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Blackstar's TV-10BH and TV-10AH heads and matching cabinets photographed in an industrial setting
“Both amps dazzle”: Blackstar TV-10 AH & TV-10 BH heads review

By Martin Smith Published

Can this pair of new compact heads from Blackstar – the US-styled TV-10 AH and its British-counterpart, the TV-10 BH – deliver those classic tones?

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A Deizel VH4 head photographed against a white background.
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

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Misha Mansoor with his signature Jackson guitar in a studio setting
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

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Victory MKX Lunchbox Head
“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…

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Orange OR60
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

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EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15-watt head: the black amp with gold control panel is photographed in close-up
“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

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Marshall Spinal Tap JVM410H
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

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PRS Archon Classic 50: the stylish new amp head offers a more classic voicing than the regular Archon – but it's similarly well-priced.
“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

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Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++
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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Laney Tony Iommi TI100 Limited Edition
Tony Iommi and Laney mark Black Sabbath’s final show with an ultra-limited signature amp

By Matt Owen Published

Only 50 of the relaunched TI100 – which brings back Iommi’s signature head from 2012 – will be made available

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