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Best practice amps 2026: 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, plus video demos of my top choices

Guitar Amps
Detail of a Victory Sheriff 44 amp head, taken on October 4, 2016
Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp by Victory Amplification

By Phil Weller Published

Anthony Ferraro was surprised by the one-off amp, which will make his tone-chasing adventures far easier

Guitar Amps
Gear Of The Year 2025
The Guitar World reviews team's gear of the year 2025

By Rob Laing, Pete Emery, Stuart Williams, Connor Flys, Matt McCracken, Paul Riario, Daryl Robertson, Matt Owen, Phil Weller, Neville Marten, Alex Lynham, Martin Smith, Trevor Curwen, Jamie Dickson, David Mead Published

Platinum Award-winners, forward-thinkers and new classics from our favourite guitars, amps, effects, plugins, bass gear and more

Guitar Gear
Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer
“I just want to keep playing it” - Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X review

By Pete Emery Published

John Mayer teams up with Neural DSP to bring guitar tones from a modern icon to the masses

Plugins & Apps
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously

By Phil Weller Published

His pocket money is perennially spent on acquiring vintage gear, and he won’t change the habit of a lifetime any time soon

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Guitarists
Composite of greatest gear of the 21st century, including gear from PRS, Ernie Ball and Positive Grid
The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far)

By Amit Sharma Published

The guitars, amps, effects, tech and innovations that changed how we play, listen and create

Guitar Gear
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Modelers out-sold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet

By Matt Owen Published

Reverb's end-of-year sales stats make for interesting reading with regard to the current state of the amp modeler vs. tube amp debate

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Guitar Amps
A Blackstar Beam Solo headphone amp for guitar plugged into a Stratocaster with a pair of headphones
“One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

By Matt McCracken Published

Blackstar enters a very busy market with their take on the ubiquitous headphone amp for guitar

Headphone Amps
Bad Cat Mod Shop Black Cat Combo: the new boutique tube amp is photographed in closeup
“A tighter, louder and gutsier tone from an already stellar-sounding amp”: Bad Cat Mod Shop Black Cat 30 review

By Martin Smith Published

Remixed and refreshed by the late, great amp-guru Mark Sampson, this Black Cat has two more tubes, 10 more watts and a whole new voice

Combo Amps
EVH 5150III Hypersonic 6L6
EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones

By Matt Owen Published

The three channel amp is a lightweight reinvention of Eddie Van Halen's iconic 5150III in a digital combo form

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Combo Amps
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