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Top 10 Guitar AmpsBrought to you by American Musical Supply |
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Marshall MG15MSZW Zakk Wylde Limited Microstack Guitar Amplifier | This 2-channel Microstack offers Marshall-size tone in a compact form sharing the unmistakable look of Zakk’s trademark Marshall “Wall of Doom” he uses whenever he plays live. 15-watts of power pushes two 1 x 10 inch speaker cabinets for that classic Marshall stack look. The MG15MSZW also features Zakk’s trademark bullseye motifs on the front-panel along with authentic 1960TV grill cloth, gold piping and gold-brushed Marshall logos. More Marshall Guitar Amps. |
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Line 6 Spider III 75 Guitar Combo Amplifier | The Line 6 Spider III 75 features detailed amp models based on some of the greatest guitar sounds ever created. With 250 artist presets along with 150 presets based on the greatest rock guitar song of all time, the Spider III 75 offers a complete arsenal in a single amp. It doesn’t end there, this amp is also packed with 7 different effect types, headphone/direct out, footswitch compatibility, and a built-in tuner. More Line 6 Guitar Amps. |
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Vox AC4TV Guitar Combo Amplifier | The Vox AC4TV is an all-tube combo amp with remarkable tone. This no-frills amp powered by an EL84 power tube and a 12AX7 preamp tube provides a distinctive British top-end. Quality vintage Vox styling along with switchable output levels (4, 1, and ¼ watts) and an external speaker output make the AC4TV ideal for practice or recording. More Vox Guitar Amps. |
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Bugera 333XL Tube Guitar Amplifier Head | A tone machine, the Bugera 333XL cranks out a variety of boutique sounds thanks to its 3 channels and tube selection. This 120 watt amp comes stock with EL34 power tubes and gives you the option of swapping them out for 6L6 power tubes allowing you to achieve the exact tone you are looking for. Other features include a built-in effects loop, line out, a 4-button footswitch, and dedicated master volume, presence and reverb controls. More Bugera Guitar Amps. |
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Roland CUBE Street Battery Powered Guitar Combo Amplifier | This thing is perfect for portability. The Roland CUBE Street Battery-powered Amp is a little monster of features, volume and effects, powered by 6 AA batteries (15 hours). The CUBE Street also has two separate channels, one for a mic and one for an instrument that sound nice and clean together. Additionally, the amp has 8 different awesome simulated amplifiers from blues to metal and Flange, Chorus, Phase and Tremolo effects built-in for the instrument (the mic track has delay and reverb, separate from the instrumental effects). Throw in an automatic tuner, and you’ve got a lot for a battery-run, super-portable cube. More Roland Guitar Amps. |
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Fender Super Champ XD Guitar Combo Amplifier | The Fender Super Champ XD is a 15-watt tube amp with the classic Fender look and a full-featured build. It combines this classic power with a bunch of great features that can really give you the ability to find your own, personal tone, including sixteen different amp types, sixteen MORE effects, and an optional footswitch to switch between musical languages. More Fender Guitar Amps. |
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Fender Frontman 212R Guitar Combo Amplifier | The Fender Frotnman 212R pumps up the volume when and where you need it – including gigs with a loud drummer. Its two 12-inch speakers running off 100 watts of power make sure that you’ll be heard, and its driving distortion and cool reverb will make sure you’re heard loud and clear. Fender’s classic, unmistakable amp style top out the package. More Fender Guitar Amps. |
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Marshall DSL100MLB Angled Half Stack | There’s something to be said about the look of a stacked Head and cab, and there’s something even more to be said about the Marshall tone. This package combines both, as Marshall’s number one-selling all-tube head rocks with its matching speaker cabinet, angled back to project the clear-cut sound of your guitar. Marshall doesn’t waste too much time with a huge number of effects; they’re all about having no-nonsense guitar clean and overdriven guitar tone. There’s no substitute for the tone you’ll get out of the head, and it’ll project perfectly out of the speaker set. More Marshall Guitar Amps. |
