Looking for a nice boutique amp that’s fairly affordable as well?  The Zwengel Banshee 50 boutique amp is a 50 watt amp that is capable of providing great tone.  The Zwengel Banshee 50 is a two channel amp.  You’ll find both a vintage and a modern channel, both of which are provide powerful tones that are quite clear.  These amps are hand wired, but they were produced in a very limited quantity, so it can be hard to find one.

One of the unique parts of the Zwengel Banshee 50 is the Zwengel transformers.  The company worked on developing these transformers for almost a year so that they would create a smooth top end but still have a huge bottom.  This means the Zwengel Banshee 50 will continue to keep its dynamic character no matter how hard you drive it.  The metal and over-rated carbon film resistors are made out of highly selected materials, as well.  Just about everything in the Zwengel Banshee has been handmade, hand selected, and hand built to provide the ultimate in power. (more...)

The Demeter FOD-1 Fat Overdrive is an interesting combination of the classic fat midboost/control and the standard Demeter Overdrive.  This combination creates one of the top distortion/overdrive pedals around.  Looking for some great fat crunch?  Want to add extra fuzzy distortion to your tone?  The Demeter FOD-1 Fat Overdrive can do both plus more.  The Demeter FOD-1’s midboost can move from thin to thick.  The pedal can also throw out some edgy clean tones, filthy sound, and much more.  Put it in silicon mode and you’ll really see just how versatile this pedal can be. (more...)

The Koch Twintone 50 Watt Boutique Amp is a very versatile, flexible, warm amp with a lot of clean headroom.  It’s also got an amazing overdrive channel that can do everything from mildly dirty tones to a very smooth overdrive.  In addition to these channels, you can add a second volume level by using the trim port on the rear and then use a footswitch to control lead option and rhythm.  You’ve also got two inputs on this boutique amp: one handles passive instruments while the other handles active ones.

What powers this amazing amp?  Well, the Koch Twintone 50 has three 12AX7 tubes and 2 EL34 tubes in it.  It also has a built-in power soak that allows for either a full 50 watts of power, 25 watts of power on a lower setting, or even zero watts when all you’re using are the headphone or line out jacks. The Koch Twintone 50 also features separate EQ for each of its channels, and each tone is controlled by a very sensitive, responsive knob that’s sure to give you the exact sound you’re searching for. (more...)

Do you love the blues and that great blues sound that a truly good pedal can yield?  If so, you’ll love what the Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver can do for you and your instrument.  This overdriver produces some amazingly warm, blues like overdrive without any of the downsides that usually come with these screamer type pedals.  The Death by Audio Interstellar Overdriver brings out some of the best tones from any type of guitar, and when you combine the guitar, an amplifier, and the Overdriver, you’ll find that the tones sound amazing and only get better as you crank the volume up. (more...)

The Fuchs Lucky Seven Boutique Amp is one of those amps that sounds larger than it is.  In fact, this classic rock amp sounds similar to the larger Train 45 or Blackjack 21, and many feel it's up to speed with vintage Trainwreck and Marshall amps.  While it certainly provides all the edge you’d need to rock, it is also capable of putting out some amazingly rich and subtle tone.  Unlike some similar amps, the Fuchs Lucky Seven Boutique Amp features many different tone controls, all of which provide extreme flexibility in tone and sound.

The Fuchs Lucky Seven uses two 12AX7 tubes for preamp sound and a 7 watt EL-34 for its fixed bias output.  However, you can also switch over to 6V6's if you’d like to reduce the power to around five watts.  You can use your guitar’s volume control to easily go from clean, perfect tones to that great mean rock sound. (more...)

Looking for one of the top Cusack pedals for your guitar?  Then you’ll want to check out the Cusack Screamer Fuzz V2.  The V2 part of the name is because this is the second, updated model of the Cusack Screamer Fuzz, and it includes everything that the first version had plus more.  It adds a very unique, different kind of fuzz to your tone, but unlike the first model, it doesn’t feature a tone knob.  Still, you can get all the fuzz the first Screamer produced—turn down the fuzz, and you’ve got a screamer with a nice middle tone.  Turn the screamer way down, and you’ve got a full fuzz pedal.  Mix the two, and this pedal will create some incredible sound combinations.  This is one pedal that’s great to experiment with because you never know what tone or sound you’ll get. (more...)