Dave Davies shows you the proper way to slash an amp to achieve his Kinks tone

The guitarist gives a firsthand showing of how to achieve the band’s landmark distortion without the use of pedals ...
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“This is the amp that defined the sound of surf and early rock ’n’ roll”: Universal Audio is giving away its new UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp plugin worth $149 for free

Universal Audio has announced the launch of a new plugin: UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp. A guitar amp emulation based on the punchy, vintage tones of a Fender Showman, it's available for free until ...
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“So, Dave, how do I slash the amp?”: Dave Davies picks up a razor and slashes a speaker on camera to demonstrate how he got the Kinks’ iconic proto-fuzz guitar tone

The guitar amps of the early ‘60s were not doing it for them. Rock ’n’ roll had turned up the volume for electric guitar and yet that only whetted the appetite for players such as Davies, who wanted ...
IEEE

Development of an Ultrawideband D-Band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier for High-Speed Wireless Communication

Abstract: D-band high speed communication applications require an amplifier with broad bandwidth and high power. The vacuum high-power amplifiers, however, exhibit a limitation in bandwidth, while ...