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BLOG OF TONE

Our BLOG OF TONE aims to help you answer the most important and pressing questions about technology, sounds and creativity. Our experts really try to get to the bottom of things and unlock all their secrets. And the best thing is: a new chapter is added every week. Let’s go…and have fun reading!

01: OHM COOKING 101

UNDERSTANDING AMPS, SPEAKERS AND IMPEDANCE

02: THE SECRETS OF THE SPIRIT TONE GENERATOR

AN EVOLUTIONARY LEAP IN GUITAR TONE

03: WHEN COULD, WOULD AND SHOULD YOU REPLACE TUBES?

DOES IT PAY TO REGULARLY SWAP TUBES?

04: EFFECTS PEDAL ORDER, THE FX LOOP EXPLAINED, AND THE FOUR CABLE METHOD

EFFECT PEDALS, FX-LOOPS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

05: HOW TO WIRELESSLY CONTROL YOUR GUITAR AMP TONE

FROM ANYWHERE ONSTAGE

06: 128 WAYS MIDI WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AS A LIVE GUITARIST

MIDI – THE INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN YOUR MUSIC MAKING PROCESS?

07: MIKING OR DI BOX?

CAN A DI BOX CAPTURE THE SOUND OF YOUR AMP?

08: PRESENCE, RESONANCE AND EQ SETTINGS FOR A GREAT LIVE GUITAR TONE

PRESENCE, RESONANCE, EQ AND HOW TO ADJUST THEM MOST EFFECTIVELY

09: THE BEST WAY TO AMPLIFY YOUR ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR LIVE SHOWS

ACCURATELY AMPLIFYING YOUR ACOUSTIC GUITAR

10: WHY GUITAR AMP PLACEMENT ON STAGE IS SO IMPORTANT

THE PERFECT PLACE FOR YOUR AMP AND CABINET ON STAGE

11: AC/DC AND THE NO GAIN, NO PAIN SECRET FOR GREAT GUITAR TONE

LESS IS MORE, ISN'T IT?

12: THE UNIQUE SPIRIT TONE GENERATOR BASED - POWER AMP SAGGING - EXPLAINED

THE MAGIC OF CRANKING YOUR AMP

13: MIXING TONAL TRANSPARENCY AND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE TO CREATE THE BEST ACOUSTIC GUITAR AMPLIFIER

ENGINEERING EMOTIONS

14: STEREO, MONO AND WET/DRY/WET AMP RIGS: WHICH IS BEST?

CINEMASCOPE SOUND FOR GUITAR?

15: THE RELIC, OR WHY VTI?

OR: HOW TO TAME A DINOSAUR

16: CREATING THE PERFECT GUITAR YOUTUBE CONTENT

AND LET THE WORLD BE YOUR STAGE

17: WHY VINTAGE AMPS DON'T ALWAYS SOUND BETTER THAN NEW ONES

THE COURSE OF THE LEGENDS

18: THE SOUND-SHAPING MAGIC OF THE GUITAR VOLUME POT AND THE TREBLE BLEED MOD

MINIMAL EFFORT - MAXIMUM EFFECT

19: GUITARISTS: WHY THE FATE OF GREAT MUSIC IS IN YOUR HANDS

THE VALUE OF MUSIC

20: WHY IS IT NOT JUST GRAND BUT ALSO HOT?

...AND WHAT WAS THE THING WITH THE COFFEE CUP AGAIN?

21: GUITAR EFFECTS AND WHEN, HOW AND WHY TO USE THEM

CAUTION: THIS ARTICLE PROMOTES GAS (GEAR ACQUISITION SYNDROME)

22: THE POWER SOAK

JUST A LOAD OF HOT AIR?

23: PEDAL TO THE METAL

WHY A PEDAL AMP CAN BE THE BEST BUDDY ON YOUR PEDALBOARD

24: LEARN HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT POWER TUBE

SPOILT FOR TONAL CHOICE?

25: SEVEN SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE BAND SOUND CHECK TIPS

AND PLAY THE BEST SHOW OF YOUR LIFE!

26: SMART ROTARY CONTROLS: 128 REAL TUBE CHANNELS IN ONE AMP

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: ANALOG SOUND - DIGITAL CONTROL

27: TUBE AMP SAG AND PREAMP VS POWER AMP DISTORTION EXPLAINED

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MAGIC OF TUBES

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