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Make a Mic Muter

Build a mat that switches your mic on and off when you step on it.

Troubleshooting Tube Amps

Although I’ve never repaired amps for a living, I have repaired a lot of amps through the years. I get a lot of questions e-mailed to me from amp-repair novices

The Immortal Amp Mods, Pt. 4

R.G. discusses the importance of paying attention to your amp''s filter capacitors.

The Immortal Amp Mods, Pt. 3

Preparing your amp for unexpected power surges and electrical spikes.

The Immortal Amp Mods - Pt. 2

The first Immortal Amp Mod addressed a weakness in the tubes. Our second installment will help prevent another way tubes can damage the amp. Protect your transformers with fuses I’ve

The Immortal Amplifier Mod

A well-made tube amp can last a long time, but there are a few things that can make them uneconomical to fix, as well as unreliable. If you were

The Life and Death of an Electrolytic Cap

How electrolytic caps are born, and why they die

Are You Listening With Your Eyes?

Some people have the idea that controls on a new effect should always be set to the midpoint or 12:00 on a hypothetical clock. I’ve heard a variety of answers