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How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too
By Chris Gill published
Launched in ’92, the almighty four-channel beast completed a banner year for the high-gain tube amp

Misha Mansoor has a ton of amps. But one new design has blown him away
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Periphery tonesmith uses digital and analog gear in the studio, and one tube head in particular has knocked his socks off

“Will appeal to high-gain players without unlimited budgets”: Victory MKX Lunch Box Head review
By Martin Smith published
Victory’s most advanced compact amp to date promises huge tone-potential in a lunchbox-sized package. We’re feeling hungry…

Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built”
By Janelle Borg published
Don't let its simple design fool you: the vintage-inspired OR60 guarantees versatility and a plethora of tone shaping goodness

“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head
By Martin Smith published
The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together
By Matt Owen published
After starring in Spinal Tap II, the special-edition JVM410H brings a 40-year collaboration in the making full circle

“Impressive value for guitarists seeking rich clean/overdrive tones and timeless distortion tones”: PRS Archon Classic Head review
By Chris Gill published
The PRS Archon Classic runs the gamut from crystal cleans to classic crunch and hot-rodded high gain

Mesa/Boogie’s Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been released for the first time ever
By Matt Owen published
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield's Crunch Berries amp, which was only ever made as an unofficial mod exclusive only to artists, gets its first-ever wide release
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