Amp Reviews
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"I'm not about to proclaim this to be the death of tube amps, but it does help an already good modeling tone get that little bit closer in terms of feel": IK Multimedia Tonex Cab review
By Pete Emery published
In an ever-growing sector of viable monitoring solutions allowing us to hear our carefully crafted digital guitar tones, IK Multimedia enters the fray

“It can give you pristine cleans, crunchy classic rock, slapback slathered blues, and even modern metal”: Blackstar Fly 3 review
By Matt McCracken published
I got hands-on with this low-budget practice amp designed to deliver killer tones at below the $/£100 mark

“Delivers uber-satisfying edge of breakup tube saturation that won’t annoy your neighbors”: Marshall DSL1CR review
By Matt McCracken published
Is there still a place for 1-watt tube amps in the modern age of modeling? I got hands-on with the DSL1CR to find out

“Could be a contender for the loudest, smallest amp”: Orange O Tone 40 review
By Martin Smith published
What’s loud, light and orange? The latest solid-state and affordable combo from Orange

“For those who revere the harder-edged sound Marshall brought us in the ’90s, it hits the spot”: Marshall Studio 900 head and combo review
By Stuart Williams published
A sometimes-overlooked Marshall from the ’90s is the latest to get the Studio shrinkage treatment

“Far more versatile than its tube counterpart”: Fender Tone Master ’59 Bassman review
By Martin Smith published
Fender attempts the incredible feat of replicating the historic Bassman with a digital heart in its latest addition to the Tone Master series

"It sounds good; you’re not getting superb clarity or a broad, rich frequency range – you get the sound of your guitar’s pickup amplified": Harley Benton TableAmp V2 Bluetooth review
By Richard Blenkinsop published
An affordable, Bluetooth-equipped desktop amp designed with electro-acoustic instruments and vocalists in mind – but with scope for amp modelers too

"The tone these amps produce is classic Orange": Orange Baby 100 Series review
By Martin Smith published
Orange's Tour Baby, Gain Baby and Dual Baby squeeze its tonal flavour into a portable, lightweight 100-watt head
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