But the Desktop Valve Amplifier – housed in an enclosure machined from a single block of aluminum, with a viewing window up top – is promised to deliver top notch sonics, too.

In many respects, the Revv G20 is the archetypal 21st-century guitar amplifier. It is a high-gain lunchbox head with two channels, a trio of 12AX7 valves in the preamp and two 6V6s in the power ...

Back then however the world of electronics had extricated itself from the world of valves a couple of decades earlier, so getting your hands on the components was something of a challenge.

A developer based in Auckland New Zealand has created a new desktop hybrid valve amplifier which is capable of providing up to 100 watts and more. Watch the promotional video below to learn more ...

In addition, valve amps give musicians more options - thanks to the physics of how valves work. If you overdrive push a little, only the top of the sound wave is flattened.

Boss BP-1W Booster/preamp Type: Boost There has been a long history of guitarists taking advantage of the preamps in certain equipment – sometimes while using the effects in that unit, sometimes ...

When Elekit, supplier of high-end kits to audiophiles of taste and style, decided to sell a ready made valve-amp, it turned to Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata. The result is this beautifully ...

At higher levels it starts to degrade significantly, but given that it’s a preamplifier rather than a line-level amplifier that should be hardly surprising.

Rocktron has announced a limited-edition re-release of its VooDu Valve guitar preamp. The VooDu Valve pairs digital effects with tube warmth, and offers either high or low tube gain sections to adjust ...

Always hankered after a retro-chic McIntosh valve preamplifier and compatible power amp to match? Feast your eyes on this neat new duo. Despite style cues that nod to the firm's 1950s and 1960s design ...

If you love that tube amp sound, check out Audio-Technica’s valve headphone amp $6,000 amp offers huge range of 120Ω, 82Ω, 33Ω and 0.1Ω outputs for true audiophiles.

Pedalboard inspiration incoming... Here are our 30 favorite new guitar pedals from the past 5 years Story by Guitarist editors • 1w ...