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Boss IR-2
“The sounds of classic tube amps and mic’d speaker cabinets in a standard stompbox”: Boss takes the fight to Universal Audio and Strymon with its smallest amp and IR pedal to date, the IR-2

By Matt Owen Published

11 factory amp and cab pairings – including Fender, Soldano, Marshall and Mesa/Boogie-inspired amp models – and third-party IR compatibility head up the new unit

Effects & Pedals
Rory Gallagher’s 1955 Fender Bassman
The history of the Fender ‘Tweed’ Bassman – the tube amp for bass players that became a guitar classic

By Rod Brakes Published

How the 1950s Bassman combo designs laid the groundwork for countless guitar amps

Combo Amps
Fender Bassman
Why the 4x10 Bassman is considered the best-sounding Fender amp of all time

By Chris Gill Published

How this supersized combo played an integral role in the development of the modern guitar amp

Guitar Amps
Fender FSR British Racing Green Player HSS Strat
Fender debuts limited-edition British Racing Green finish – but you’ll need to be quick off the line to bag one

By Matt Parker Published

The firm has launched a European-exclusive Fender Special Run batch – including a Player Series HSS Strat, Tele and P-Bass, alongside a Blues Junior IV amp

Electric Guitars
Close-up of a Marshall DSL40 amp
Best Marshall amps: Our pick of amps for rock and beyond from Marshall's full range

By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated

From bedroom-friendly combos, to stage-ready heads, we count down the best Marshall amps you can buy right now

Guitar Amps
Fender Mustang LT40S
Fender Mustang LT40S review

By Rob Laing Published

The Big F's desktop amp presents guitar players with an affordable and inspiring tool for practice. But how does it measure up in an increasingly crowded field?

Desktop Amps
JHS Pedals' Josh Scott
Those tones you’ve been hearing on The JHS Show came from a Kemper, not the tube amp onscreen

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

“I'm leaving my tube amp for a Kemper!” declares Josh Scott, as he reveals the show’s daring year-long blind test and launches his own amp profiles for Kemper and Line 6

Guitar Amps
The Beatles Get Back Documentary
The Beatles' Get Back gear: a guide to the guitars and amps seen in Peter Jackson’s long-awaited documentary

By Chris Gill Last updated

The electrics, acoustics and amplifiers that accompanied George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney in some of their final recordings as the Beatles

Guitar Gear
Dumble
Dumble amps: the legacy and legend

By Nick Guppy Published

Following the death of Alexander Dumble, we take a deeper dive into the legendary designs that bear his name, and the gear and sounds that followed from his influence

Guitar Amps
Barefaced One10T Cabinet
Barefaced Audio One10T Cabinet review

By Kevin Sanders Published

Compact, lightweight, sweet-sounding... Could these be the loudspeakers your bass amp has been looking for?

Speaker Cabinets
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