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Best FRFR Speakers 2025: The best full range, flat response speakers for your digital effects and modelers
By Ross Holder last updated
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
By Dave Hunter published
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
By Connor Godfrey published
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
By Matt McCracken last updated
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
By Art Thompson published
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
By Dave Hunter published
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

“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones
By Jackson Maxwell published
In a 1990 GP interview, McCartney expressed his personal preference for getting gnarlier rock tones out of his Vox amps, despite his pop reputation

Orianthi reveals how an invitation from Alexander Dumble shaped the tone of her signature Orange combo
By Phil Weller published
Her Oriverb took two years to dial in as she sought to replicate the tone of Dumble's debut build
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