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Eminence Red Fang 10 Speaker Review

Posted on May 17, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

There is a review of the Eminence Red Fang 10 speaker on the Reviews page along with a video demo clip. This speaker sounded absolutely huge in my 1980’s Fender Super Champ! Rated for 50 watts @ 8 ohms the Red Fang has a big bottom end, sturdy mids and and chimey highs. It is […]

Nashville Flood Damage Pics

Posted on May 17, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Well the floods in Nashville are receding and Soundcheck Nashville is taking inventory of the damage to the millions of dollars worth of gear from the muddy flood waters. Below is a link to some pics of the damage done to guitars and some other gear from the flood waters. I will warn you if […]

Danny Gatton – Since I Fell For You

Posted on May 16, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

This is a little bit of a rough video clip of Danny Gatton playing Since I Fell For You. I think a lot of people think of Danny as a country or rockabilly player…which he was but he was so much more than just that. In this clip we get to see his jazzier side […]

Home Recording Weekly Song Writing Contest

Posted on May 15, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

My man Steve Kern over at the Home Recording Weekly blog is running a song writing contest.The winner of the contest will win two great prizes: IK Multimedias’ Groovemaker and IK Multimedia’s’ Amplitube 3!! All you have to do is subscribe to the Home Recording Weekly blog, submit your original song, recorded in any way […]

Mod Kits DIY

Posted on May 14, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Mod Kits are DIY amp and pedal kits that are designed to give the novice or experienced musician the opportunity to build their own amp and effect pedals. Each kit comes with instructions that are easy to follow and use point-to-point wiring. All enclosure are pre-drilled with all necessary parts included. You just need to […]

NY Amp Show June 5th & 6th!!!

Posted on May 13, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

The NY Amp Show produced by Loni Specter will be held on June 5th & 6th at the Embassy Suites in Piscataway, NJ. I am one of the sponsors and will be there both days sampling all the amps and working on my tinnitus..!!! Please come on down because you will be able to sample […]

Intex Guitar Cables

Posted on May 12, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Robbie Calvo just made me aware of these high quality guitar cables made by Intex. Robbie and Phil Bradbury of Little Walter amps swear by these. Now we all know that Robbie is a pro and I can tell you he has a great ear for tone and eye for quality because I spent some […]

300 Tip: Working on Printed Circuit Boards

Posted on May 11, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Printed circuit boards. We love them because they can make amplifier production faster, easier and consistent. We hate them because if you are not careful you can burn up a circuit trace making a simple component tweak a repair job…yay. I have found over the years that if you are going to repair or tweak […]

Isabella Selder – Sonata op.3/1 by Niccolò Paganini

Posted on May 11, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

This clip of Isabella Selder was brought to my attention by a wonderful guitarist, Pauline France. I have been following Pauline on Twitter and if you like you can follow her as well: @pauline_france. Anyway, this is a departure from my usual Youtube posting. Isabella is 19 (in this clip) and her playing is just […]

Question of the Day: What Tubes Do You Recommend?

Posted on May 10, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

“Hey Billy…what tubes do you recommend”? This should be the question of almost every day because I get tons of emails about which tubes to use. I think a lot of players get confused with brands and numbers, NOS, etc. I like to keep it simple and use tubes that sound good to me and […]