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The 20 best guitar amplifiers in the world today

The world's finest electric guitar heads and combo amps, as voted for by you!

The MusicRadar Team, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 12:10 pm UTC

The 20 best guitar amplifiers in the world today

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Lazy J Model 80

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It's impossible to overstate the impact of guitar amplification on the history of popular music. The amplified electric guitar gave early rock 'n' roll pioneers power to harness the crackle of electricity and set the world alight. Many decades may have passed, but that fire has never gone out.

Here in late 2011, regardless of genre, electric guitarists have more choice when it comes to amplification than ever before. On MusicRadar we've previously rounded up the best amps for heavy metal and blues players, but this time we cast the net wider still.

After compiling a shortlist from your nominations, nearly 8000 of you voted in our poll to crown the best electric guitar amplifier available in the world today. Kicking things off at number 20 is an amp that's got some high profile pulses racing of late...

Lazy J Model 80

Jesse Hoff's Tweed Fender-inspired creations are things of genuine beauty, and Joe Bonamassa, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend are just a few of the stars that have recently taken them out on the road.

The Model 80 is a enough amp for any stage, but you might find the smaller Model 20 better suited to pubs and club gigs.


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  • Rafael Nuno PeloteO meu amp é considerado o 7º melhor do mundo... :-)
  • John EdwardsNOTHING from Koch, Engl or Bogner? Hmmmmm.....
  • Don SwatmanInteresting that there were no digital modelling amps. These choices are always subjective.
  • Dan KellyI guess it's a load of rubbish as Divided by 13 don't get a mention! Ah, they don't advertise with Music Radar.. I understand now!
  • Joseph ButlerWho does things things! Nothing from Koch, CAE, ENGL, Bad Cat, Diezel or Rivera. And the Hughes and Kettner they choose is the piece of shit budge Coreblade not the WarpX or the Triamp which are clearly their 2 best. You would have to put the Bad Cat Hot Cat and the Koch Supernova in their as well as the CAE OD100 SE+ and or CAE PT100 and the Diezel Herbert and Rivera K-Tre and possibly the ENGL SE or Savage. Good to see Fuchs and Two Rock in there though they are great under-rated amps. And of course the Dual Recto and 6505 but I disagree with the Mark V the only improvement is the clean - the Mark IV and Mark III red and purple stripes where much better amps for distortion.
  • Bruce StringkillerNothing from Koch, Engl or Bogner? because they weren't in the selection. My vote would be Koch Studiotone for N°1 sound.
  • Mike Allen-PughAnd no Cornford in sight. Mind you, I sold my MK50 MK2 as didn't like it.
  • Adam AntalHow come no ENGL on the list?!
  • Craig SmithIt seems that the higher ratio of players that took part in the voting here were likely metal guitarists... Flip the ratings around (last being first, and first being last) might be a little more accurate. I think that the reason why more boutique amps are not listed here is simply because the majority of people have not had the pleasure to play on them!
  • Jumpura Leppäneei oo yhtään golden seriesii
  • Two-Rock Guitar AmplificationThanks for including us in this list!
  • Shannon BrantleyDr Z could have several more amps on here. The Ghia is without a doubt one of the best amps ever made. The KT 45, JAZ and Max 18 could just as easily be on this list. Glad to see the Doc getting some well deserved recognition.
  • Spencer DubhailenNo Diezel, ENGL, OR Bogner! Fuckin Bullocks
  • Matias NieminenENGL Powerball II. 'Nuff said.
  • Carlo IannoneThe hand wired AC 30 is on my list.
  • James CordovaNo Trainwreck or Komet?
  • William BronchickBogner Shiva...
  • Kdog CarusoU guys missed the boat - 3rd Power American Dream and or the 3rd Power British Dream should have been high on this list. Check it out gang. WOW is all this guitar player can say!
  • Neville MartinThese 'lists' annoy me. This is lazy channel 5 style publishing. I would rather know your favourite amps. Based on performance, value build quality etc. How many of us 'working' guitarists are going to use a Coreblade?
  • Don MacMurrayNo Bruno's, either. They are great amps. Not being made anymore. I like my '65 Fender Deluxe Reverb...best $175 I ever spent.
  • Becky Culkinlots of love for orange. THe hot rod ranking higher than the slo is crazy though.
  • Cedric MichlmayrMy guitar teacher owns both, the Coreblade and a Dual Rectifier. I compared them last time and have to say, I am in love with the Coreblade. The cleans are awesome and the distortion is fantastic. I am going to buy it off him soon.
  • most ignorant list I've ever seen.
  • Andre BourgetSoldano SLO...#12? Below a Peavey? I can't take this article seriously.

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