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Golden Age of Gear - hosted by Joey Landreth & Derek from Revv Amps
This is the golden age of guitar gear! With so many awesome options available for players, it’s a thrilling time for musicians of all styles.
Join Joey Landreth and Derek Eastveld as they hang out and geek out over the gear that’s inspiring them right now. From killer pedals to amazing guitars, they’ll showcase the tools inspire and excite them, helping to fuel their creativity as guitarists.
Golden Age of Gear - hosted by Joey Landreth & Derek from Revv Amps
This AMP [Might] Out-Tone My Vintage Fenders!
McNeil B100 Amplifier | Golden Age of Gear Ep. 35
This week on Golden Age of Gear, Joey and Derek dive into something truly unique from Joey’s collection — a hand-built McNeil B100 amplifier from Boston-based builder Brian McNeil.
What starts as a story about two new dads bonding over amps quickly turns into tales of blown fuses, near-electrocutions, and figuring out why you should never poke around a live amp chassis. (Spoiler: 300 volts to the hand is no joke.)
The McNeil B100 is a Tweed-inspired monster, tricked out with Brian’s custom mods:
⚡ Gain & EQ boosts
⚡ Switchable tube/solid-state rectifier
⚡ Multi-tap output transformer (2Ω & 8Ω)
⚡ KT66 power tubes & classy Harris Tweed wrap
Joey and Derek put it through its paces — raw into a Revv 4x12 with WGS ET90s & Veteran 30s, mic’d with a Telefunken + AEA ribbon combo. From vintage bloom to modern punch, this thing is LOUD, vibey, and dripping with old-school character.
Along the way, the guys get into:
🎸 Why Tweed amps feel so alive under your fingers
🎸 Custom Tolex rabbit holes (pink amps, zebra print experiments, and Marshall’s Sex Pistols rig)
🎸 Why you should never cheap out on amp safety
🎸 And why the YouTube comments section is both a blessing and a curse
This isn’t just another amp demo — it’s a deep dive into boutique amp building, vintage tone philosophy, and the weird world of custom amp aesthetics.
👇 Let us know in the comments: Would you rock a Harris Tweed-covered amp, or are you holding out for neon pink zebra print?