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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
By Matt Parker published
Boss’ headphone amp has got me playing so much more at home – and now it’s cheaper than all of its rivals

Joe Bonamassa’s new signature amp has landed – and it’s been built by a renowned disciple of Howard Dumble
By Matt Owen published
The Fuchs JB-ODS was originally conceived as a go-to gigging combo for small club shows – but it developed into something more

Celebrating 30 years of the Blues Junior – the Fender combo that came, saw and conquered the tube amp market
By Charlie Wilkins published
Compact, affordable and full of Fender DNA, the Blues Junior celebrates three decades as one of the company’s most iconic and celebrated tube amp designs. This is its story

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

IK Multimedia takes on Fender and Boss with the TONEX Plug – its first-ever headphone amp
By Matt Owen published
The pocket-sized headphone amp looks to win the hearts of players by offering more than 40,000 tones propped up by the same AI Machine Modeling behind the entire TONEX ecosystem

Positive Grid’s $159 Spark NEO Core could be the headphone amp you’ve been waiting for
By Phil Weller published
The firm has issued a wired – and more affordable – version of its wireless headphone amp

“Can absolutely replace going the traditional route of a practice amp”: Positive Grid Spark Neo Core review
By Matt McCracken published
PG's follow-up to its first wireless amp-headphone solution for guitar gives players a massive price cut, but it doesn't get everything right

“The standard-bearer against which to judge all small combo amps”: Fender Blues Junior IV 30th Anniversary review
By Martin Smith published
Decked out in tooled western-style livery with a saddle bag’s worth of speaker and circuit upgrades, this anniversary edition stands strong in the lineage of the classic benchmark combo
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