A History of Tone in the Palm of Your Hands: From Delta Blues to Modern Metal...
Thanks to the good folks at Peavey, two of the most renowned and enduring amplifier platforms to hit the guitar world have been "lunch boxed"; the 6505 and the Classic.
View ArticleThe Hook: The Wishbone Workshop Solution to Mic-ing Your Amp
For those who need to mic their amps, it sometimes can be a challenge. Fortunately, the good folks at The Wishbone Workshop have the perfect solution and it’s called “The Hook”.
View ArticleStill Ascending: Jet City Amplification Plots a Course for Long-Term Success
We here at TheToneKing.com are excited to see what Jet City has cooking.
View ArticleAcross The Pond and Back: How Eminence Speakers Can Broaden Your Tonal Horizons
Eminence has been in the speaker business for nearly 50 years, so they know a thing or two about helping guitarists and bassists find the right speaker for their needs.
View ArticleHow Sweet It Is: How Sweetwater Sound Separates itself From The Music Retail...
Sweetwater definitely has something for everyone.
View ArticleA Voice For The Ages: Nearly Sixty Years After It’s Founding, Vox Continues...
Vox amps and pedals have formed the centerpieces of many top performing rigs every since Vox first hit the scene in the late 1950s, and nothing has changed.
View ArticleWhen Experience Counts: Blackstar’s Seasoned Musical Soul Shines In It’s...
Blackstar Amplification has been around just a pinch over ten years, but it's smart range of products and enthusiastic reception from musicians gives it the air of a company with much more history and...
View ArticleArtistWorks Does More Than Educate: It Inspires
A little while back, I had the occasion to sit down with TTK in the flesh. It was during this meeting that I got to brag a little about the lessons I was taking from this one guitar player named Paul...
View ArticleThe Sweet Sound of Home: Carvin’s Contribution to U.S. Made Gear
The Carvin name can easily take it's place alongside other legendary U.S. amplifier makers.
View ArticleFrom Inspiration to Realization: How the Line 6 James Tyler Variax Provides...
Line 6 is doing exceptionally unique and fascinating things with the guitar. Enter the Line 6 James Tyler Variax guitar line.
View ArticleThe Thrill is Gone: Remembering B.B. King
Personally, B.B. King has always been one of my go-to players.
View ArticleNo Joke: P.o.B. Lets the Tone Do the Talking
In a world where handwired pedals can command a premium, P.o.B. puts the same high-quality work and high-quality components under the hood while keeping the prices within the realm of the affordable.
View ArticleParlez-vous Tone? Bring Some European Styling to Your Rig with Lâg Guitars
For many of our North American readers, Lâg guitars is definitely something new and different.
View ArticleAfter All These Years: Washburn Continues To Show How It’s Done
It's been 132 years since Washburn hit the scene and they simply haven't let up.
View ArticlePicking Through The Rubble: How An Archaeological Expedition in my Gear Stash...
This isn't a shootout or a ranking of better or worse, just an informal look at all the different ways the size, shape, and material a pick is made of can effect our tone and playing.
View ArticleTTK NAMM Picks: The Big Pick-ture
The Only Thing Between You and Great Tone Could Be Your Pick
View ArticleTTK NAMM Picks: Strung Out In Nashville
Here are three string makers that put great tone at your fingertips.
View ArticleTonal Bliss has a New Name: Visual Sound is Now Truetone
Weil's company is ringing in its 20th year of bringing smartly engineered pedals to the guitar-playing universe and commemorating it with the new name Truetone.
View ArticleDon’t Be Afraid Of No Ghost: Experience Fearsome Tone With V-Pick’s Ghost Rim
A new V-Pick convert, I wanted to tell TheToneKing.com community about another cool V-Pick that has won my heart: the Ghost Rim.
View ArticleDial “T” For Tone: Dialtone Pickups Put A Whole New Level of Control at Your...
Dialtone makes what might very well be the world's most versatile pickup. Not "range of pickups." Pickup. Singular. One. Single. Pickup.
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