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Valentine’s Day Interesting news on Valentine’s Day this year provided the perfect cue, to finally kick off a blog post again. Italian car maker Lancia unveiled its new electric “Ypsilon” model. It’s great to have Lancia, a brand steeped in … Continued
“Honey, I shrunk the guitar amp!” It wouldn’t really have surprised me if someone would have said that, when I first checked out this little Italian guitar amp. It reminded me a lot of a miniature version of the Gretsch … Continued
What’s your first association with the name Gretsch? Maybe the Stray Cats megahit “Rock this Town”? Or a Gretsch-slinging guitar hero, like Chet Atkins or Malcolm Young? Iconic axes like the White Falcon or the 6120 Western Orange? Lots of … Continued
Recently, the rehearsals of my guitar, bass and drums trio were temporarily relocated to the house of our bass player, in a quiet uptown part of Wageningen. With a light set-up, we can play in the living room there, without … Continued
Classic Cars At the moment, I am living a life without classic cars. Turned to guitars and amplifiers instead. Except that… I am still a frantic watcher of TV programs like Fantomworks, Wheeler Dealers and Chasing Classic Cars! They allow … Continued
After more than a decade of loyal service, I have just sold my old Peavey Delta Blues 115 amp on to a young and enthusiastic new owner. An excellent occasion to pay tribute to this dependable long-time workhorse, pink a … Continued
(This amp is presently for sale!) Probably I wouldn’t have shown much interest in vintage German guitar amplifiers if it were not for a befriended guitar player, who happens to own quite a couple of ‘em. Every year, this … Continued
A Harley Benton® GA15 in the spotlights? It seems like a bit of a mistake: our previous posts dealt with cool 1960s amplifiers and guitars, made in the USA or Italy. How on earth does a dirt-cheap Chinese made … Continued
Image credit: Reynolds Buick GMC Isuzu, West Covina, California. What’s in a name? Ah the Gibson Skylark… could there be a guitar amplifier with a sweeter name? It conjures images of songbirds, flying in blue skies above green meadows; … Continued