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“All the sounds you could ever want from a Plexi”: Suhr SL68 MkII head review
Is this the ultimate Plexi-inspired tube amp head? The evidence is persuasive...
The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling
With the help of its TINA modeling robot, Neural DSP has assembled a huge archive of vintage amp sims – but there’s one it desperately wants to add to the collection
Victory Amps’ Martin Kidd on the unstoppable rise of the British amp brand – and what comes next
Chief designer Martin Kidd tells how the UK amp firm went from boutique amp beginnings to an expanding portfolio of high-end amps for your backline and pedalboard, championed by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Mastodon, Ritchie Kotzen and Graham Coxon
Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals
The affordable 40-watt amp head looks to faithfully deliver “pure, unfiltered Dimebag tone” with pre-set EQ circuits and identical settings – and was put through its paces with Pantera by Zakk Wylde
Ashdown is so convinced its new budget amp range offers killer tone, it’s literally called it Killer Tone
Featuring clean and overdrive channels, 16 effects, and promising tube-amp-like tones starting at $134, the new collection keeps things very affordable indeed
Steve Morse’s new signature amp stakes its claim as one of the most feature-packed 20W tube heads on the market
Crammed with essential effects, an IR loader and formidable tonal range, Morse’s latest signature offering is a travel-friendly head that delivers serious flexibility
Steve Vai and Positive Grid have launched a signature Spark Mini – and it’s got four Vai-designed presets
The latest artist-approved Spark Mini features a unique Hydra artwork and a quartet of guitar tones that cover Vai's favorite practice sounds
When That Pedal Show got their hands on an iconic Dumble, it changed everything they thought they knew about great tone
When you play the best guitar amp of your life but know you can never own it, how do you move on? We speak to Mick Taylor and Daniel Steinhardt of That Pedal Show about their tussle with Robben Ford’s Dumble
