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By Simon Fellows last updated 18 May 23

From futuristic modelling, to good old fashioned transistor tech, here’s our expert pick of the best solid state amps money can buy

By Daryl Robertson last updated 23 March 23

Our pick of the greatest home studio amps from Boss, Kemper, Hughes & Kettner, Blackstar and Positive Grid

By Chris Gill published 11 October 21

The non-tube amp of choice for tube amp purists?

By Paul Riario published 18 August 21

A compact combo with three flavors of Black-panel tube tone, onboard attenuation, and no sting in the tail

By Rod Brakes published 18 June 21

Terry Foster, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, imparts his expert knowledge on Fender’s earliest amps

By Nick Guppy published 15 June 21

Classic Fender style and tone from one of the all-time great guitar amp circuits revisited and refined in a more contemporary, portable package

By Chris Gill published 15 January 21

If you're looking to level a city block with a powerchord, this boutique high-gain head has the KT88-powered ordnance

By Nick Guppy published 4 January 21

A fully featured 1x12 tube combo that's a potent weapon for the stage, studio or home

By Rod Brakes published 20 July 20

A new sound springs to life and makes a splash in the surf-rock scene - this is the story of Fender's iconic reverb unit

By Dan Coggins published 11 May 20

Guest writer Dan Coggins joins us to explain the differences in tube amp class and types