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Best beginner guitar amps 2025: top guitar amplifiers for beginners
By Chris Corfield last updated
Looking for one of the best guitar amps for beginners? We’ve rounded up our favorites for players of any style from brands including Blackstar, Orange, Boss, and more

Blackstar collaborates with Doug Aldrich for the DA100, a fire-breathing amp with a nifty secret weapon
By Jackson Maxwell published
A 100-watt head, the DA100 packs some serious heat, but also boasts the sort of practical applications that typically feature on the wishlists of 21st century players

Orange debuts the O Tone 40 – a “ludicrously loud” solid-state combo that promises to be a dream pedalboard platform
By Phil Weller published
The 40-watt single-channel combo is built to be painted on top of with effects, and it wants to be your next “workhorse” amp

Josh Homme teams up with Peavey to recreate the sought-after Peavey Decade – with a host of modern upgrades
By Janelle Borg published
The brand new Peavey Decade Too takes direct inspiration from the '80s classic, whose iconic features have also been transformed into a compact pedal

Amp guru Dave Friedman on why he's not ready to hop off the tube train
By Andrew Daly published
The amp guru looks back on a career of modding Marshalls, building rigs for Eddie Van Halen, and developing his most simple product ever – and looks forward to the future of NAMM and boutique tech

Marshall reimagines the JCM900 as the Studio 900 – condensing its gain and growl into a portable, practice-friendly unit
By Phil Weller published
The high-gain JCM900 has been remodeled for the compact format with 20-watt amp switchable to reduced 5W and 1W levels to adapt to its environment

Marshall unveils factory modded takes on the 1959 Plexi and JCM800 – tipping its cap to the amp wizards of rock’s golden era
By Matt Parker published
The firm has unveiled two new UK builds that are heaving with popular after-market mods

"The tone these amps produce is classic Orange": Orange Baby 100 Series review
By Martin Smith published
Orange's Tour Baby, Gain Baby and Dual Baby squeeze its tonal flavour into a portable, lightweight 100-watt head
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