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Buyer's Guides

The best guitar amplifiers to buy in 2022: 11 best pedal platform amps

Looking for a good partner-in-crime for your pedalboard?
Buyer's Guides

The best guitar amps to buy in 2022: 14 best pedalboard amps

If you’re thinking of adding a pedalboard-sized amp to your rig, check out our picks of the best examples on the market today.
Features

How Blackstar ditched the mains transformer to make the St James series the lightest 50-watt valve amps ever

Amplifier wizard Paul Stevens tells the tale of the R&D behind the newest and most futuristic valve amps on the block.
Amplifiers

The Big Review: Blackstar St. James 50 EL34 Combo – can this weight-saving valve combo hang with the heavy brigade?

Blackstar’s latest all-valve amp range promises big tones without the usual backache, but this one-hand-carry 50W combo also has some hidden tricks.
Gear

Blackstar launches St James series of lightweight tube amplifiers

Featuring on-board loadboxes, cab-simulation and more.
Buyer's Guides

The best guitar amps to buy in 2022: 15 best tube amplifiers

Do you insist on having glowing glass tubes in your rig? These tube amps are the best in class for 2022.
Gear

Jared James Nichols partners up with Blackstar for limited-edition mini amplifier

A versatile mini-amp that can also doubles as a speaker.
Awards

Gear Of The Year: Best Affordable Effects Pedal of 2021

From sublime dirt boxes to ethereal atmospheric sound makers, these are the best effects that won’t break the bank from the last 12 months.
Buyer's Guides

The best stocking stuffers for guitarists in 2021

Looking for a small gift to add to the pile?
Effects

The Big Review: Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost, Dual Drive & Dual Distortion

Pedalboard amp, guitar recording interface, distortion pedal, virtual speaker simulation suite, gig-saver… is there no end of the potential of Blackstar’s innovative new stompbox line?
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