When Jim Marshall designed his first amplifier in 1962, he used the 12AX7 vacuum tube, a seemingly slight deviation from the 12AY7 tubes of the popular Fender amps—because Marshall couldn't find ...

No, progressive guitar’s boundary pushers are still using digital amp modellers, but as Henson says, “You just can’t beat the warmth of a tube amp” When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...