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Headrush FRFR-Go
"This seems like the missing link for anyone who uses an amp modeler at home": HeadRush FRFR-Go speaker cab review

By Rob Laing Published

HeadRush was early to spot a demand for giggable FRFR cabs in the market, and now it has seen another one for home users – has it got it right again?

Speaker Cabinets
Seymour Duncan PowerStage 700 Bass
Seymour Duncan pushes the boundaries of its PowerStage series with dedicated bass unit

By Matt Owen Published

The latest PowerStage offers an onboard preamp and built-in overdrive in a bid to cover all bases for bassists

Bass Amps
John Mayer and Jay Lane of Dead & Company perform onstage at 2025 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency

By Matt Owen Published

Mayer devised a workaround that would allow him to play his prized Dumble and Fender setup at the notoriously amp-unfriendly venue

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Guitarists
Tech 21 SansAmp Marty Friedman
Tech 21 says it has “cracked the code” for digital guitar gear with Marty Friedman’s new signature SansAmp

By Phil Weller Published

The compact pedal offers the guitarist's core go-to tones in a simple-to-use format

Guitar Pedals
Walrus Audio ACS1 MK2 review
"Aggressive, heavy, and with enough gain to sink a battleship, this model is designed for high-intensity riffing": Walrus Audio Mako Series MKII ACS1 review

By Daryl Robertson Published

Walrus might have hit a new gold standard with this gilded amp modeler

Amp Modeler Pedals
Best guitar amps: Neural DSP Quad Cortex
"While sound quality was once something that held modelers back, it is now a big reason to buy": 5 reasons you’re better off with an amp modeler than a tube amp

By Connor Godfrey Published

The top reasons why it might be time to make the switch to amp modelers

Amp Modeler Pedals
Mooer GS1000
Mooer raises the stakes and guns for TONEX and Neural DSP with an AI-equipped modeler that can profile your gear

By Matt Owen Published

The compact GS1000 modeler follows in the footsteps of more premium alternatives, and allows players to directly capture their favorite drive pedals, amps and more

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Amp Modeler Pedals
Vintage Retro Series desktop amp
Vintage squares up to Positive Grid and Boss with its Retro desktop modeling amp range – which starts at less than $150

By Phil Weller Published

Vintage is throwing its weight into the mini modeler market for the first time with a range of new amps that look set to face some tough competition

Guitar Amps
HeadRush FRGR-Go
Has HeadRush changed the future of amp modeler rigs with a tiny $149 FRFR cab?

By Phil Weller Published

The 30-watt FRFR-GO offers color-free amping of modelers for just shy of $150

Speaker Cabinets
Tube amp and modeler
Why Rhett Shull thinks amp modelers will fall out of favor in the future

By Phil Weller Published

While Reverb’s 21 best-selling amps of 2024 were all bereft of tubes, Shull is convinced that tube amps will make an inevitable comeback

Amp Modeler Pedals
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