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What is Tone? Tone can mean many different things to different people. Tone can refer to a constant frequency or pitch A tone in music is also a musical interval or a musical step in frequency. Tone is also often used to describe unique differences between voices of an instrument […]

The Quality of Sound – Your Guitar Tone in the ...

27 Apr, 2020 in Guitar Amps tagged Guitar amp repair by ivant (updated 1712 days ago)

Evolution of the Tube Guitar Amp The guitar amps of today, although in many cases are quite different to their predecessors are still based on yesterday’s philosophies and in order to meet the needs of today’s musicians have gone down new conceptual and technological paths. Here is brief outline the […]

Evolution of the Tube Guitar Amp

2 Nov, 2019 in Guitar Amps tagged Bass amp repair / Guitar amp repair / Tube amp Repair by ivant (updated 1712 days ago)

PA Amp — Don’t be fooled by the power supply when doing that PA amp repair! Recently I had a Crest Audio stereo 1200-Watt power amp come in for repair. In fact, I had a few of them with differing faults. However, this particular one was deceptive. It came in with what appeared […]

Power Supply or Not?

29 Oct, 2019 in PA Sound Systems tagged pa repair / Public Address Sytem Repair / sound system repair by ivant (updated 1892 days ago)

Guitar Amp Repair — Saga of the VOX AC15C1 Guitar Amp Repair and the Substandard Components Used

VOX AC15C1 Guitar Amp Repair

21 Oct, 2019 in Guitar Amps tagged Bass amp repair / Electronics Repair / Guitar amp repair / pa repair / Tube amp Repair / Valve amp repair by ivant (updated 1895 days ago)

I am often asked by guitarists as to which is the best amplifier. How does one answer that question with what is to a large degree subjective? Secondly, the endless combination of power output, speakers, size, multitude of features, modelling, tube or solid state. The list goes on and so […]

Selecting a Guitar Amplifier

19 Oct, 2019 in Guitar Amps tagged amp repair / guitar amp by ivant (updated 1888 days ago)

PA Repair — Loudspeakers, speaker reviews, is what you get in loudspeaker reviews, what you hear? Achieving a great live sound and achieving it consistently is always a challenge. What you read in a loudspeaker review may not necessarily translate into what you would expect to hear, given your system is functioning correctly […]

Loudspeakers, is what you get in loudspeaker reviews, what you ...

18 Oct, 2019 in PA Sound Systems tagged amp repair / pa repair / Public Address Sytem Repair / sound system repair by ivant (updated 1888 days ago)