NY/NJ Amp Show Off the Charts Great

Posted by admin in Monday, June 7th 2010

Topics: Amp Show, Ark Amps, Budda, Carol-Ann amps, East Amplification/Jeff Bober, Electroplex Amplifiers, Fuchs, Goodsell, Louis Electric, Peavey, Reinhardt Amps, Satellite Amplifiers, Sommatone

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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 Disney, this would be it.
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NY/NJ Amp Show This Weekend!

Posted by admin in Thursday, June 3rd 2010

Topics: Amp Show

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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 you’ve [...]

Amp Show Impressions, What To Do Different Next Time

Posted by admin in Wednesday, May 13th 2009

Topics: Amp Show

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Coming To a City Near You?
In case you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 of the NY/NJ Amp Show “review” yet, read those first: here and here.
Would I go to another Amp Show? Hell yes I would. But next time I’d do it a bit differently.
First, I’d show up right as the doors opened or [...]

NY/NJ Amp Show: More Great Stuff

Posted by admin in Tuesday, May 12th 2009

Topics: Amp Show, Earl Slick, Egnater, Industrial Amps, Sommatone

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Part 2: Egnater, Sommatone, Industrial Amps

In case you haven’t read part 1 yet, read that first. Just as a reminder, unless otherwise noted I’m playing through these amps with a P-90-equipped Epiphone Gold Top.

NY/NJ Amp Show: Great Stuff, Not Enough Time

Posted by admin in Monday, May 11th 2009

Topics: Amp Show, Carol-Ann amps, Joe Bonamassa, Lollar, Metropoulos (Metro) amps

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Part 1: Metro, Carol-Ann, Lollar

I went to my first Amp Show on Saturday, the 3rd annual “New York” show, really held about an hour from New York City in Jersey – which was great because getting in and out of NYC is a b**ch!
Show doors opened at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and closed at 6:00 [...]