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Chances are, you just bought your first electric guitar<\/a> and want to know everything about guitar amps. Maybe you’re just curious how long amps have been around, how they work, or which one to buy.<\/p>\n Whatever the reason, by reading this article, you will get answers.<\/p>\n Amplifier history<\/strong><\/p>\n Guitar amps<\/a> have been around for roughly 70 years, first appearing during the 1930s. The first amps had very poor bass and treble responses.<\/p>\n This got better over time<\/a>, as the amps got better and better. During the 1960s, the guitar amp greatly evolved to where it is today, when guitarists of that era experimented with deliberately over-driving their amp to create distortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n From then on, most amps featured preamp<\/a> distortion controls. Since then, playing with distortion has become an important part of playing the electric guitar<\/a>.<\/p>\n Types of amplifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n There are two types of amplifiers: vacuum tube and solid state amplifiers<\/a>. In addition, there are some amplifiers that combine both solid-state and tube technologies.<\/p>\n Most amplifiers<\/a>, especially the less expensive ones, are solid state because they are lighter and easier to repair than tube amps.<\/p>\n However, many guitarists<\/a> prefer the tube amp because of the analog sensitivity of the tube amp, which they claim makes tube amps sound better.<\/p>\n While this is probably the case, most beginners can’t afford to shell out the $ 500- $ 1000 it costs to buy a good tube amp. This is why solid state amplifiers are a good buy in some cases.<\/p>\n Solid-state and vacuum tube amplifiers<\/a> come in combination packages (speakers and head) or separately.<\/p>\n Guitarists who are not picky can just buy the combo<\/a>, while those who are picky can “mix and match” heads and speakers. This is useful for those looking to achieve a certain sound.<\/p>\n How Amps Work \/ What Watts Mean<\/strong><\/p>\n Without going into a big, long technical<\/a> explanation, amplifiers basically take the vibration (sound) of the string (s) and amplify it, thereby increasing the sound.<\/p>\n If you want to learn more about the technical side of guitar amps, there are several good books that cover the subject quite thoroughly.<\/p>\n Each amp has a certain number of watts<\/a>. The higher the number of watts, the louder the sound produced by the amplifier.<\/p>\n