Guitar Amplifiers Guide

A guitar amplifier (or guitar amp) is an electronic amplifier designed to make the signal of an electric guitar or acoustic guitar louder so that it will produce sound through a loudspeaker.

Guitar amplifiers also modify the instrument’s tone by emphasizing or de-emphasizing certain frequencies and adding electronic effects.

There are typically two configurations of guitar amplifiers: combination (“combo”) amplifiers, which include an amplifier and one, two, or four speakers in a wooden cabinet; and the standalone amplifier (often called a “head” or “amp head”), which does not include a speaker, but rather passes the signal to a speaker cabinet or “cab”.

Guitar amplifiers range in price and quality from small, low-powered practice amplifiers, designed for students, which sell for less than US$50, to expensive “boutique” amplifiers which are custom-made for professional musicians and can cost thousands of dollars.

In this Guide we cover the entire range of amps including

Behringer amp
Fender amp
Line 6 amp
Marshall amp
Peavey amp
Pignose Amp
Vox amp

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