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Line 6 Spider Jam Guitar Combo Amplifier | This is an amp made for jamming – the Line 6 Spider Jam Guitar Combo Amplifier comes with over 100 jam loops recorded by professional studio artists out of the LA area, making it a lot more than playing over the top of MIDI files. In addition, you’ve got extra inputs to allow more background players live, and all the standard effects of the Line 6 spider series to crank out any sound you’d ever hoped for. Rock on! More Line 6 Guitar Amps. |
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Peavey ValveKing Guitar Amplifier Head | The Peavey ValveKing Head gives any guitarist the flexibility to coax virtually any tone from this fully loaded amplifier. Packed with four 6L6 power tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes, this head can be paired with any number of cabinets, including the great sounding Peavey ValveKing 412 cabs. Two footswitch-usable channels with independent equalizers, presence, reverb and buffered effects loop all ensure you’ll have enough versatility to speak out wonderfully for a long time with this head. More Peavey Guitar Amps. |
Previous Top 10 Amplifiers Reviewed
#1 Marshall JCM-900 Series-
This amp is both very versatile and powerful. Channel A can get super clean. It stays clean with the gain up to 4-5 (Gain goes to 10 on CH. A), as loud as you want. I know Marshall's claim to fame is their distortion, but the clean sound on this amp is very full, shimmering, and beautiful. As the gain increases, it gets into "classic" Marshall overdrive. This is a great amp for rock/hard rock. If you want to get a big distorted sound, though, you need to pair it with a closed-back speaker cab.
#2 Peavey 5150-
This is an all tube 2x12 sealed back 60 watt 2 channel combo. Everything you need for playing metal to hard rock to funk to blues and jazz. This amp really wails at any volume for any rock guitarist. If you play hard rock and roll and it suits you perfect. On just about any setting the amp is very very noisy.
#3 Trace Elliot Super Tramp
This amp is amazing, People have told me that there is absolutely nothing they hate about them. I had one guy say "can't think of anything else in that I need in a combo amp, This thing pretty much does it all". If you're shopping for combo amps, don't discount this thing just because there are no tubes. You may be surprised.
#4 Fender Twin 100W Tube Combo-
Both channels feature low-mid-high controls with push-pull pots for boosting a particular range of frequencies. The overdriven channel also features a presence/notch control. The overdrive channel is nice and crunchy without any noticeable harshness.
#5 Peavey Classic 50-
This amp has an impressive clean sound -round, warm, motherly, well-defined and very articulate. I play an EC strat which produces really glassy tones. As the volume winds up the sound remains clean, with crunch becoming apparent at the extremes. This is a loud amp by the way. The overdrive channel is not modern mega-high gain, but more your smooth driving sound.
#6 Mesa DC-5-
Versatile but you must tweek. Dont fall into the stock amp mentality, use low bass settings and send it up with EQ. 2 channels one boost, Really, you can use the clean setting and pull boost for blues and rock. the overdriven channel is good for heavy modern rock (Bush,..etc)
#7 Fender Vibrolux Reverb 2x10 40w-
Most people buy this amp because it is all valve, it's light weight, and has two independant channels. Alot of people think this amp just sings. It has plenty of clean headroom but will go into some smooth sounding overdrive if cranked. This thing is perfect for any musical style I can think of except hard rock/metal type stuff.
#8 Mesa Boogie Heartbreaker-
Very expensive! Great amp, the cleans sounds are shiny, and the overdrives are great two. You can get a Marshall sound or a Fender sound with the flick of a switch. The 6l6's that come with it have a ton of bottom end and the crunch is very thick and smooth. It's not harsh or irratating like some Marshall's can be. No complaints other then the price!
#9 Fender Blues Deville-
The Blues Deville is all tube & 60 watts. Very loud. It has 2 channels, clean & overdrive. They are both really nice but the overdrive has very little distortion. Both channels share controls for EQ. It's got pretty good reverb. (but gets a little strong) It has presence, and a bright switch. Its tweed w/ chicken head knobs that go up to 12. This is a very bluesy amp.
#10 Peavey Bandit 112-
Seems to be the choice for entry-level players, almost everyone found this amp to be very noisy, both reverb and distortion. I had one last year, the reverb would always short out. The distortion is fine for that metal shred stuff, wouldn't want to do any recording with this amp. Since it's an affordable amp with a decent amount of power it made it into the Top 10. Don't expect ANY tube sounds from it.
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