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Bob Tekippe
Talos Basic
Music Technology’s Talos Basic is an all-tube guitar amp is designed to be simple, yet so versatile that it stands out in what has become a rather large crowd. The amp is based on a keep-it-simple philosophy that favors using a short signal path, like vintage amps, but with audiophile-grade components and an improved design…
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Bob Tekippe
Reverend Rick Vito
Tone, Style
Reverend Musical Instruments head honcho Joe Naylor began playing guitar in 1982, graduated from the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, started and ran an amp-building company, and in 1996 fired up the highly touted Reverend company in his home state of Michigan. Readers of VG are familiar with the man and his products. Naylor’s latest creation…
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Bob Tekippe
Crate V Series Amps
Durable, versatile, and affordable
St. Louis Music has been building Crate amplifiers since the late 1970s, and straight out of the chute, they gained a reputation for being well-designed, good-sounding, affordable, and oh-so-cute in their little crate-like cabinets. Through the years, the Crate lines has evolved. The latest progression in the line is, in terms of design, something of…
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Bob Tekippe
Maxon FL-9, CS-9, and AD-9 boxes
Green flashbacks
Japan’s Maxon company has made some of the most popular guitar effects pedals of all time. But because they carried a different brand, you might not equate the box with the name. Here’s a not-so-subtle hint: green boxes. Need another? The letters T and S. Got it? Good, because the original-issue versions of those pedals…
