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GALLERY: L.A. Amp Show 2012

See the boutique amps, guitars, and effects on display at this year''s L.A. Amp Show.

"Bray Amps introduced their new 4550, a super-versatile 50-watt head designed to give players a modern take on a Marshall Plexi. It offers a full range of classic Plexi soundsяfrom the vintage brown sound all the way to a modern high-gain tone. Pricing starts at $2,500."

An ode, and historical snapshot, to the tone-bar played, many-stringed thing in the room, and its place in the national musical firmament.

Blues, jazz, rock, country, bluegrass, rap.… When it comes to inventing musical genres, the U.S. totally nailed it. But how about inventing instruments?

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The author dials in one of his 20-watt Sonzera amps, with an extension cabinet.

Photo courtesy of PRS

Knowing how guitar amplifiers were developed and have evolved is important to understanding why they sound the way they do when you’re plugged in.

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Tobias bass guitars, beloved by bass players for nearly half a century, are back with the all-new Tobias Original Collection.

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Joshua Kim

Sublime, fronted by Jakob Nowell, son of late Sublime singer Bradley Nowell, are in the studio writing and recording new songs for an upcoming full-length album. This marks their first new album since 1996.

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