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A Positive Grid Spark 2 practice amp on a rug
How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp

By Amit Sharma Published

From lightbulb moments to the Amp Intelligence tech that turns cellphone snaps into sound, the Californian amp-builders tell GW about their wild 15-year ride

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Blackstar Beam Mini amp
Blackstar just dropped a mini amp that could change the market forever

By Matt Parker Published

The BEAM Mini could offer big competition to the Spark Go, with “component-level” models, cutting-edge AI practice tools and support for NAM open source captures

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Laney PRISM-MINI with smartphone
Laney continues to redefine the competitive battery-powered amp market with its small footprint powerhouse, the PRISM-MINI

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Mini-amps are definitely having a moment – and Laney is upping guitarists' expectations with the integration of some seriously helpful features

Desktop Amps
Blackstar Beam Mini
Blackstar launches the Beam Mini – the world’s first amplifier to natively support Neural Amp Modeling

By Phil Weller Published

The potentially game-changing practice amp grants players access to over 35 amps and cabs – as well as Tone3000’s massive user-generated tone library

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Roland Cube Street Mini
Roland rolls out the Cube Street Mini – its most compact portable PA yet

By Phil Weller Published

Built for solo and duo performances, and emboldened with effects, it proves that good things do come in small packages

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Best desktop guitar amps 2026: my top choice amps for portable practice

By Nick Guppy Last updated

Improve your guitar playing with my pick of the most powerful yet portable amp solutions

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Blackstar Fly 3
A major life change made me realize I need a mini amp – and this is your last chance to bag one for as little as $36

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

2025 was the life I re-embraced mini amps, and I’m convinced every guitarist should do the same – especially at these prices

Desktop Amps
PRS Archon Classic 50: the stylish new amp head offers a more classic voicing than the regular Archon – but it's similarly well-priced.
“Impressive value for guitarists seeking rich clean/overdrive tones and timeless distortion tones”: PRS Archon Classic Head review

By Chris Gill Published

The PRS Archon Classic runs the gamut from crystal cleans to classic crunch and hot-rodded high gain

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Mooer F15i
A guitar amp with a touchscreen? Mooer’s $190 F15i looks to set a new benchmark for desktop modeling amps

By Matt Owen Published

Could the Positive Grid Spark have competition?

Desktop Amps
A Positive Grid Spark 40 and Positive Grid Spark 2 guitar amps
Positive Grid Spark 1 vs Spark 2: which one should you choose?

By Matt McCracken Last updated

With the release of Spark 2, we've put the new amp and the original Spark head-to-head in a clash of the practice amps titans

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