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Amplifier Quotes

How amplifiers shape sound, emotion, and focus.

An amplifier here is rarely just gear: musicians describe needing to hear their own amplifier to play with real feeling, while one quote calls the media itself a remarkable amplifier of emotion and illusion. That double meaning connects well to our Amp quotes page.

The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication and interpretation is a remarkable amplifier of emotions, and of illusions.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically. I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If...

Quotes by Michael Schenker

In the past, I have not been able to hear myself. I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically.

Quotes by Michael Schenker

I had redesigned my entire amplifier system for this tour because airlines are very strict now.

Quotes by Lee Ritenour

Able Quotes

You can't get a degree at Tisch College. It serves as an amplifier for what your focus is. If you're an engineer, you can take courses on understanding how to move a river in Africa to bring hydroelectric power to...

Quotes by Jonathan Tisch

I have a playroom with my drum set, a guitar, and amplifier at home.

Quotes by Jon Taffer

I decided to design and build my own stereo amplifier system at age 13.

Quotes by Jim Cantrell

Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly.

Quotes by Harold Stephen Black

About the only thing that I'll probably end up doing is I made this amplifier with Peavey. It's in the manufacturing stages right now, and there are a lot of orders that we just got for it.

Quotes by Dweezil Zappa

Age Quotes

I bought a Hofner guitar and amplifier for 32 guineas, then spent ages trying to make a bottleneck. At that point, I was meant to be developing my father's ice-cream cafe into a global concern, but I spent all my...

Quotes by Chris Rea

When I'm at home or in the studio, I have a 1963 Martin. It's a D-28, and I love that guitar. I write on that guitar, and it's the first guitar that I put a pickup in and ran through...

Quotes by Charlie Worsham

I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill in with the guitar and my friend say, 'Ah, he can play.' And so I dragged the amplifier...

Quotes by Angus Young

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is an amplifier connected to feeling in these quotes?
One musician explains needing to hear the amplifier clearly in order to play with genuine feeling, since playing mechanically without that feedback loses the emotional connection to each note.
Do any quotes describe media itself as an amplifier?
Yes, one calls the media a remarkable amplifier of emotions and illusions, pointing to its power to shape how complex events get represented and interpreted.
Is an amplifier used as a metaphor for education here?
Yes, one quote compares an institution to an amplifier, explaining that it magnifies whatever focus a student already brings, whether that is engineering or another field.
Why do musicians say hearing the amplifier matters so much?
Musicians describe needing to hear the amplifier to create each next note deliberately, rather than relying on muscle memory or mechanical repetition alone.
Are these amplifier quotes only about musical equipment?
No, while music is a central theme, the word amplifier is also used metaphorically to describe media influence and the way institutions can magnify personal focus.

A different quote reframes an amplifier as a metaphor for education, something that magnifies whatever focus you already bring to it. For more on sound, feeling, and craft, browse our Able quotes and Age quotes collections.