Loud Quote by Ritchie Blackmore

I learned a long time ago with guitars and amps or anything else, whatever band I'm in, I'm just going to sound like me…

— Pat Smear

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

— James Hetfield

I think it's quite painfully obvious when someone's practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who's really laying down some stuff that just…

— Joe

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

Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It's the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than…

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

My amp setup is the same that Ive had for years. Its a Fender Princeton side-by-side with a Fender Tweed Deluxe. Thats my main…

— Mike Campbell

At the end of the day, you, as the player, create the tone coming out of the amp. The gear is part of it…

— Joe Bonamassa

I use Bogner amps and custom-designed Schecter guitars with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups. I beef up my tone with a Boss CS- 3 Compression…

— Synyster Gates

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

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

If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the…

— Richard Betts