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If you haven't heard of the all new Blackstar ID:CORE BEAM yet then you're missing out as this is without doubt one of the best guitaring gadgets of the year! This Bluetooth 4-in-1 amplifier lets you use your electric guitar just like normal with all the classic features like gain voices, ISF, built in effects and USB connectivity, but on top of this you can also plug in your acoustic guitar, bass and stream music to it via Bluetooth! With specific channels for the different instruments you can get a brilliant sound for each. If you took an acoustic guitar or bass and plugged it into a regular electric guitar amp it wouldn't sound overly great, but here simply press the voice button down and you have yourself a quality little acoustic amplifier! Same goes with the bass, there's two bass voices and surprisingly these have a lot of bottom end and punch, which is amazing considering there are only two little 10w speakers! This little box of tricks is stereo, it h...

If you’re in need a guitar and amp to gig with but don’t have much more than £500 to spend then we have some awesome suggestions for you! You may think that a good quality set up, that can compete with a full band and drum kit, may cost a lot of money but actually it can be done fairly cheaply and still sound awesome! To ensure the amplifier can accommodate lots of different playing styles and genres, as well as keeping the cost down, we’re going to go for ones with built-in effects. With these you’ll get a huge number of sounds to suit your individual needs and most brands offer something that’s going to be loud enough to get over the volume of those loud, annoying drummers! Amp Choices - Fender Mustang III              ~ £227    - Vox Valvetronix VT80+        ~ £269 - Fender Champion 100          ~ £228 - Blackstar ID:30TVP ...

They say that practice makes perfect but how can you practice when you don’t know which amp to use?! You can find yourself asking questions like ‘which one is best for me?’ and ‘what’s the difference?’  Here we've reviewed 5 of the most popular amplifiers with built in effects and let you know a little more about them so you can make up your own mind on which will be best for you. These are a fantastic option if you are new to playing and want to expand your range of sounds so that you can jump around the living room pretending to be on stage at Wembley, or if you already are a fantastic guitarist and are just looking for an alternative to getting your pedal board out each time you want to dream up a new riff, then these could be the answer. Take a look at what we think of Fender's Mustang i ; Blackstar's ID Core 20 ; Roland's Cube 20GX ; VOX's Valvetronic VT20+ ; Blackstar's ID15TVP ..... FENDER MUSTANG I V2 - £90 Classic, old-school looks with advanced t...