ForgetMadonna's ill-advised cover(in fact, we apologise for reminding you of it) - Don McLean's original take on his acoustic opus will stand for all time as the definitive recording of it. American Pie's lyrics have been analysed in all manner of quarters, but predictably, the best exp...
launches British Hi-Fi Week 2024 –fresh reviews, retrospectives on classic amps and more Wharfedale Diamond I (1982) The original Wharfedale Diamonds were the seeds for what has become one of the most successful speaker ranges of all time and that, in itself, is a deeply impressive legacy....
She is currently endorsed by Orange Amps. Her debut single, "A Thousand Miles", reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody, followed and received a platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, Harmonium (2004) and Heroes ...
Onboard effects, digital modelling, valves? Here are the best practice amps for guitar, with options from Yamaha, Positive Grid, Fender, Line 6 and more
Remain in Light was this combination of ambient music and strong lyrics and incredibly inventive percussion and bass parts. I was a kid, but I still thought, "I should have been involved in that record!" It's amazing. They had so many things going on. If you listen to a Talking Heads...
Bigger-bodied guitars like the dreadnought and jumbos usually have a stronger bass response than smaller ones, as well as a tight top end. This leaves room for vocals to sit nicely in a mix. Smaller-bodied guitars like the concert are usually a little brighter and mid-focussed and grand co...
We all know PMC's excellent speakers, but don't be thinking the Cor, the company's first dedicated consumer amplifier, is entirely new territory for the company. Since 1991 PMC has been making the amps for active speakers such as the BB5s, the reference monitors found in the BBC’s Maid...
$249 - Delivers a slightly hotter bit of grit. The variac switch might appeal to Van Halen fans as it lets you recreate the effect of starving a Plexi of some power to make it scream at lower volumes. The channel blend lets you blend two different decades of Plexi amps, opening incredib...
But for the price, you really get quite a lot of value. All these perks and quirks make it the best low watt practice amp at this price point. And it helps that it’s one of the cheapest tube amps in the market. Specifications: Power Rating: 5 Watts Preamp Tube(s): 1x ECC83/...
If you like your emo with throat-shredding screams and overpowering bass, Shotmaker is the band for you. The most aggressive trio to ever come out of Canada would have been (and, regardless, often was) dubbed a hardcore band because of their intensity, but their flair for the overdramatic...