A homemade amplifier instrumental to NZ’s first wave of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s remains a favourite of some of our best-loved guitar heroes. When I found it in the basement, my life changed.

Trust me. Instead, opt for an acoustic guitar amp that’s designed explicitly for the purpose of amplifying your acoustic guitar’s natural tone, without distorting, feeding back, or otherwise ...

New guitar tones can be downloaded into the device, where they run as software rather than as analog electrical circuits in an amp or foot pedal. In other words, the Spark 2 is the latest example ...

Behringer’s Centaur Overdrive has an output of +41dB, enough to give your amp’s front-end something serious to think about – to make it squeal. Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and ...

By Ben Sisario For today’s Amplifier, your proprietor Lindsay Zoladz graciously lent me the keys for a little tour of Africa to celebrate some of the continent’s guitar greats. It was prompted ...

The guitar in John Snyder’s lap is wired through a nondescript aluminum box covered in an array of knobs and switches. As Snyder manipulates them, the tone coming from his amp warbles in ...

Our comprehensive guide will get you rocking out with expert-approved guitar amps, including beginner and lightweight picks. By Rylee Johnston All products and services featured are independently ...

Super-lightweight and about the size of a chunky picture frame, this 120-decibel oddity can now be your guitar amp, cab and FRFR speaker. It's quite a step forward from the Model Twenty we first ...

All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...

Guitar amplifiers have been evolving since the early 20th century and the Jazz Age when stringed instruments demanded extra volume to compete with brass sections and prominent drums. Many ...