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Best guitar amps 2025: Tube-driven triumphs and peerless pedal platforms for home, studio, and stage
From solid-state practice amps to all-tube stage amps, here’s our pick of the best amplifiers on the market – featuring Boss, Blackstar, Orange, and more
How to transform your acoustic amp into an electric combo
An amp emulation pedal can transform your acoustic amp into an electric combo, giving you the best of both worlds
Best FRFR Speakers 2025: The best full range, flat response speakers for your digital effects and modelers
Our pick of fantastic FRFR speakers that won’t color your tone from Kemper, Line 6, Fender, Mission Engineering and more
Leo Fender got it right in 1948 with an amp he created for lap-steel guitar players
Making its debut as part of a Hawaiian lap-steel beginner set, the Champ has become a studio workhorse for blues and rock guitarists
Best mini amps 2025: tiny amps for powerful tones
Our pick of the best small guitar amps will get you great big tone in a teeny-tiny package
Best guitar amps under $500 2025: Premium tones from budget-friendly amplifiers
Who said great tone has to cost an arm and a leg? These amps from Boss, Marshall, Fender, Blackstar, and more deliver incredible sound – all for under $500
We reviewed the Dixon Hummingbird 15 tube combo and decided less is definitely more
Boasting top-notch build and minimal features, it's an ideal pedal platform and a solid performer that morphs from rhythm to lead via your picking or guitar volume
Mitch Colby resurrects the amp that gave Paul McCartney his start and put the Kinks on the hit parade
The Colby Elpico AC55 1x12 combo is a modern take on the 1950s/'60s Elpico AC55 that launched young British guitarists into the world of rock and roll
