The TU-8300R “Red Amp” Tour
A year ago today we received our first shipment of the Limited Edition Elekit TU-8300R 300B Single Ended Tube Amp Kit and were nothing short of impressed. By February we had decided to have one…
Know Your Bias
Different Types of Amp Bias Just like the idle of your car may need adjusting when a major change is done to the engine, new power tubes need their idle (the “bias”) adjusted to make…
It’s All In Your Head
When someone tells you “It’s all in your head” they are absolutely correct. Every song we ever heard and every note we ever played is stored in our complex memory banks. The brain controls every…
Woodland Melody
Human imagination and ingenuity never ceases to amaze. An incredible display of engineering and artistry went into this xylophone created by Kenjiro Matsuo of Invisible Designs Lab and wood engineer Mitsuo Tsuda for the Touch…
What To Do If Your Gear Gets Stolen
Here’s a great post from our friends over at www.thebassplace.com that we thought you might like. How many musicians do you know who have had their gear stolen? Or maybe a better question would be;…
The Strange Phenomenon of Musical ‘Skin Orgasms’
What are those chills that run down your spine when you hear that one great tune? Read all about the power of skin orgasms in this article by David Robson. “A 1991 study of professional…
30-Day Tweet-Sized Guitar Maintenance Workshop
Day 1 Guitar Maintenance Tip: Fret Board Cleaner- you can buy specially designed cleaner or boiled linseed oil, but do not let it sit. Wipe the excess with a paper towel. (Tweet this)
10 Year Old Girl Owns The Drums
Young musicians constantly impress us with their talents and dedication to music. With a lifetime or practice some of us could never be as good on the drums as this little musician who has racked…
Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes: An Engineer’s Perspective
A re-post from Phil Taylor of Effectrode.com I’m not a metallurgist nor a physicist but as an audio electronics engineer I’ve a vested interest in anything that might help improve the sound quality and reliability of…
Everything is Awesome When It Comes On Vinyl
The Lego Movie took the world by storm hitting over $400 Million in global box office receipts. Emmett appealed to the masses with his double-decker couch, overpriced coffee and his unusual collection of co-stars. To…
