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Fender super reverb amps
Silver & Black

The 10 Biggest Problems With Vintage Fender Amps

Our resident Fender amp guru, Jens Mosbergvik, usually sings the praises of Fullerton’s classic offerings, but this time he switches sides to unpack his biggest gripes with the manufacturer’s legendary noisemakers.

Heave Before You Buy: A Hefty LaBoz Bison
Wizard of Odd

Heave Before You Buy: A Hefty LaBoz Bison

Given today’s quality control, it’s now less of a risk for a guitarist to shop online, purchasing models they’ve never actually played. That, of course, wasn’t the case when this column’s guitar was made.

Game of Tones
Silver & Black

Game of Tones

How to expand classic Fender amp sounds with different speaker configurations.

A Silver-Panel Owner’s Manual
Gear

A Silver-Panel Owner’s Manual

To mod or not to mod? Three experts tell us what we should and shouldn’t do to our ’70s-era Fender amplifiers.

Silver and Black: Simple Tube Tricks for Beginners
Silver & Black

Silver and Black: Simple Tube Tricks for Beginners

Need more headroom or gain? Spin the bottles.

Michelle Malone’s Supro Tones
Love and Sockets

Michelle Malone’s Supro Tones

The veteran singer, songwriter, and guitarist’s favorite sound crunchers are a pair of vintage oddballs from the vaults of Valco.

Harmony H650 Review
Reviews

Harmony H650 Review

Room to get raunchy and clean, with reverb and tremolo that sound like a dream.

The Legend of the Lucky Vibrolux
Silver & Black

The Legend of the Lucky Vibrolux

How our columnist’s risky purchase turned out to be a dusty pre-CBS jewel.

Gibson’s ’Birds of a Feather, Flocked Together
Vintage Vault

Gibson’s ’Birds of a Feather, Flocked Together

This pair of Firebird I guitars and a Thunderbird II bass, from 1964, were tucked in a closet for decades. Now, they're ready to rock again.

vintage Fender Bandmaster Reverb
Silver & Black

This Little Piggyback…

An introduction to Fender's classic amp heads of the '60s and '70s.