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The Amp That Fits Between Your Tuner and Your Delay: Quilter SuperBlock US
Quilter SuperBlock US: three American amp voices in a 1.35-lb pedal with 25W, XLR direct, and built-in reverb. Specs, tone recipes & comparisons.
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Six Voices, One Box: The Line 6 Catalyst 100 and the Art of Knowing Exactly How Much You Need
The Line 6 Catalyst 100 puts HX-quality amp modeling in a $399 combo. Six voices, 18 effects, XLR out, and 100W power — here's everything you need to know.
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Twenty-One Pounds, Three Voices, Zero Tubes: The Quilter Aviator Cub Refuses to Play by the Old Rules
The Quilter Aviator Cub packs Tweed, Blonde, and Blackface voices into a 50-watt, 21.5-pound solid-state combo. Specs, verified players, and tone recipes.
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The Amp That Ate the Backline: Inside the Boss Katana-50 Gen 3
Boss Katana-50 Gen 3: six amp voices, 15 onboard BOSS effects and new Pushed mode in a 50W 1x12. Full specs, tone recipes and buying guide inside.
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The 100 Watts Nobody Talks About — And Everybody Plays: Boss Katana-100 Gen 3
The Boss Katana-100 Gen 3 is the 100W flagship of the world's best-selling modelling amp range. Full specs, tone recipes, and buying guide inside.
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Four Tubes in One Box: The Boss Nextone Stage Does Something Most Modelling Amps Don’t
The Boss Nextone Stage physically reconfigures its analogue output stage for four tube types — 6V6, 6L6, EL84 and EL34. Full specs, tones and buying advice.
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The Amp That Fooled the Golden Ears: Peavey Bandit 112 Across Four Decades
The Peavey Bandit 112 fooled tube snobs at NAMM 1995. Robert Quine recorded The Blue Mask on one. 100W TransTube solid-state specs, tones, famous players.
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Orange Super Crush 100: The Solid-State Amp That Makes Tube Purists Ask Questions
Orange's Super Crush 100 uses a JFET preamp and Pedal Baby 100 power for tube-like tone at solid-state price. Full specs, famous players, and tone recipes.
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The Amp That Britt Daniel Lugged to Radio Stations — and Then Used to Make an Album
The Vox Pathfinder 10 is a 10-watt solid-state combo that Britt Daniel used to record Lucifer on the Sofa. Classic British chime in a sub-$100 package.
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Fender’s People’s Amp: How the Champion 100 Put 16 Blackface Voices on Every Stage
The Fender Champion 100: 100 solid-state watts, 16 blackface amp voices, 2x12 combo. Specs, verified players, tone recipes, and used-market buying guide.