Best guitar amp headphones 2024: 10 options for when the neighbors need a break

A pair of Vox VH-Q1 guitar amp headphones on a wooden floor with an electric guitar
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While there's not many more satisfying feelings than playing through a cranked tube amp, it's not always the best idea when you share your home with others or you're playing out of hours. Investing in a set of the best guitar amp headphones is an essential purchase for any guitar player who wants to practice regularly, allowing you to play your best without incurring the wrath of parents, partners, roommates, and your neighbors.

There are so many different pairs of headphones available in 2024, that picking the best ones for your guitar can be a tough choice. Lucky for you our writing team of real guitarists has tested more than our fair share here at Guitar World over the years, giving us an excellent overview of what products will suit you best. We prefer studio headphones as they're intended to give a non-colored picture of your sound, also known as a flat response. This means that when you're practicing with a pair of headphones you're getting the exact sound of your guitar, without any bass boosting or high frequency shelves that you'll often find on consumer headphones. We make sure to rigorously test all of the suggestions in our guides by playing reference mixes through them, plugging them into our own amplifiers, as well as trying a variety of effects through them too.

You can trust Guitar World Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing guitar products so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.

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