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“For the past 30 years it has been the quintessential backline amplifier on stages and in studios around the world”: Fender celebrates three decades of the Hot Rod Deluxe with a stunning anniversary edition

The much-loved 40-watt combo gets a fancy looking textured 'Western' vinyl covering, classy and vintage '50s-style grille clothe – and a 12" Celestion Creamback under the hood

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“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain – and how a remarkable find from Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood helped him nail Andy Sneap’s tone

The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

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“I wandered into a Guitar Center vintage room, plugged it in and it just floored me. People literally started coming in asking what amp I was playing”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead

Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth

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“Making digital modeling a more viable option for those who miss the sound and feel of a real amp”: Line 6 Powercab CL 112 review

Missing on-stage sound? Find FRFR cabs unnatural? Line 6's latest Powercab offers a traditional speaker, primed for digital modelers

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“It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases

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

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Victory Amps reimagines the $5k+ MK Overdrive as a compact 50-watt lunchbox head – offering the “heart and soul” of its “ultimate guitar amplifier” at a fraction of the price

It's smaller, lighter and a heck of a lot cheaper but the MKX still has three channels, two reverbs, dual master volumes, effects loop, power scaling and more

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“A tighter, louder and gutsier tone from an already stellar-sounding amp”: Bad Cat Mod Shop Black Cat 30 review

Remixed and refreshed by the late, great amp-guru Mark Sampson, thisBlack Cat has two more tubes, 10 more watts and a whole new voice

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“I said, ‘Andy, I can you build me an amp? I’ll send you a speaker…’ he built me one of these ODS models, and, to be honest with you, it blew me away”: Joe Bonamassa teams up with Fuchs Audio for a signature amp offering Dumble tone without the price

This 100-watt 1x12 combo has heaps of EQ options, top-shelf digital reverb, a series/parallel effects loop and signature Celestion speaker – all without the six-figure vintage price tag

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“I’d put it right alongside any of the classic Fender amps. I think it’s earned that right”: 30 years of the Blues Junior – the Fender combo that came, saw and conquered the tube amp market

Compact, affordable and full of Fender DNA, the Blues Junior celebrates three decades as one of the company’s most iconic and celebrated tube amp designs. This is its story

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“The standard-bearer against which to judge all small combo amps”: Fender Blues Junior IV 30th Anniversary review

Decked out in tooled western-style livery with a saddle bag’s worth of speaker and circuit upgrades, this anniversary edition stands strong in the lineage of the classic benchmark combo

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"Adding a few tweaks to the winning formula… The perfect pedal platforms": Victory V40 The Duchess MK II Deluxe Combo and Lunch Box head review

Learning some tricks from the development of the super high-end MK Clean, Victory upgrades the Duchess range

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“As long as onboard IRs aren’t needed, this Swiss Army knife for amp connectivity is simply the best in its class”: Two Notes Torpedo Reload II review

A reactive loadbox with dual-mono 215 watts (perchannel), stereo effects loop and expanded connectivity from a market-leading brand? It's gotta be good, right?

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“Every bit of that legendary sound is ready and waiting to be coaxed out of these amps”: Vox AC30X, AC15X and AC4 Hand-Wired review

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

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“Its mission is simple: unleash the power of any amplifier or line-level source without compromise”: Two Notes promises a “watershed” in tube amp control with the Torpedo Reload II

The world's first reactive load box with a Celestion approved load response, the Torpedo Reload II is a compelling sequel that's packed with features to get the most from your tube amps

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Amps as furniture? This brand of high-end cabinets puts Celestion speakers into luxury furniture inspired by ’70s hi-fi consoles – and aims to blend guitar gear seamlessly into your life

If the rugged appearance of touring gear feels out of place in your house, this brand thinks it has the solution

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“It showcases a straightforward single-channel layout ideal for both clean tones and mild breakup tones”: Revv Amplification and Joey Landreth join forces for a signature take on the D25 tube combo with onboard virtual cabs/IRs

Landreth's D25 might be a single-channel affair with old-school aesthetics but with six onboard virtual cabs, MIDI connectivity and switchable 25W/5W power it is all about modern functionality

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“A truly modern take on the high-powered super amp, full of clever design decisions and boasting features which open it up to all sorts of uses”: Blackstar St James 100 212

A 100-watt, 2x12, four-channel 'super amp' that weighs the same as a Deluxe Reverb?

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“Unlock the true sonic potential of amplifiers without worrying about the volume”: Celestion’s ear-saving Peacekeeper speaker lets you dial in the “sweet spot” of a driven amp at modest volumes

The days of having to crank an amp to excessive levels to make it sing could soon be a thing of the past

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“The digital recreation of a legend”: Hughes & Kettner finally brings back its Puretone amp by popular demand... as a plugin

The no-nonsense amp head, which has been re-purposed by Nembrini Audio, has joined the digital realm

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“Goes above and beyond in providing a well thought-out and comprehensive configuration of gig-worthy, pro features”: Peavey Invective .112 combo review

Peavey's Misha Mansoor tube amp collab is reimagined as a 1x12 combo, with an expanded clean channel and all the the gain the 21st-century metal player needs

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“Each provides the flavor of the amp they’re modeling. In some cases the range of sounds is extended”: TC Electronic AmpWorx Series review

TC Electronic’s AmpWorx Series makes the tones of your favourite classic amps available ina selection of multi-purpose pedals

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“IRs that faithfully capture the tones of two cabinets used extensively by Tony Iommi”: Celestion’s first Artist Series IRs bring Tony Iommi’s early- and latter-era Black Sabbath tones to the digital sphere

“Faithful digital images” of the cabinets used across five decades of Iommi’s career have been made available by the revered speaker manufacturer

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“Sets a new benchmark for guitar amp plugin performance”: Blackstar and Jared James Nichols blur boundary between physical and digital amp releases with ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch

The British amp builder says this is the first time an artist signature amp has been launched on the same day as a matching plugin

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“Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones

Dubbed “cost-effective gems” by their maker, the new SX amps are available in a variety of formats and promise a wide array of sounds

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“The ultimate combination of classic and modern, offering incredible tonal possibilities, impeccable craftsmanship, and a wealth of features”: Ashdown Engineering unveils mid-priced SX tube amp series with matching cabs

The SX line comprises a 50-watt head, and a five-watt head and combo, and you get three channels with each, speaker emulated output, and the promise of a wide range of tones

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