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Best guitar amps 2025: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets
By Chris Corfield last updated
These are the best combo amps and heads from Orange, Fender, Marshall, Boss, and more

Mesa/Boogie resurrects a ’90s icon with its reissued Dual Rectifier – and the holy grail amp head has been given some upgrades
By Matt Owen published
Beloved by a crop of elite artists over the years, the legendary Dual Rectifier is finally back... with a few choice tweaks

We’ve played the Dimebag Warhead amp – and it is 100% crushing
By Nick Bowcott published
Five minutes alone with this face-ripper and and we are officially in love

Vintage squares up to Positive Grid and Boss with its Retro desktop modeling amp range – which starts at less than $150
By Phil Weller published
Vintage is throwing its weight into the mini modeler market for the first time with a range of new amps that look set to face some tough competition

"Grants you access to serious guitar tones, crystal-clear vocals, and bags of volume, all in a lightweight, portable package": Positive Grid Spark Edge review
By Daryl Robertson published
Positive Grid targets buskers and performers on the move with the ultra-portable Spark Edge

José Arredondo built amps for Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Mick Mars. Now Dave Friedman is honoring his legacy with a definitive amp
By Matt Owen published
With the blessing of Arredondo’s family, Friedman will build a highly limited amp that encompasses most of the late amp guru’s elusive mods

Mesa/Boogie is reviving the Dual Rectifier – the hallowed amp head that defined the sound of 1990s high gain music
By Matt Owen published
The original Dual Rectifier arrived in 1992, and was championed by a huge array of guitar greats, from Foo Fighters to Tool and Korn

Has HeadRush changed the future of amp modeler rigs with a tiny $149 FRFR cab?
By Phil Weller published
The 30-watt FRFR-GO offers color-free amping of modelers for just shy of $150
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