Boss katana-50 gen 3 £293

WITH A LOT of familiar amp brands jumping into the portable-mini-amp market, it’s never been easier to take your tones with you, regardless of where you’re going. More and more features are being pack

Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

Soundtracking your commute with a bit of Engelbert Humperdinck is all very well, but music is best enjoyed at home – in peace, in comfort, and with a cuppa in your hand. So we’ve hand-picked the best hi-fi gear to give you the ultimate listening experience…

BLUEPRINT: Chase Bliss Brothers AM

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

Vox aims to take us back to the sound of its illustrious golden-era with this re-engineered family of Hand-Wired amplifiers. We listen in for that elusive and very classic AC30 tone