Fender

Fender changed the music world multiple times - not only with their guitars and basses but also with their legendary amplifiers. Fender valve amplifiers in particular are responsible for the sound heard on thousands of records, including country, blues, rock, soul and jazz. For playing the above styles there's nothing that beats plugging into an all-valve Fender amplifier with spring reverb. However, Fender are also keeping their hand in with the newer technologies and have a range of innovative solid state amplifiers, including the new Mustang Series. Representing fantastic value for money, the Mustang range offers amp modeling, modulation and delay effects. At the turn of a dial you can go from a clean and spacious '65 Twin Reverb simulation to a modern high gain Super-Sonic tone, suitable for metal and rock. Turn it again and you're playing through a simulation of a tweed Fender '57 Deluxe amplifier or a '59 Bassman. At surprisingly reasonable prices these amps offer the beginner guitarist a chance to learn with an inspiring tone, rather than with the simple 10-watt practice amps of the past. Also of interest are the Fender G-Dec 3 amplifiers. These come pre-loaded with a hundred audio backing tracks recorded by famous professional musicians including James Burton, Eric Johnson, Alkaline Trio, Autumn's End, Bad Religion, Bobby King, Crooked X, Greg Koch, Hatebreed, Nils Lofgren, Sepultura, Tony Franklin and John 5. As you cycle through these backing loops, your guitar tone will automatically change to suit the music. You can of course modify and save these sounds if you want to. The keys and tempos of the backing music are controllable so that you can practice playing at various speeds and using various scales. You can load in your own backing music and we've found this amplifier particularly helpful for improving improvisation. Both the Mustang and G-Dec amplifiers come with Fender Fuse software. This allows you to control the amplifier from