Best beginner guitar amps 2024: top guitar amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield last updated 4 April 24 Looking for one of the best guitar amps for beginners? We’ve rounded up our favorites for players of any style from brands including Blackstar, Orange, Boss, and more
“The amps that defined modern guitar tone”: IK Multimedia releases 70 official Mesa/Boogie tone models for its TONEX modeler – including an exact recreation of Carlos Santana’s original Mark I By Phil Weller published 16 February 24 The gear firm has captured the essence of five signature Mesa/Boogie amps to celebrate 50 years of history, which will also be used to help develop further amps
IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube X-Gear range is one of the pedal world’s best kept secrets – and they’re $100 off for Black Friday By Michael Astley-Brown published 24 November 23 The X-Time Delay, X-Space Reverb, X-Vibe Modulation and X-Drive Distortion are IK’s answer to Strymon – and they might just be the most versatile pedals you buy this year
IK Multimedia Axe I/O One review – a nicely priced audio interface designed for guitar and bass players By Trevor Curwen published 20 November 23 The latest in the Axe I/O family is a compact and portable recording solution with dedicated features for electric guitars
“Finally accessible to all discerning tone aficionados”: IK Multimedia democratizes the Dumble – packing models of four “priceless” Overdrive Special amps into a $50 download By Matt Parker published 17 November 23 With the TONEX ODS Legends Signature Collection, the firm has spent time modeling four of the world’s most sought-after amps, and now the results are available to all
Score a colossal 73% off Amplitube 5 Max and Tonex Max in this mind-blowing Black Friday sale from IK Multimedia By Chris Corfield published 10 November 23 Yeah, that's right you can now bag Amplitube 5 Max and Tonex Max for just $79.99, or $129.99 for both at IK Multimedia
“The bestseller goes digital”: IK Multimedia unveils the iRig USB – a Type-C guitar interface that costs less than $70 By Matt Parker published 13 October 23 The dominating force in the guitar interface market has launched a new entry-level design
IK Multimedia at the Guitar Showcase 2023: iRig HD X – Ultimate guitar experience. Anywhere. By Guitar World published 26 September 23 A great interface is the one that’s always there for you
IK Multimedia iRig HD X’s new control layout looks very familiar… So how will it stack up next to the other one-knob wonders of the guitar interface market? By Matt Parker published 31 August 23 The latest version of the company’s flagship guitar interface features a simplified control layout
IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal review By Trevor Curwen published 4 July 23 Game-changer alert! This AI modeling pedal allows you to capture the sound of any amp or overdrive, then take it to the stage – and it's affordable, too
NAMM 2023: Meet IK Multimedia’s game-changing AmpliTube TONEX Pedal, which lets you harness the sound of any amp or drive pedal using AI Machine Modeling By Matt Owen published 21 April 23 The affordable stompbox gives you access to some of the most coveted gear in history – as well as models of your own amps and pedals – and offers 150 customizable presets for a mammoth supply of amp and effects models
NAMM 2023: IK Multimedia reckons its new Axe I/O One is “the ultimate affordable audio interface designed for guitar and bass players” – and they might be right By Michael Astley-Brown published 13 April 23 With its low price tag, re-amping functionality and TONEX SE thrown in, IK appears to have nailed the brief
IK Multimedia launches the TONEX Pedal, a game-changing affordable stompbox that uses AI machine modeling to capture the sound of any amp or drive pedal By Matt Owen published 16 February 23 The ultra-powerful pedal puts IK Multimedia's TONEX software into a gig-friendly format, featuring up to 150 presets, MIDI compatibility and onboard reverb, compressor and noise gate controls – all for $399
Joe Bonamassa’s mouth-watering amp collection is being modeled by IK Multimedia By Matt Parker published 23 January 23 The guitar star shared a video of his “amp shanty” – including no fewer than four Dumbles – all set up in the studio
IK Multimedia TONEX review By Simon Fellows published 5 January 23 Accurately replicate your own amps and stompboxes with this innovative modeller, or choose from thousands of ready-made tones
You can still get AmpliTube 5 Max for a ridiculous $99 – that's $500 off! – this Cyber Monday, but not for much longer By Michael Astley-Brown last updated 28 November 22 Snag every amp and effect you could ever need in the ultimate Cyber Monday guitar plugin deal
IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5 review By Simon Fellows last updated 27 September 22 We put IK’s monster package of amp modelling and FX software under the microscope
Model your gear and turn it into a plugin with IK Multimedia’s new AmpliTube Tonex software By Jackson Maxwell published 10 August 22 IK's AI Machine Modeling lets users model their guitar amps, cabs or gain pedals, while Tonex lets users turn those models into plugins that can be shared with the user community
Get IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Nu-Tron III auto wah plugin for free throughout August By Sam Roche published 3 August 22 The pedal emulation is based on a classic 1972 Mu-Tron Automatic Wah, and if you have AmpliTube 5, you can download it for free right now
IK MultiMedia’s ToneNET preset-sharing platform is “online community building at its finest” By Guitar World Staff published 5 July 22 Usable with any version of AmpliTube 5, ToneNET offers social media-like functionality, allowing guitarists to upload audio demos, add music links, share presets and more