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“It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review
By Matt McCracken published
PG’s groundbreaking desktop amp finally gets an update, and we got our hands on it pre-launch

“Puts your amp or cab on casters without drilling or modification”: On-Stage AG5000 Amp Glider review
By Paul Riario published
Putting the roll into rock 'n' roll, the Amp Glider is an ingenious device for transporting your amp, preserving that Tolex – and that lower back

“One of the best-sounding USA amplifiers currently available”: Bad Cat Jet Black head review
By Nick Guppy published
Bad Cat’s new addition combines its classic signature sound with a unique new high-gain voicing – and the results are remarkable

"It sounds more alive with sweetened highs, richer harmonics in the mid-range, and a tighter, more defined low-end": Boss Katana 50 Gen 3 review
By Daryl Robertson published
Boss cuts through the noise with its revamped practice amp

“Sonic dynamite that can cover Hendrix, SRV, Mayer and more”: Victory The Deputy Compact Head review
By Nick Guppy published
Victory joins forces with Peter ‘Danish Pete’ Honoré once again to produce a compact signature model loaded with classic sounds

“You’d be hard-pushed to find a bass sound that you couldn’t gig with almost immediately”: Boss Katana-500 Bass Head review
By Nick Wells published
This newly developed, feature-packed bass head features an Amp Feel switch and ‘Cabinet Resonance’ calibration technology to get the best from your cab – but is it a game-changer for bassists?

Vox amPlug3 High Gain review
By Daryl Robertson published
Turn up the gain while keeping down the volume with Vox's ultimate high-gain practice solution

“You might not be fooled into thinking it’s a tube amp, but it’s close enough for silent practice”: Blackstar amPlug 2 FLY review
By Richard Blenkinsop published
An affordable silent practice tool with three channels and three effects that covers ground for all guitarists

“Damn close to Lifeson’s late ‘70s/early ‘80s sounds”: Lerxst CHI head and cab review
By Chris Gill published
A lower-powered version of Alex Lifeson’s superlative Omega tube amp, the CHI could facilitate your guitar’s passage to Bangkok

“Ideal first amps, loaded with features for hours of fun and inspiration”: Blackstar ID:Core V4 Stereo 10, Stereo 20 and Stereo 40 review
By Nick Guppy published
Blackstar has introduced a timely update to its award-winning programmable guitar amp range, but how do these combos stack up?
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