Amp Week 2026

Ashdown pairs the classic, sought-after valve tone with modern flexibility in its SX guitar amp line

By Guitar World Staff published 23 March 26

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The British amp firm continues to double down on its promise of optimal tone at an accessible price point with its SX range

Orange redefines modern tube amps with the OR60, a single-channel, easy-to-use amp head with serious muscle

By Guitar World Staff published 23 March 26

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Rather than revisiting past designs or leaning on nostalgia, Orange's new offering, the OR60, offers flexibility without sacrificing the core tone and identity

Laney is leading the way for FRFR speakers in 2026 – and its LFR lineup sets a new standard for amp modeler users

By Guitar World Staff published 23 March 26

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Laney’s LFR range injects digital rigs with the feel and response that comes with playing through an actual guitar amp – with plenty of pro features to boot

Billy Corgan on what drives guitar heroes to change their tone – and how it led him to package his sound in a pedal

By Michael Astley-Brown published 5 March 26

The Smashing Pumpkins guitar icon reflects on a tonal journey four decades in the making, what pushes him to make signature gear like the new Laney Supergrace affordable, and why he’s the most excited he’s been to make a guitar album in 25 years

Converge’s Kurt Ballou on mixing pedals with amp modelers, guitar recording hacks and reclaiming metal’s authenticity

By Phil Weller published 18 February 26

Fifth album Love is Not Enough sees the producer-guitarist embracing modern gear while opposing modern music’s “data-entry” trends – and returning to a jam space filled with Christmas lights and Iron Maiden flags

“It just floored me”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead

By Charlie Wilkins published 18 February 26

Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth