Faithfully capturing a snapshot digital reproduction of any real guitar amp has for several years been the province of Kemper with their Profiler and, in more recent years, Neural DSP with the Quad ...

IK Multimedia has been in the guitar rig emulation game for a long time. It released the first version of AmpliTube way back in 2002. And while the company has branched out quite a bit since then into ...

IK Multimedia's gorgeous ToneX pedal remains unrivaled at its price point as 2023 comes to a close, replacing your guitar amp with a cornucopia of tone profiles either captured directly from your own ...

From legendary amps that defined decades of music to cutting‑edge multi‑effects pedals and AI‑driven gear, 2026 offers guitarists more ways than ever to shape their sound. Whether you lean on vintage ...

The latest guitar amp simulators can give you pro-quality tones without the fuss of setting up heads, cabinets or microphones to capture your sound. And since they’re more affordable than even, ...

Vox expanded its line of Mac compatible guitar amp and effects modeling pedals this week with the introduction of the ToneLab ST. The new stompbox was unveiled at the Musikmesse trade show in ...

I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I’d been completely reliant on solid-state amps and digital models. It was a revelation. And then a few weeks ...

The Firehawk FX Multi Effects Pedal by Line 6 is a compact, sturdy, color LED backlit, easy-to-use, lightweight foot control pedal that may cause you to rethink carrying around bulky guitar amps.