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Best guitar amps 2026: Our pick of combos, heads and pedalboard amps for all budgets and abilities Our expert pick of the best guitar amps for rock, metal, blues and more – including tube, solid-state and digital modelling amplifiers
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Line 6 Helix Stadium
Could the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor be a serious rival to the Quad Cortex?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Line 6's new flagship amp modelling platform not only has to live up to the Helix's reputation, it arrives when the competition has never been steeper. But it has features, lots of 'em...

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Josh Middleton takes a solo on his signature ESP / LTD electric guitar during a Sylosis live show in San Francisco, 2025.
“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

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Fractal Audio ICONS; the amp modelling company debuts its first-ever plugin suite for guitarists.
Amp modelling titan Fractal Audio unveils its first guitar plugin suite

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The ICONS series is created using the same algorithmic magic as Fractal's Axe-Fx modelling units, and its debut Fullerton Collection features a range of models inspired by vintage Fender

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Billie Joe Armstrong performs live at Levi's Stadium during Green Day's Super Bowl LX set – and to his right are a pair of pale blue Marshall 'Dookie' signature amps.
Billie Joe Armstrong debuts new signature ‘Dookie’ Marshall amps during Super Bowl LX show

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Is Marshall about to make the legendary Dookie mod go mainstream? BJA's Super Bowl backline, finished in a very familiar shade of 'Blue', suggests it is

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Mooer Audio F40i / F40i Li Intelligent Amp
Mooer Audio’s flagship Intelligent Amp lets you find guitar tones using AI prompts

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Mooer AI system is online and awaits your queries. Type in the sound you're looking for on the app and it'll offer three options. Oh, and the F40i / F40i Li amps are stacked with features

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All the best guitar gear from this year's NAMM Show
The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever

By Simon Arblaster Published

MusicRadar's Rob Laing carried the weight of the guitar world on his shoulders as he single-handedly took on the NAMM Show 2026... and survived to tell the tale

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"A brand new amp and speaker with AI vocal and instrument separation tech": JBL’s new BandBox makes it easier than ever to craft the perfect backing track

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: JBL’s new BandBox uses the same instrument separating AI principles that gave us new Beatles music

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Magnatone Slash the Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo amp press image
“Its sound kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash’s latest Magnatone Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo can go toe-to-toe with the big boys

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Slash teams up with Magnatone once more to create a tiny 8-watt amp with plenty of bite

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Synergy Machine Learning Power Amp Dave Friedman IR-LOAD Amplifier press image on white
“Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary'

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Rise of the robots! Synergy’s latest amplifier uses cutting-edge Machine-Learning tech to fuse punchy tube tones with solid state conveniences

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Billy Corgan wears black robes as he performs live with his signature Reveren guitar. On the right, a player's eye view of his new signature pedal, designed in collaboration with Laney and Carstens Amps
Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal

By Jonathan Horsley Published

NAMM 2026: The Supergrace is a two-hander between Laney and Brian Carstens, and Corgan gave it a trial by fire when playing with My Chemical Romance in front of 60,000 fans

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