Noggin Rockers stethoscope-style amp is the "best guitar amplifier you'll ever own for under $20"

We appear to be entering a new golden age of electricity-free guitar amplification - earlier this year, we heard DelSonix's battery-less offering, and now Noggin Rockers hopes to provide a similar experience with headphones.

Noggin Rockers consist of a stethoscope-like appendage, which attaches to any surface of a guitar or bass via a separate pad, sending the sound of the instrument up to a pair of soft gel ear buds - no electricity or batteries required.

Volume and tone is controlled by loosening or tightening the device's diaphragm retaining ring: move it closer to make it louder, further away to bring the volume down.

They may seem low-tech, but Noggin Rockers could be handy for guitarists who are travelling light or precision tuning in a noisy environment.

Noggin Rockers are available now for $14.95 (plus $3 US shipping) from the company's website. NR promise it'll be the "best guitar amplifier you'll ever own for under $20", too, so could be worth a punt for the environmentally conscious among you.

Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.