Amplifier Quote by Ben Weinman

I have tried every amp, distortion box, gadget etc. that has ever been made since 1967 to present and nothing has sounded like the…

— Steve Lukather

The older I get, the more I just like plugging directly into my amp. I'm tired of trying to impress myself with weird sounds.…

— Steve Vai

The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.

— Steve Vai

For the 'Load' album, I was experimenting so much with tone that I had to keep journals on what equipment I was using. For…

— Kirk Hammett

I wanted something different. I'd been using the C+ amps for a long time, and I love them - they're one of my favorite…

— John Petrucci

George Alessandro in New Jersey builds these great amplifiers. He was working on my Super Reverbs for years and he's kind of a vintage…

— Derek Trucks

The C+ amps is vintage at this point, and it definitely has a certain sound to it. I wanted something that was going to…

— John Petrucci

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

— James Hetfield

In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.

— Billy Gibbons

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you…

— Ritchie Blackmore

I went to a music store and I saw this machine called the Roland MC-505. It was just a groovebox - half analogue, half…

— Peaches

My sound is just vintage Vox AC30s and Marshalls... Matchless amps are cool as well.

— Pete Doherty