Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Line 6 Helix Stomp XL. So you’ve gone digital. You’ve got an amp modeler or an all-singing, all-dancing multi-effects pedal. But ...

The world of digital modeling has evolved from misunderstood ‘compromise’ to cornerstone, and as we enter the second quarter of the century, the market has never been so well catered for, and, at ...

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 ...

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.

I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I’d been completely reliant on solid-state amps and digital models. It was a revelation. And then a few weeks ...

From legendary amps that defined decades of music to cutting‑edge multi‑effects pedals and AI‑driven gear, 2026 offers guitarists more ways than ever to shape their sound. Whether you lean on vintage ...

Back in my day (puts on old man glasses) digital amp modelers were a bunch of hooey. They sounded like mold groaning. Things have come a long way and in 2023 you’d be hard pressed to tell the ...

There's no denying that vintage guitar amps sound great, but they can be huge, expensive and prone to frequent breakdowns. Digital modeling has been getting better and better over the years, but there ...