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“This is an 8-pin solid-state replacement for a whole bunch of guitar amp power tubes.”

Riffs, Beards & Gear, at 0:18 of “Could This Be The Future of Tube Amps?” on Riffs, Beards & Gear’s channel.

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  1. 0:00 Vacuum tubes have been powering our favorite guitar amplifiers for a better part of a century,
  2. 0:04 but there's a problem. Less and less people are making these going forward. But there might be a solution.
  3. 0:18 This is the Virelin Devices Octal. This is an 8-pin solid-state replacement for a whole bunch of guitar amp power tubes.
  4. 0:30 And it's likely the key to continuing to use our favorite guitar amplifiers for decades to come.
  5. 0:37 And before we go any further, this is not a sponsored video. Ben Virelin is a long-time friend of mine.

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