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Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions
By Matt McCracken last updated
You don’t need to sacrifice tone to practice quietly with my expert pick of the best headphone amps for guitar players

Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet
By Phil Weller published
The tube-powered modeler combos unite traditional touch sensitivity with digital flexibility

Best budget guitar amps under $500 2026: cost-cutting amplifiers for every player
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
Get great sounds and features without blowing your budget – from affordable tube amps to wallet-friendly digital modeling amps and everything in between

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases
By Matt Owen published
It is the week before NAMM, and the gear drops are coming in thick and fast. This week, we have "the ultimate modern headless guitar", a recreation of Keith Richards' go-to six-string, John Mayer's new-favorite Silver Sky finish and more

How the Cry Baby wah pedal changed electric guitar – and why it’s still (kinda) underrated
By Chris Gill published
Popularized by Hendrix and Clapton, resplendent on some of guitar's greatest tracks, the wah pedal might divide opinion, but it has transformed the instrument

Amazon has failed to deliver any truly good Prime Day deals for guitar players – I'm shopping the Musician's Friend Rocktober sale instead, with up to 40% off guitar gear
By Daryl Robertson published
Save big this Fall with discounts on a host of guitar gear from the biggest names in the business

“Will surely have you grinning, ear to ear”: Vox AC30X, AC15X and AC4 Hand-Wired review
By Martin Smith published
Vox aims to take us back to the sound of its illustrious golden-era with this re-engineered family of Hand-Wired amplifiers. We listen in for that elusive and very classic AC30 tone

Vox guitars deserve a second look – just ask L.A. Witch’s Sade Sanchez, who’s teaming hers with ugly pedals for nouveau garage rock thrills
By Ellie Rogers last updated
After working on an electronica side-project, Sanchez took her band from their California comfort zone to medieval Paris to find fresh influence for third album DOGGOD – and it worked
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