When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pedal amps are distinct from multi-effects pedals and combined modellers in that they're ...

GEAR EXPO 2023: Hand-held amps, floor-based amps, amps that look like bluetooth speakers, take anywhere amps… You name it, we have all sorts of amps in all sorts of shapes and sizes rounded up here.

As regular readers of this column will know, sometimes we focus on very specific topics and sometimes we meander a bit more ...

IK Multimedia's gorgeous ToneX pedal remains unrivaled at its price point as 2023 comes to a close, replacing your guitar amp with a cornucopia of tone profiles either captured directly from your own ...

From running Spacelab Studio to playing in various bands to conceiving CyTunes in order to help (and then, sadly, memorialize) late local music lover Cy Rawls, Durham’s Chris Rossi has been integrally ...

But this is mere carping. In reality, there has never been a better time to be a guitar player. Even bedroom strummers can ...

There are times when packing a full rig for a small venue tour is just not practical and sacrifices have to be made. When the topic of being forced to use awful-sounding back line amp rentals came up ...

Pedal-based amps have been around for a while but the last couple of years have seen them take off with companies including Universal Audio, Blackstar, TC Electronic, Walrus, Strymon and Victory all ...