Guitar Amps

Amp maker Steve Carr visits with Eric Haugen to explain the workings of a tube amp.

Funds managed by HSG have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Marshall Group in a deal valuing the company at 1.1 billion EUR. This transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will mark HSG’s largest investment in Europe to date. The deal represents the next chapter for Marshall as the iconic brand continues to unlock its true potential.

The Marshall family will retain a meaningful stake of over 20 percent in the company under the terms of the deal. HSG will work closely with the Marshall family and the management team to strengthen the Marshall brand and fuel its sustainable and profitable growth.

Orange's amp designer and Technical Director Ade Emsley gives an overview of the Tour Baby 100, Gain Baby 100 and Dual Baby 100.

Andertons Review

There's the obvious idea of a second 35rt. But I'm curious what other choices y'all might make. I like both the clean and dirty channels so please also indicate which one you'd set up as wet or dry.

A new, unexpected musical partnership has been revealed recently — Magnatone shook hands with Guns N' Roses' legendary guitar player Slash. The news comes as a bit of a shock since Slash has been using Marshall stacks for some 30-odd years, and they've been a part of his image, equal to the top hat and sunglasses

Not quite an Audio Audit, But close. Todays video started out with the question, "Who owns Victory amps?" But the more I uncovered the more it became a video about Andertons and Lee Anderton. Disclosure of ownership of brands is required by law. There shouldn't be a need to do a full scale investigation.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fwgx.uk/post/20241

I have just spent almost 5 days trying to rid the interference noise (and at one point the radio) from my speakers that started when I setup my new Behringer audio interface.

Signal chain: Peavey Classic 20 MH -> XLR -> Audio Interface -> NAD hifi amp -> speakers.

I must have tried at least 20 different things, so many youtube videos, including complete rewire of pc cables, usb, power cables. Different power outlets, with and without the UPS, extension cables from different floors of the house, turning off the tumble dryer, removing smart plugs, different cables, different usb ports, turning everything but the amp and interface off. Bought a noise canceling usb (ifi Defender+)- made things maybe a bit better when unpowered, made things worse when powered. So much crawling around under my desk! It was only an issue when the XLR was connected from my guitar amp, whether the amp was on or not - XLR unplugged PC audio was fine. Thought I'd try a different power cable to the amp - unplug the existing one and all hell break loose - SO MUCH NOISE AND INTERFERENCE!! Give up on the power cable idea. Then I unplugged the XLR and decided to try the headphone output of my guitar amp in to the interface. Whilst reaching around the back of the amp I see a small switch labelled "ground lift". Press it. Problem solved! Almost no noise. If I had happened to have that pressed when I bought the amp over a year ago I'd have had no problems. FFS!

And now the ifi Defender+ does work and has made everything perfectly quiet when nothings playing. No more annoying noises when I move the mouse with a fuzz pedal on. Really nice, so a pretty good result overall, but so much effort!

So remember kids, if you have a noise issue, check if your equipment has a ground lift button. I didn't see a single YT video that mentioned ground lift and I didn't even know they existed or that my amp had the button even after I was sure it was a ground loop issue.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1471444

Welcome to the show! Today’s video is about offering some solutions to a real-world issue faced by many people - taming volume in a loud clean amp, but retaining a little bit of feel and dynamics. We’re using the specific example of the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III - an extremely popular and great sounding amp… but a goodly number of people have struggled with the somewhat all-or-nothing volume control.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1363550

I've only ever played through a single amp, but would like to try out a wet/dry rig. I currently play thru an Orange Crush 35rt with all my modulation/time in the effects loop. I was never dissatisfied with its clean tone, and even running the dirty channel I keep the gain low so I can clean it up with the guitar's volume. So I'd be open to having the Orange on either side, though my inclination would be to have it on the dry side.