“Retaining the tones that made it a game-changer from the start”: The Boss Katana:GO headphone amp is back after it was discontinued – but not as you remember it
“Precision-engineered sound and true wireless freedom”: Positive Grid turns the headphone amp market upside down with the wireless, AI-powered Neo
“It puts into context just how far removed digital models are from the real thing”: I played the last Overdrive Special that Dumble worked on – and it completely changed my perspective on the amp of my dreams
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “We promised him that we would keep his legacy alive”: What’s going on with Dumble Amps – and why was the company at NAMM 2025? We discovered the story behind the re-emergence – and future – of the guitar world’s most mythical amp brand
in Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Guitar Amps, Guitar Pedals, Guitars Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: all the best guitars, amps and pedals at NAMM 2025
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “I’ve received several offers to create a signature amp. Yet I never fully committed. I wasn’t 100 percent sure – until now”: Blackstar collaborates with Dead Daisies guitarist Doug Aldrich for the DA100, a fire-breathing amp with a nifty secret weapon
in Combo Amps, Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “A legendary amp in the making”: Orange debuts the O Tone 40 – a “ludicrously loud” solid-state combo that promises to be a dream pedalboard platform
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “This is the secret weapon… This thing is incredible”: It’s finally here – Josh Homme teams up with Peavey to recreate its sought-after Decade amp – and it has a host of studio- and stage-ready upgrades
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “Modeling is just not fun. It doesn’t give you any sort of feeling. You gotta shake the pant legs and feel that air”: Dave Friedman, who’s built amps for Jerry Cantrell, Steve Stevens, and Chris Shiflett, is not ready to hop off the tube train
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “The iconic sound that defined so many 90s rock bands, at bedroom levels”: Marshall reimagines the JCM900 as the Studio 900 – condensing its gain and growl into a portable, practice-friendly head and combo
in Guitar Amp Heads, Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “Modified connects us with a long-standing tradition of modifying Marshall amps that dates back to the 1970s”: Marshall unveils factory modded takes on the 1959 Plexi and JCM800 – tipping its cap to the amp wizards of rock’s golden era
in Combo Amps, Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear “The tone these amps produce is classic Orange”: Orange Baby 100 Series review