Guys Quote by Brendan Bottcher

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

On one level, we're on Matador, but our amps still might explode on stage, or they'll be an echo in the mic. It's like…

— Kurt Vile

In the past, I have not been able to hear myself. I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out…

— Michael Schenker

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

— Renee Fleming

I have a couple of basses in my office. And I try to be courteous of my co-workers, but sometimes I get carried away…

— Lester Holt

Who I am on stage is just an amped up version of who I am in real life.

— Russell Peters

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

We play loud electric guitar music, and we'd hope that that doesn't mean you have to act like an asshole.

— Ian MacKaye

When I record in a studio I don't use an amp. I go directly into the board, so I can get that very fat,…

— Bill Wyman

A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound…

— James Hetfield

I'm probably a more intentional acoustic player than I am an electric player because of lack of influences. I just play acoustic to see…

— Joe Bonamassa

You really expose yourself when you try and go to up the volume and up the size of your performance.

— Alexander Siddig