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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?

NAMM 2023: Blackstar unveils its most powerful entry-level amp yet, the Debut 50R
By Matt Owen published
The $249 combo seeks to cover all practice and gigging needs

In praise of the 1984-85 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+, the high-gain boutique amp behind rock and metal’s holy grail tones
By Chris Gill published
It's the amp of James Hetfield's rhythm tone and Steve Lukather's leads, and as it ascends into the digital afterlife as a Neural DSP plugin, we revisit the legendary design to unpack its magic

Rhett Shull teams up with Port City Amps for the Grandville – a head and combo inspired by an early ‘50s Gibson amp
By Matt Owen published
Featuring an onboard tremolo effect and streamlined control layout, the Grandville is also said to be a “terrific pedal platform” that brings out the best in overdrive pedals

Boss Dual Cube LX review
By Amit Sharma published
The eternally popular practice amp returns in a desktop-friendly format – and with more features than ever before

It looks like Marshall is about to reissue its fabled Blues Breaker pedal
By Matt Owen published
Almost exactly one year after rumors of the John Mayer-favored overdrive pedal's revival emerged, a gear collector named Luca has returned to further fuel speculation. But this time, he's got pictures and packaging to prove it

Laney Supergroup LA-Studio review
By Nick Guppy published
The latest amp head from Laney’s flagship UK-designed and made Supergroup range offers real vintage tube tone combined with Two Notes cab emulation

Magnatone introduces 2x12” combo version of its Super Fifty-Nine M-80 amp
By Matt Owen published
The latest addition to the company's Super Fifty-Nine lineup offers both gain tones of the original Mark I and Mark II models, and comes loaded with two ET90 speakers

Best Vox amps 2025: from the much loved AC30 to modern do-it-all practice amps
By Daryl Robertson published
We count down the greatest Vox amps available today from this British institution

Boss expands its Katana amp range with upgraded entry-level combo, 100-watt head and Waza 2x12 cab
By Matt Owen published
Each new unit builds on existing Katana products, promising improved live versatility, enhanced features and, for the cab, tones inspired by British stack speakers from the 1960s
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