Guitar Amps

​​Best acoustic guitar amps 2026: let your acoustic tone shine

"Engaging the pedal transformed my previously thin and uninspiring tone into a beautifully fat, warm, and full-bodied sound": Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II review

The Guild 300 Series brings the sound, prized by everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Paul Simon and Eric Clapton to a $299 acoustic

“Each guitar sounded stunningly warm, natural and lush”: Circa ’74 150-10 Acoustic/Vocal amp review

Fishman packs big tone and features into its smallest Loudbox acoustic amp yet – the Loudbox Micro

“A revolutionary approach”: Boss’ latest acoustic guitar amp creates convincing, mic’d-up tones – and all you have to do is plug in

Udo Roesner Da Capo 75 Acoustic Amp review

Watch Justin Johnson use Nux’s Stageman II rechargeable acoustic amp to pick a pristine version of the Beatles’ Let It Be

Boss Acoustic Singer Live LT review

“A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line

Best budget bass amps 2026: brilliant bass tone without a hefty price tag

“It’s clearly had a lot of thought put into making it as flexible and useful as possible”: Laney Digbeth DB-EAST review

Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show

“Our goal is to stay at the forefront of amplification innovation”: How Seymour Duncan set out to create the ultimate bass amp solution by pushing its PowerStage lineup to greater heights

Laney and Nathan East team up for a versatile signature bass head that ends a 40-year wait for the session legend

Seymour Duncan pushes the boundaries of its PowerStage series with dedicated bass unit

Best bass amps: killer low-end amplification options for bassists

Ashdown at the Guitar Showcase 2023: The LB 30 2.N bass amplifier – a fusion of classic valve tone and modern precision

The blue-collar amp that Tyler Bates used on all his albums with Marilyn Manson

“Of all the mini practice amps I’ve tried, this is easily my favorite”: Blackstar Beam Mini review

"It made me excited to pick up my acoustic guitar again and again": AER Compact 60/4 review

“What happens when you do more with dramatically more?” Quilter Labs unveils The Vamp, a four-wheeled, 200,000-watt guitar amp

“It’s the same, loud, high headroom amp but with a more open-sounding clean tone that boasts a little extra life”: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 30th Anniversary review

Best bass amps for practice 2026: top combos for working on your chops at home

“In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review

“A match for boutique offerings from smaller high-end manufacturers”: PRS DGT 15 Combo review

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

Blackstar just dropped a mini amp that could change the market forever

“It can get loud enough to annoy my partner, which is good enough for home use”: Laney Prism-Mini review

Laney continues to redefine the competitive battery-powered amp market with its small footprint powerhouse, the PRISM-MINI

Blackstar launches the Beam Mini – the world’s first amplifier to natively support Neural Amp Modeling

Best desktop guitar amps 2026: my top choice amps for portable practice

A major life change made me realize I need a mini amp – and this is your last chance to bag one for as little as $36

Steve Vai doesn’t leave the house without this mini amp – and now you can pick up his new favorite piece of gear for $50 less

A guitar amp with a touchscreen? Mooer’s $190 F15i looks to set a new benchmark for desktop modeling amps

Think you can’t afford a Fender amp this Black Friday? You can snag one for $29 if you act now

The making of the Blackstar Doug Aldrich Signature DA100 Ruby

“Both amps dazzle”: Blackstar TV-10 AH & TV-10 BH heads review

How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too

Misha Mansoor has a ton of amps. But one new design has blown him away

“Will appeal to high-gain players without unlimited budgets”: Victory MKX Lunch Box Head review

Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built”

“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head

Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together

“Impressive value for guitarists seeking rich clean/overdrive tones and timeless distortion tones”: PRS Archon Classic Head review

Best guitar amp headphones 2026: practice playing your guitar in peace

Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions

Fender issues massive free update for the Mustang Micro Plus – and it’s the one bassists have been waiting for

“One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

Boss’ Katana:Go Mini is the headphone amp to beat – and now it’s the best value, too – undercutting Fender, Blackstar and IK at just $99

IK Multimedia takes on Fender and Boss with the TONEX Plug – its first-ever headphone amp

Positive Grid’s $159 Spark NEO Core could be the headphone amp you’ve been waiting for

“Can absolutely replace going the traditional route of a practice amp”: Positive Grid Spark Neo Core review

Blackstar’s Beam Solo takes on Fender and Boss – is this the new headphone amp to beat?

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

“A cost-effective way of accurately amplifying your modeled tone, which is exactly what many guitar players need”: Blackstar Artist FR Special review

“It may not have the same EQ options as other FRFRs, but the Laney LFR-110 amplifies your digital tone in a way that will easily get you heard on stage”: Laney LFR-110 review

Blackstar unveils Artist FR series of compact, competitively priced FRFR speakers

“Making digital modeling a more viable option for those who miss the sound and feel of a real amp”: Line 6 Powercab CL 112 review

Line 6 debuts Powercab CL multi-voice guitar speaker systems

“Refining the standard that players should expect from their digital rigs”: Laney’s LFR-110 is a portable powerhouse FRFR that looks to set a new benchmark for amp modeler users

IK Multimedia’s TONEX Cab goes above and beyond in a bid to become the FRFR speaker you’ve always dreamed of

"This seems like the missing link for anyone who uses an amp modeler at home": HeadRush FRFR-Go speaker cab review