Models

Markbass Little Mark IV

500-watt solid-state bass amplifier head

Amplifier · Italy

The Markbass Little Mark IV is a compact 500-watt solid-state bass amplifier head built around Markbass's MPT power-amp technology, with a four-band EQ plus Old School filter and VLE/VPF voicing, a balanced line out, and a fast bi-band limiter.

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500

500-watt Class D bass amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 is a lightweight bass amplifier head delivering 500 watts into 4 ohms from a Class D power section with a solid-state preamp. It features three-band flexible EQ and Aguilar's proprietary AGS (Adaptive Gain Shaping) drive circuit.

Peavey 6505

120-watt two-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Peavey 6505 is a 120-watt two-channel all-valve head with five 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6GC power tubes, Rhythm and Lead channels, a shared three-band EQ, and Peavey's Presence and Resonance controls. It is the post-2004 continuation of the 5150 design and a standard high-gain amp for metal and hard rock.

Orange Rockerverb 50 MKIII

50-watt twin-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The Rockerverb 50 MKIII is a 50-watt (switchable to 25-watt) twin-channel all-valve head with an independent clean channel, a high-gain dirty channel, and a valve-driven spring reverb. The third-generation revision adds a revoiced chimey clean channel, greater headroom, and an upgraded reverb.

Marshall JCM800 2203

100-watt single-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The JCM800 2203 is a 100-watt single-channel all-valve guitar amplifier head, powered by EL34 output valves and ECC83 preamp valves. It pairs a single master-volume preamp with a series FX loop and selectable speaker-impedance outputs. Its raw, mid-forward crunch made it a defining rock and metal head of the 1980s.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

100-watt three-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Dual Rectifier is a 100-watt (switchable 50/100W) three-channel, eight-mode all-valve head driven by four 6L6 power tubes (EL34-switchable via a bias selector). A Rectifier Select switch toggles tube or solid-state rectification per channel. Its thick, saturated high-gain voice made it a defining modern metal amplifier.

Gallien-Krueger 800RB

Bi-amp solid-state bass amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Gallien-Krueger 800RB is a classic solid-state bass amplifier head using a bi-amp design that delivers 300 watts to the low-frequency amp and 100 watts to the high-frequency amp, with a variable crossover for blending low-end power and high-end snap.

EVH 5150III 100W Head

100-watt three-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The 5150III 100W Head is a 100-watt three-channel all-valve head with eight 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6 power tubes. Each channel has independent gain, three-band EQ, volume, and presence, with a global resonance control and a four-button footswitch for channel and effects-loop switching. It delivers a wide range of hard-rock and metal tones.

Soldano SLO-100

100-watt high-gain tube amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Soldano Super Lead Overdrive 100 (SLO-100), introduced in 1987 by Mike Soldano, is a 100-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head with Normal and Overdrive channels, powered by four 5881/6L6 tubes. It is widely credited as a benchmark modern high-gain design and is hand wired in the USA.

Matchless DC-30

30-watt dual-channel Class A tube amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Matchless DC-30 (sold today as the C-30) is the company's flagship 30-watt, dual-channel Class A tube amplifier. A quartet of EL84 power tubes feeds two independently voiced channels, one built around an EF86 pentode and the other around 12AX7 triodes, and it is hand-wired point-to-point in head and combo formats.

Hartke LH500

500-watt hybrid bass amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Hartke LH500 is a 500-watt bass amplifier head with a hybrid design, pairing a 12AX7 Class-A tube front end with a solid-state power section. It offers shelving bass and treble plus a mid-peak EQ, brite and limiter switches, and an XLR direct output.

Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark 3

Flagship 150-watt six-channel tube head

Amplifier · Germany

The Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark 3 is the company's flagship all-tube guitar amplifier head, delivering up to 150 watts through three independent preamp and power-amp sections for six channels. It offers full MIDI recall and supports multiple power tube types including 6L6, EL34, and KT-series.

Friedman BE-100

100-watt EL34 tube amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Friedman BE-100 'Brown Eye' is a 100-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head powered by four EL34 tubes, hand-wired in the USA. It pairs Friedman's BE and HBE high-gain drive channels with vintage-plexi cleans; the current BE-100 Deluxe expands it to three channels, adding a dedicated plexi clean borrowed from the Small Box.

