Braille, a tactile writing system of raised dots, was invented by French educator Louis Braille in the 1820s. Here, it's used ...

Passover at my cousin Doug’s house was always a strange blend of ritual, impatience and barely contained chaos. None of us was particularly religious, but we knew the drill: Read the Haggadah, dip the ...

It’s an incredible time to be a guitarist who doesn’t want to own a bunch of $2,000 amps and an expensive pedalboard of gear. Amp and pedal simulators, which have been around for decades, have in the ...

Here's why Metallica stopped using guitar amps live, according to James Hetfield's guitar tech. Metallica fans may or may not have even noticed that the rockers don't have a bunch of amps lined up ...

A homemade amplifier instrumental to NZ’s first wave of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s remains a favourite of some of our best-loved guitar heroes. When I found it in the basement, my life changed. I was ...

The Spark 2 from Positive Grid looks like a miniature old-school amp, but it is, essentially, a computer with some knobs and a speaker. It has Bluetooth, USB-C, and an associated smartphone app. It ...

Intuitive, immersive, stylish and comfortable, the Spark Neo is a compelling wireless headphone guitar amp solution for anyone who wants to play whenever and wherever without compromising volume – ...

The Cyrus 40 AMP is everything we want in a modern Cyrus integrated amplifier. It’s well-built, fully equipped, looks smart and sounds excellent Optional 40 PSU power supply is effective but pricey ...

Universal Audio has added some unicorn tube amp tone to its UAFX lineup with the launch of the Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive Special Amp, a compact amp in a stompbox that emulates the holy grail tones of a ...