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PRS HDRX 20 review
By Nick Guppy last updated
This affordable compact head joins PRS’s Jimi Hendrix-inspired HDRX range, which aims to reproduce Holy Grail late-’60s tones with modern design and components for improved tone and reliability

Blackstar Silverline Deluxe Head review
By Nick Guppy last updated
Blackstar’s next-gen digital range has arrived and provides more proof that digital is the new black. We plug in…

Why the Marshall JCM800 2203 was the amp head of choice for a generation of rock and metal guitar players
By Chris Gill last updated
As the ‘80s demand for crunch spiked, the JCM800 2203 cemented its position as a backline classic

Watch Steve Stevens demo his newly upgraded signature Friedman SS-100 v2 tube amp head
By Jonathan Horsley published
An update to the Billy Idol guitarist’s venerable SS-100 amp has been mooted since NAMM 2020, but the new amp with its revoiced rhythm and lead channels now looks ready for launch

Ashdown unveils the LB-30 2.N, a bass tube amp head loaded with Two Notes Torpedo IR cab emulator technology
By Jonathan Horsley published
Classic tube warmth meets digital functionality in this IR-equipped 30-watt bass head

NAMM 2022: Mooer expands its Hornet range with three newly voiced 15W amps
By Matt Owen published
Nine amp sims per unit, onboard modulation, delay and reverb effects and a custom 6.5-inch speaker head up the freshly finished swarm of Hornets

PRS HDRX 50 review
By Chris Gill published
Based on Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock amp, this non-master volume 50-watt head has that vintage tone magic and then some, and might well be your next bucket list purchase

Marshall guitar amp heads: what you need to know
By Rod Brakes published
From JTMs to JMPs and JCMs, Marshall’s product specialist, Steve Smith, tracks the evolution of these iconic amps
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