Diezel VH4

100-watt four-channel tube amplifier head

Amplifier · Germany

The Diezel VH4 is a 100-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head driven by four KT77 power tubes, with four independently voiced preamp channels (Clean, Crunch, Mega, Lead), each with its own gain, EQ, and master. A benchmark high-gain amplifier, it is hand-built in Germany.

Dr. Z Maz 18

18-watt EL84 tube amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Dr. Z Maz 18 is an 18-watt tube guitar amplifier with a 12AX7 preamp, a pair of EL84 power tubes, tube rectification, and (in reverb versions) tube-driven spring reverb. It excels at low-volume tube breakup and is offered as a head and combo, with reverb (Maz 18) and non-reverb (Maz 18 NR) versions.

Bogner Ecstasy

Multi-channel tube guitar amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Bogner Ecstasy, introduced in 1992, is Bogner Amplification's flagship multi-channel tube guitar amplifier. It is offered with selectable 6L6 (American voicing) or EL34 (British voicing) power tubes and is known for its versatile clean, Blue, and Red channels spanning sparkling cleans to saturated high gain.

Ampeg SVT

300-watt all-tube bass amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Ampeg SVT, introduced in 1969, is a 300-watt all-tube bass amplifier head powered by six 6550 power tubes. A foundational high-power bass amp, it remains in production as the SVT-CL (Classic) and is paired with Ampeg's 8x10 cabinets for the classic SVT bass rig.

Markbass Little Mark Tube 800

800-watt hybrid bass amplifier head

Amplifier · Italy

The Markbass Little Mark Tube 800 is a hybrid bass amplifier head delivering up to 800 watts, pairing a 12AX7 tube preamp stage with Markbass's solid-state power section, with blendable tube and solid-state preamp voices.

Aguilar Tone Hammer 700

700-watt Class D bass amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Aguilar Tone Hammer 700 is a higher-powered Tone Hammer bass amplifier head delivering 700 watts into 4 ohms (350 watts into 8 ohms) from a Class D power section with a solid-state preamp and Aguilar's AGS drive circuit, in a compact lightweight chassis.

Peavey 5150

120-watt two-channel valve guitar amplifier head (1992-2004)

Amplifier · United States

The Peavey 5150 is a 120-watt two-channel all-valve head produced from 1992 to 2004 as Eddie Van Halen's signature amplifier, with 12AX7 preamp tubes and 6L6 power tubes driving its saturated high-gain voice. After Van Halen and Peavey parted ways in 2004 the amp was renamed the 6505. It became one of the defining metal and hard-rock amplifiers.

Orange Rocker 15 Terror

15-watt twin-channel compact valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The Rocker 15 Terror is a compact all-valve twin-channel head delivering 15 watts with switchable lower-output modes for cranked valve tone at manageable volumes. It combines a Natural clean channel and a high-gain Dirty channel in Orange's portable lunchbox format.

Marshall JVM410H

100-watt four-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The JVM410H is a 100-watt all-valve head with four independent channels (Clean, Crunch, OD1, OD2), each with three modes for twelve voices in total. It runs EL34 power valves and ECC83 preamp valves, with four digital reverbs, dual master volumes, and footswitchable memory of channel, reverb, and FX-loop settings.

Mesa/Boogie Mark V

90-watt three-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Mark V is a 90-watt (Multi-Watt 90/45/10W) three-channel, nine-mode all-valve head powered by four 6L6 tubes, with a switchable five-band graphic EQ. It gathers classic Mesa voices from across the Mark lineage into one versatile amplifier spanning clean, crunch, and singing high-gain lead tones.

Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40

Programmable 40-watt four-channel tube head

Amplifier · Germany

The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 is a programmable all-tube guitar amplifier head delivering 40 watts switchable to 20, 5, or 1 watt via onboard power soak. Four EL84 power tubes feed four channels (Clean, Crunch, Lead, Ultra) with full MIDI recall, onboard effects, Tube Safety Control, and a built-in Red Box AE DI.

Bogner Shiva

Two-channel tube guitar amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Bogner Shiva is a two-channel tube guitar amplifier with tube-driven reverb and an effects loop. It is offered with EL34 power tubes (roughly 80 watts, British voicing) or 6L6 power tubes (roughly 60 watts, American voicing), and is available as a head and as 1x12, 2x10, and 2x12 combos.

