
Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so great amp tone surely resides in the ear of the listener. Peruse your record collection, witness a stonking gig, or play an amazing piece of equipment and you’ll know it’s true.
One such epiphanal moment for me was hearing Robben Ford’s album, Talk To Your Daughter. I recall the exact moment I slipped the tape the record company had sent me into the slot of my car’s cassette deck and cranked it up. Bloody hell!