There is a new interview on the Articles page with Henry Heistand of RedPlate amps. If you don’t know about Henry and his little red amps just listen to Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro and Ronnie Baker Brooks to name a few. His amps are compact, all hand-wired and they have a very musical singing quality. In this interview you will [...]

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In Phoenix, Arizona there is a man at a workbench stuffing a small guitar amplifier chassis full of electronic components to its limits. Why is he doing this you may ask? Because he can! Henry Heistand is the owner and builder of RedPlate amps; the small, compact amps that sing… and sing they do. Just listen to Elvin [...]

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 Today you are invited to take a look at the most popular Articles, Reviews and Spotlight features of 2008. There was much more content added throughout the year but these are the highlights. Please enjoy the 2008 recap of 300guitars.com!
Articles:
DIY: Hot-Rodding The New Fender Champion 600!
Impedance - Speaker Cabinet Wiring
Gibson Mini-Humbucker vs. Gibson Firebird Pickup
Tendonitis [...]

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 Bogner made about 250 Fish Preamp’s between 1991 and 1993. By popular demand there will be a one time limited run of the original Fish preamp. The units will be in stores by the beginning of 2009. There are no other plans for a new preamp design.
Visit the Bogner website here for more details about [...]

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 John Buscarino, a builder of fine guitars, was looking for a speaker that would accurately convey the fine nuances that his high-end custom-built guitars are capable of generating. Considering the fact that John builds acoustic, electric and jazz guitars he also needed one speaker that could handle both electric and acoustic pickups equally well. Unfortunately, [...]

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Blues City Music owner James Burke contacted Mike Soldano about creating an amplifier based on the Soldano Astroverb combo, delivering 50 watts through a single 12″ speaker. The end rsult is the Soldano 44.
Some features include: Single “SLO” crunch channel for tone preservation and simplicity, 50 watts output power- using 2 x 5881/6L6 power amp [...]

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After many years the springs in a Reverb tank can sag, particularly the long 14″ tanks. This sagging actually changes the tone of the tank making the reverb tone a little dark and muddy. The sagging also adds to the “sproingy” sound and the reverb effect loses some of its “lushness”. There is an easy fix for this. [...]

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When you find yourself in a situation where your guitar rig is suddenly not working (this usually happens 5 minutes before the gig or session starts) there are a few guidelines to help quickly troubleshoot the problem. First thing is to stay calm. Getting anxious only makes things worse and makes it difficult to think. You have [...]

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An overlooked component that needs to be maintained in guitar amplifiers is the speaker. We often take them for granted. They are either installed by the manufacturer or by the guitarist retrofitting a specific model for his or her personal tone. Speakers fall into the “set ‘em and forget ‘em” mindset. However speakers can become loose [...]

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Here is a tip for anyone who has a guitar amp or extension cabinet with a particle board baffle. Changing the baffle from partical board to a high quality plywood will give your cabinet a more open and natural sound. Some players describe particle board sounding and feeling dead as compared to plywood. This is [...]

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