Guitar Amps

Guitar Amps, or amplifiers, are electronic equipment that amplify signals generated from a guitar pickup, primarily from electric guitars, bass guitars and electro-acoustic guitars. At Dawsons, we supply a range of guitar amps, including solid state amps, valve amps, modelling amps and a range of beginner guitar amps. Brands include Marshall, Fender, Roland, Vox and Blackstar. With so many types to choose from we take out the legwork and give you a handy guide so that you can make the right decision for you. Check out this gem here.

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About Guitar Amps

Guitar Amps can roughly be split into two categories; combo amps, which include the amp and speakers within the same cabinet, such as the Peavey Valveking, and separate amp heads with external speaker cabs, such as the Orange Terror series.

Combo amps offer fantastic sound in a highly portable package and often have built-in extras such as spring reverb or effects. Amplifiers constructed of separate cabinets and heads are often favoured by those who want to try out different combinations of set-up to achieve a specific tone. We always have the best sounding and most popular amps available, including famous amplifiers such as the Vox Valvetronix, Roland Cube and Laney Nexus.

As a general rule, Solid State Amps provide crisp, clear clean tones, that have lots of attack and are responsive to playing. They require less maintenance and have fewer parts that are likely to go wrong with them. Tube Amps are regarded for their exceptional warmth, and fat, thick tone. You can achieve a great natural distortion through a tube amp. From tube amp to tube amp there is a greater variation in sound too.