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Note that this mod requires working with the highest voltages in the amplifier. If you decide that you want to do this yourself, be absolutely certain that you already know how to do it safely before you start – unplug the amp, let it sit for an hour, etc. If you have any doubts, take it to a tech who...

The G-Dec 3 Thirty Metal. The Fender Limited Edition G-Dec 3 Thirty amps have arrived at Pro Audio Land! Order the one that best suits your playing today! Fender ’s acclaimed G-DEC 3 Thirty practice amp is now available in three genre-specific FSR (Factory Special Run) versions tailor-made for blues, metal and country guitarists. Like the standard 30-watt blackface G-DEC...

IK Multimedia introduces AmpliTube® Fender™ for iPhone®, iPod touch and iPad: full featured tone guitar rig apps with built-in recording studios offering the legendary Fender tone designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender. The AmpliTube Fender™ app, at its core, is all about pure Fender® tone. It was developed with careful guidance and critical tone testing from the tone...

Some of the first products to come out at NAMM are from Shure. Shure announced a set of in-ear style buds and two pairs of DJ-style headsets. The in-ear SE215s’ are promised to have new low-end capabilities with just single drivers in each ear; the target here was tuning for the low end with greater bass. One of the features...

If you keep your amp long enough, one day it will slowly start sounding a little off. It may develop a buzzy hum or an off-tune “ghost note,” or it may start oscillating. Twiddling the controls, changing speakers, and replacing tubes won’t help the sound. Your tech will give you the bad news: it needs a cap job, or a...