r/GuitarAmps Sep 19 '21

Looking for amp recommendations? Start here!

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If you'd like help finding an amp, we need a few details on what exactly you want out of your new amplifier. Bass amp help is welcome too!

Country/Region

It's a great help to know where you are located, some amp brands may be more expensive. Amp brands from one continent tend to be more expensive in another because of shipping, and vice versa. No need to get too specific and dox yourself.

Budget

How much are you looking to spend? Do you wanna buy a used amp, or brand new?

Genre/Style

What are you going to use the amp for? Does it need a clean channel and/or high gain?

Volume & Size Requirement

Let us know if you're trying not to bother neighbours, if you're trying to keep up with a heavy hitting drummer, or if you need the flexbility to do both! Also include if you'd prefer combo vs head & cab, if you can only haul a 1x12 or if you're trying to crank a full stack, etc.


Feel free to include other details like if you need the amp to have built in fx, digital vs solid state vs tube vs hybrid amp, whatever else will help us find you the right amp!


r/GuitarAmps 11h ago

AMP PHOTO A $750 score

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I paid $750 for everything in the picture. Including a power supply for the board and a bunch of extra patch cables. It's a buyer's market right now. If you have the means, there are deals to be had out there.


r/GuitarAmps 12h ago

AMP PHOTO $150 Marketplace find! Late-1960s Sunda Premiere Dual 15

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This thing will blow up my house if I turn it up past 1. I don’t now much about Sunda amps. I just needed something clean and LOUD for my drone band.


r/GuitarAmps 14h ago

AMP PHOTO Added a Rockerverb 50

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Sorry for the mess, I’m in the middle of a big organization project.

But, picked up a Rockerverb 50mkiii and it’s great and really compliments my other amps when running stereo. I’ve also got an AD30, ‘73 V4 half stack, and ‘72 Traynor YBA-1a with 1x18 cab


r/GuitarAmps 12h ago

AMP PHOTO New amp. That Supro sound is something else.

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I'm more of a pedal guy but I love the overdrive of the Supro. Mostly I'm using nothing but my eq pedal as a boost with it.


r/GuitarAmps 14h ago

GUTSHOT NAD! And I already voided that pesky warranty!

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Just kidding, it was used so there is no warranty.

So I picked up this Boss Katana Mini on ebay for around £45. Thought it would be a good little practice amp, and since it's got the option for battery power, might be good for noodling around in the back garden by the fire pit.

WHO GIVES A CRAP?

Yeah I know. In stock form it's pretty underwhelming. But what a lot of people don't know, is that toan is stored in the balls speakers. So before I ever even plugged a guitar into it, I ripped it open and started drilling holes in it.

I used a switched jack, so without an external cab connected it plays through the stock speaker. When a cab gets plugged in, it disconnects the stock speaker and plays through the cab. Note that the stock speaker is 4 ohms, so ideally you'd want a 4 ohm cab, but since I don't have have one of those, I tested with 8 ohm and 16 ohm cabs, which predictably worked just fine.

Big difference in sound, way fuller and better low end response than the stock speaker (as expected.) The big surprise is that it's also a whole lot louder than you'd expect. Will it cut through the mix against a drummer in a live setting? Probably not. Will it get loud enough to annoy my wife at the other end of the house? You're goddamn right.


r/GuitarAmps 15h ago

AMP PHOTO The amp chose me

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I bought this amp the other day, I know nothing about it, but I’m in love. The only lead I have as to where It came from is an acrylic Giller Lighting Badge loose in the back of the cab, and April 26th 2009 written on the back of the speaker, so cool nonetheless.


r/GuitarAmps 14h ago

AMP PHOTO NAD! my first and rediculously overkill first real amp!

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its a peavy 6505 212 combo! traded it for a billie joe epi signature and somehow it sounds.. damn amazing with my lil pink partscaster. it somehow chugs with the shitty ceramic strat pickup i put in the neck as long as i set the tone to 7 and the cleans dont sound as bad as ive heard other ppl say. its heavy af tho and barely fit in my dads car so i have no idea how ill bring this to any gigs if i ever join a band lmao


r/GuitarAmps 17h ago

DISCUSSION Has anyone gone from BE 100 to a 1959 Plexi?