Vox AC15 Custom Head

15-watt all-tube Custom Series amplifier head

The Vox AC15 Custom Head is a 15-watt all-tube head version of the AC15 Custom platform, with Normal and Top Boost channels, spring reverb, tremolo, and Vox cabinet pairing options.

Vox AC30 Custom Head

30-watt all-tube Custom Series amplifier head

The Vox AC30 Custom Head is a 30-watt all-tube AC30 head with Normal and Top Boost channels, classic Vox reverb and tremolo, and cabinet pairing flexibility for stage and studio use.

Soldano SLO-30

30-watt high-gain tube amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Soldano SLO-30 is a 30-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head with Normal and Overdrive channels, powered by two 5881/6L6 tubes. It delivers the SLO-100's high-gain and clean voicings at lower output and is hand wired in the USA.

Orange OR15

15-watt single-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The OR15 is a compact 15-watt (switchable to 7-watt) single-channel all-valve head with four gain stages spanning clean to full saturation, plus a valve-driven effects loop. It delivers classic Orange voicing and cranked-amp tone at home- and studio-friendly volumes.

Marshall 1959 Super Lead

100-watt non-master-volume 'Plexi' valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United Kingdom

The 1959 Super Lead, nicknamed the 'Plexi' for its early acrylic front panel, is Marshall's 100-watt non-master-volume all-valve head first built in the mid-1960s. With EL34 power valves and no master volume, it is bright, extremely loud, and overdrives only when pushed hard, making it the archetypal British rock stack head.

Matchless Chieftain

40-watt EL34 tube amplifier with reverb

Amplifier · United States

The Matchless Chieftain is a 40-watt tube guitar amplifier powered by a pair of EL34 tubes, featuring tube-driven spring reverb, an effects loop, and switchable output impedance. It is hand-wired point-to-point and offered as a head and combo.

Mesa/Boogie Triple Crown TC-100

100-watt three-channel valve guitar amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Triple Crown TC-100 is a 100-watt three-channel all-valve head with per-channel power scaling (3/7/20/50/100W) and four EL34 power tubes (6L6/6V6 selectable via bias). It spans American-style cleans to high-gain, with per-channel Multi-Soak attenuation, MIDI, and a built-in CabClone for direct recording.

Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister Deluxe 40

40-watt three-channel tube head

Amplifier · Germany

The Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister Deluxe 40 is a 40-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head with power soak down to 20, 5, 1, and 0 watts, four EL84 power tubes, and three channels (Clean, Crunch, Lead). It includes the Red Box AE DI output and Tube Safety Control.

Gallien-Krueger MB Fusion 500

500-watt hybrid micro bass head

Amplifier · United States

The Gallien-Krueger MB Fusion 500 is a 500-watt hybrid micro bass amplifier head pairing a 12AX7 tube preamp with a solid-state Class D power amp, delivering tube warmth in a sub-4-pound chassis.

Gallien-Krueger MB200

200-watt Class D micro bass head

Amplifier · United States

The Gallien-Krueger MB200 is an ultra-light 200-watt solid-state micro bass amplifier head with a high-efficiency Class D power amp, an aluminum chassis, and GK's four-band active EQ with contour control, weighing about two pounds.

Friedman Small Box

50-watt EL34 tube amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Friedman Small Box is a 50-watt, two-channel all-tube guitar amplifier powered by two EL34 tubes and hand-wired in the USA. Channel one delivers vintage plexi clean-to-crunch tones while channel two provides Friedman's modern high gain; it is offered as a head and as a 1x12 combo.

Dr. Z Maz 38

38-watt EL84 tube amplifier

Amplifier · United States

The Dr. Z Maz 38 is a roughly 38-watt tube guitar amplifier powered by a cathode-biased quartet of EL84 tubes with a 5AR4 rectifier, offering more clean headroom and low-end than the Maz 18. It is offered as a head and combo in reverb and non-reverb versions.

Diezel Herbert

180-watt three-channel tube amplifier head

Amplifier · Germany

The Diezel Herbert is a 180-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head powered by six KT77 tubes, with three completely independent channels and separate EQs. It is hand-built in Germany.

Dr. Z Route 66

32-watt KT66 tube amplifier head

Amplifier · United States

The Dr. Z Route 66 is a 32-watt single-channel tube guitar amplifier head powered by two KT66 tubes, known for thick, focused distortion and tight low end. It is offered as a head.