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Musikmesse '14 - TubeArt Amplification V6 Demo

The Netherlands company brought a new three-channel head that nails California tones, AC/DC-style crunch, and hard-rock saturation with punch and dynamics.

Joe Gore
By Joe GoreApr 11, 2014
Joe Gore

San Francisco-based Senior Contributing Editor Joe Gore has recorded with Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman, Courtney Love, Marianne Faithfull, Les Claypool, Flea, DJ Shadow, John Cale, and many other artists. His music appears in many films and TV shows, plus an incriminating number of jingles. Joe has written several thousand articles about music and musicians and has contributed to many musical products, including Apple’s Logic and GarageBand programs. In his spare time Joe produces the Joe Gore line of guitar effects and edits a geeky guitar blog (tonefiend.com).

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