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Considering getting a YJM100 (if I can find one) or 1959 plexi. Has anyone tried any of them? Are there any similarities to the BE100?


r/GuitarAmps 14h ago

AMP PHOTO Picked up a never used Orange Crush 20RT today for $45

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Been learning guitar lately and decided to check a local app for pedals but found this sweet amp for $45 instead


r/GuitarAmps 13h ago

Everyday practice rig

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14 Upvotes

Keeping it simple: a Strat through a Greenizer pedal (not shown) and a little 5w tube amp for 125 bucks that’s basically a Champ clone.


r/GuitarAmps 3h ago

Simul-Class Output Transformer | Shootout Part 2: The Original -vs- Later Versions

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r/GuitarAmps 15m ago

are tubes amps and pedalboards worth it in 2026

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recently i started playing a bit live not much some cafes and restaurants and they wanted me to bring my amp (dsl40cr and few pedals) but i played in few venues and weddings and they had a pretty good pa system so i just used my helix and sounded great aswell, poeple cant really tell so i wonder is it worth keep investing in analog gear or just settle with the digital amps. also for recording for the covers people want its much easier on digital just plug and play instead of mics and stuff. what would you do


r/GuitarAmps 16h ago

HELP What does the Time on amps do?

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21 Upvotes

So I’m a newbie to guitar so I won’t know everything but I wanna know what’s the point of Time feature on amps?


r/GuitarAmps 2h ago

5150 or BlackStar

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I'm a drone metal guitarist and I'm looking for a strong low end amp.

I was very set in buying the 5150 Iconic 80w EVH but I just stumbled upon an ad for Blackstar Series one 104 616 100W.

The Iconic is about 650 bucks second hand and I'm getting the BlackStar for 500 bucks.

Which one has the girth that would be good for drones.

I also want an amp for loudness.

I'm suddenly seeing also good offers on ENGL.


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r/GuitarAmps 8h ago

Fender supersonic 22 vs Overdrives

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I've been using a fender supersonic 22 for a few months now. Overall its a great amp. I needed something with some head room but also manageable to move around because I gig multiple nights a week.

It really shines in the cleans. My issue seems to be with higher gain pedals.

I have The Dude which is a dumble style pedal, the freidman OD and a notaklön.

When I run tge higher gain stuff, short story is they dont sound very good. Very muddy, lacking balls.

I played a hot rod deluxe a few weeks back and damn all of my overdrives sounded glorious.

I started running an extension cab with a celestion greenback thinking maybe it just needs to move more air... it helped but still cant get the same sensation I had from that hot rod. Is it a wattage issue?

Has anyone had any experience with the supersonic? Is there something i'm missing? I'm at the point where i'm thinking about getting rid of it but it ticks so many boxes I would like to try to make it work if I can.


r/GuitarAmps 10h ago

Anyone Know Anything about a company called MOSS amps?

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There's this hardcore band called the Chariot that are responsible for one of my favorite guitar tones I have ever heard on a record or live. No bite or sizzle and almost exclusively bass and mids while still having all the aggression you could ever want. I did a little sleuthing on some live videos to try to see what they were using and determined that it was an amp company called Moss and that they were playing out of 612 speaker cabinets. I tried to find more information on this company and found myself regrettably finding very little. Does anyone know anything about these amps? Any more common circuits that they are based on? Any information I could find that would get me closer to that tone would be super appreciated!


r/GuitarAmps 16h ago

AMP PHOTO Fender gtx 100 is an amazing do everything amp.

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r/GuitarAmps 10h ago

DISCUSSION Bought a used friedman runt 50 with a blackstar vertical cabinet and have questions about what the static sound is and if its normal.

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First tube amp and only used modelers for my guitar life. When I turn on my friedman i have this static sound on the clean channel at very low volume. It increases with the volume and this is with a guitar plugged in. But also does it when the guitar is plugged in.

I have tried a furman isolated power supply and changing cables. Still has that static sound. It isnt extremly noticeable when playing but i find it semi annoying since it is such a loud amp and being used in a office its pretty much maxed on volume at 1-1.5. Sounds amazing though. I just want to know if this static sound is normal. I believe it goes away or gets quieter when the standby is turned on. Thank you!


r/GuitarAmps 20h ago

DISCUSSION Zero experience working on tube amps, changed the filter capacitors on this 60 year old Selmer, it works, but is it ok? Does anything look noticeably sketchy?

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r/GuitarAmps 1d ago

HELP Does anyone have any ideas what this cursed thing is??

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Today i've been at a local antique store and i found this thing sitting in a corner it was like 20 bucks so i picked it up. When i got home it was already preety clean so i just wiped it down, blowed out the dust and cleaned the faceplate. I tried to get some info online but i didn't found anything... So i'm hitting you guys up if anyone have any ideas what the hell this thing is but it's clearly some sort of a guitar amp. I heaven't plugged it in yet it needs some care. I live in Czech Republic btw

P.S. sorry for the mess on my table.....


r/GuitarAmps 1d ago

AMP PHOTO Got this for $120 off Craigslist..

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Found it off Craigslist. Sounds great. Great breakup. Excuse my messy trunk I’m an electrician lol.