About Anthony Evans


Anthony is a graduate in Music and Audio technology with a passion for all things guitar. An experienced guitarist, bassist and mandolinist with experience with many other instruments, he has been teaching and performing for several years.

He has a specific interest in the future of guitar technology and computer music (having developed a range of guitar synthesisers and software effects) utilising current technology to further the sonic possibilities of the guitar as an instrument.

For further information see: www.aevansdevelopment.co.uk

Recent Guitar Jar articles by Anthony Evans:

Guitar Amplification – Part 1: Valve Amps

Guitar Amplification – Part 1: Valve Amps

This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Anthony Evans

Guitar amplifiers have been in existence since the early 20th Century and have since become an essential part of an electric guitar rig. The amplifier itself serves the purpose of amplifying the low level output of the electric guitar pick-ups into a signal level that can drive a speaker cabinet.

Early guitar amplifiers were based around modified consumer hi-fi amplifiers, which were used to simply increase the signal level of a guitar signal so that the guitar could be heard over other, acoustically louder, instruments.

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