Presents New 12" Blackbird 40 Reinforced AlNiCo Guitar Speaker

Jensen Loudspeakers introduced the Blackbird 40, a new 12" guitar speaker in the brand's Jet Series. The Jensen Blackbird 40 is a 40W speaker, with a 1.26" (32mm) copper-wound voice coil using an extremely compact Reinforced AlNiCo magnet in the classic "horseshoe" format. The Blackbird 40 is able to deliver the unmistakable voice of a classic Jensen AlNiCo speaker supported by a stronger, firmer foundation that reinforces the bass range, making it highly recommended for players who need a more versatile tone.

Celestion Introduces The SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in Featuring New Dynamic Speaker Responses

November 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces The SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in Featuring New Dynamic Speaker Responses

Celestion launched SpeakerMix Pro, a self-contained studio-grade DAW plug-in dedicated to bringing ground-breaking levels of detail and realism to guitar and bass speaker tone. The new plug-in can be used with Impulse Responses as well as the company’s new Dynamic Speaker Responses (DSRs), the next generation of digital speaker responses that capture the sound and feel of the speaker’s dynamic, non-linear response for even more tonal detail.

Celestion Offers DIY Cabinet Design for the F12-X200 Guitar Loudspeaker Modeling Driver

September 24, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Offers DIY Cabinet Design for the F12-X200 Guitar Loudspeaker Modeling Driver

Celestion offers a DIY cabinet reference design made specifically for the F12-X200 Full Range Live Response Loudspeaker. The F12-X200 combines Celestion’s expertise in guitar speakers and pro audio speakers into one transducer, designed especially for use with profiling amps, modeling software, impulse responses, and all technology for emulating guitar amps and speaker cabinets. The reference design will allow anyone to build a custom 1x12 cabinet for the F12-X200.

Eminence Speakers Launches Impulse Response Library

September 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Eminence Speakers Launches Impulse Response Library

Eminence Speakers launched the digital version of its legendary guitar speakers — Eminence Impulse Response (IR) library — developed in conjunction with the highly respected amplifier profiler and guitarist, Michael Britt. This announcement follows the trend from guitar speaker manufacturers to release official IR files of its own best-selling models to support the growing trend of amplifier profilers and emulators, as well as studio production.

New Projects, Reviews, and Glass Audio Special Articles Available with audioXpress May 2020

April 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

New Projects, Reviews, and Glass Audio Special Articles Available with audioXpress May 2020

audioXpress May 2020 Glass Audio/Tube Focus edition is now available. Highlighted on the cover is a review of the RødeTest FuzzMeasure Audio and Acoustic Measurement Software and Ethan Winer's experiments to measure capacitor distortion. For tube enthusiasts, Bill Reeve repurposes an old Shure preamp for line-level duty, and Bruce Heran details how he built his two Mini Blocks tube amplifiers. Mike Rothacher shares an inexpensive MOSFET Follower (MoFo) Class A amplifier project, Richard Honeycutt provides valuable lessons about repairing guitar amplifiers, and there's plenty more audio electronics focused articles. Download now!

IsoAcoustics Launches New Stage 1 Board and Iso-Puck 76

January 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

IsoAcoustics Launches New Stage 1 Board and Iso-Puck 76

During the 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, IsoAcoustics focused on the musicians and studio market and announced a pair of brand new products: the IsoAcoustics New Stage 1 Board portable isolation platform for music amps, and the IsoAcoustics Iso-Puck 76 isolator for large studio monitors. These two introductions bolster the Canadian company’s already wide range of speaker and equipment stands.

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