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Blackstar Polar 2
“The special sauce is the Enhance facility, which mimics the input stage of tube amps”: Blackstar Polar 2 review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Blackstar presents a USB audio interface that it proudly proclaims has been “designed by guitarists for guitarists”

Combo Amps
A blackstar HT20RH MK III head on a studio desk
“An excellent range of tones”: Blackstar HT Series MK III HT-1R, HT-5R and HT-20RH review

By Chris Gill Published

New look, same great tone? The third generation of Blackstar’s compact tube amp series is more than just a makeover – please welcome CabRig speaker emulation to the party

Combo Amps
Boss Katana Artist Gen 3
“Lots of thought has gone into this”: Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 review

By Richard Barrett Published

The flagship amp from Boss’s latest iteration of the Katana series boasts some impressive-sounding features, for use from sofa to stage

Combo Amps
Line 6 Catalyst CX60
“All the main food groups of electric guitar tone… The sounds are stellar”: Line 6 Catalyst CX 60 review

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Get serious tonal DNA and features from this Helix-powered combo

Combo Amps
Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo
“Can genuinely hold its own in any genre”: Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo review

By Richard Barrett Published

How can Mesa/Boogie possibly have improved on the Mark V so much that it skipped the Mark VI? Join us as we plug in and find out

Combo Amps
A Positive Grid Spark 2 practice amp on a wooden floor
“It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review

By Matt McCracken Published

PG’s groundbreaking desktop amp finally gets an update, and we got our hands on it pre-launch

Guitar Amps
ON-stage AG5000 Amp Glider
“Puts your amp or cab on casters without drilling or modification”: On-Stage AG5000 Amp Glider review

By Paul Riario Published

Putting the roll into rock 'n' roll, the Amp Glider is an ingenious device for transporting your amp, preserving that Tolex – and that lower back

Guitar Amps
Bad Cat Jet Black head
“One of the best-sounding USA amplifiers currently available”: Bad Cat Jet Black head review

By Nick Guppy Published

Bad Cat’s new addition combines its classic signature sound with a unique new high-gain voicing – and the results are remarkable

Guitar Amps
Victory Amps Deputy 25 watt
“Sonic dynamite that can cover Hendrix, SRV, Mayer and more”: Victory The Deputy Compact Head review

By Nick Guppy Published

Victory joins forces with Peter ‘Danish Pete’ Honoré once again to produce a compact signature model loaded with classic sounds

Guitar Amps
Boss Katana-500 Bass Head
“You’d be hard-pushed to find a bass sound that you couldn’t gig with almost immediately”: Boss Katana-500 Bass Head review

By Nick Wells Published

This newly developed, feature-packed bass head features an Amp Feel switch and ‘Cabinet Resonance’ calibration technology to get the best from your cab – but is it a game-changer for bassists?

Combo Amps
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