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Best beginner guitar amps 2025: my top picks from over a decade working in music retail
By Ross Holder last updated
After nearly ten years working in a busy high-street music store, I’ve seen which beginner amps truly deliver, offering the best value, most useful features, and long-lasting popularity from brands like Blackstar, Fender, Positive Grid, and more

Best practice amps 2025: hone your chops at home
By Matt McCracken last updated
My tried & tested pick of the best guitar practice amps to get your playing up to speed without any noise complaints

Best high-end guitar amps 2025: 8 of the finest-sounding amplifiers money can buy
By Simon Fellows published
From handwired boutique combos to high-gain monster heads, we invite you to peruse these dream guitar amps from Fender, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie and more

Vox Adio Air GT review
By Richard Blenkinsop published
A compact, portable desktop modeling amp capable of huge tones

NAMM 2020: Revv Amplification's new G20 head is a lunchbox full of gain
By Jonathan Horsley published
The high-gain sibling to the D20 has an onboard Two Notes Torpedo reactive load box and fully programmable cab sims

Mesa/Boogie rolls out the Mark Five: 25 as a super-compact, super-deluxe 1x10 combo
By Jonathan Horsley published
The portable addition to the much-loved Mark Series comes with the option of a 1x10 Boogie cab

Bob Clearmountain's Guide to Recording an Electric Guitar Amp, Part 2
By Guitar World Staff published
Learn how to record a guitar amp using two microphones from legendary recording engineer Bob Clearmountain.

Review: Fender '64 Custom Deluxe Reverb Amp
By Paul Riario published
The hand-wired Fender ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb is an instant classic.
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