Big-name tube amplifiers often don’t come cheap. Being the preserve of dedicated audiophiles, those delicate hi-fis put their glass components on show to tell you just how pricy they really o… ...

Guitarists are lusting after the sound of Portastudios and solid-state practice amps – tones that used to be derided in ...

In related news, Vai was forced to play a Fractal modeler during a Beat show in Dubai when his rig was lost in transit. Elsewhere, Billy Corgan has quizzed Vai on his epic guitar battle with Yngwie ...