The tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman combo “may be the best-sounding guitar amp Fender ever made,” wrote Groove Tubes founder Aspen Pittman in The Tube Amp Book. That’s a pretty grand statement considering ...

Fender’s second app, Tone, is far more ambitious than its predecessor. In fact, it’s the first smartphone app I can recall that’s launched alongside a trio of amplifiers. It’s not necessary to operate ...

Whether you’re just learning or are an established musician, audio amplification and monitoring is pretty much a requirement. I am by no means an established musician and still in the learning stages ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images Fender has put together a subsidiary that will ...

Excellent sounds. Easy-to-use interface. Excellent sound quality. Substantial customizability of signal flow. Works both in studio and on stage. Excellent footswitches that double as knobs. Compact.

In the historical timeline of guitar effects, long before pedals of any kind were commonplace, the effects that guitarists utilised were mainly built into their amplifiers, namely tremolo and reverb.

Playing the electric guitar in a cover band can be complex. You need to be able to sound like a wide range of different guitar players, each with their own distinct sound -- much of which is based on ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. With all the modern amplifier and effects technology available today, there's still something to be said for the classic sound you ...