A 1×12 (pronounced “one by twelve”) refers to a guitar or bass amplifier cabinet that contains one 12-inch speaker. It’s a common size for both combo amps and speaker cabinets, offering a balance between portability and full-bodied sound. A 1×12 setup is often favoured for its warm tone, focused projection, and manageable size—ideal for small gigs, studio sessions, or home use.
An amplifier, or amp, is a device that boosts the electrical signal from your guitar to produce sound through speakers. It plays a crucial role in shaping your tone and controlling volume. Amplifiers come in various types, including valve (tube), solid-state, and digital modelling, each offering different sound characteristics. Whether used for practice, recording, or live performance, an amp helps bring your guitar’s voice to life with clarity, power, and personality.
A combo amp is a guitar amplifier that combines both the amplifier head and speaker(s) into a single, portable unit. This all-in-one design makes combo amps convenient for practice, recording, and gigging without needing separate components. They come in a variety of sizes and power levels, from small practice models to powerful stage-ready amps. Combo amps offer versatility and ease of use, making them popular among guitarists of all levels.
Guitar amps are essential for shaping and amplifying your sound, whether you’re playing electric, acoustic, or bass guitar. They come in various types—valve (tube), solid-state, and digital modelling—each offering different tonal characteristics and features. From compact practice amps to powerful stage-ready combos and heads with matching cabs, this category covers all your amplification needs. We stock a wide range from trusted brands, offering everything from clean tones to all-out distortion, perfect for home practice, recording, or live performance.
Reverb, short for reverberation, is an essential guitar effect that simulates the natural reflections of sound in a physical space, such as a room, hall, or cathedral. It adds depth, ambiance, and spaciousness to the guitar’s sound by creating a series of discrete echoes that decay over time, mimicking the way sound reverberates in different environments. Reverb pedals offer controls for adjusting parameters such as decay time (the length of the reverb tail), pre-delay (the time between the original signal and the onset of the reverb), and mix (the balance between the dry and reverberated signals). By adjusting these parameters, guitarists can achieve a wide range of reverb effects, from subtle room ambience to lush, expansive reverberation. Reverb is widely used across various music genres, including rock, jazz, ambient, and electronic music, to add depth, dimension, and realism to guitar tones, creating a sense of space and immersion in the sound. Popular reverb pedal models include the Strymon BigSky, Boss RV-6, and Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail.
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Blackstar Debut 50r – 50 Watt Electric Guitar Amplifier With a Power Reduction to 5 Watts 2 Channels – Clean & Overdrive with Patented ISF Tone Control Built in Reverb Effects – Plate & Hall Options Line In For Jamming Along or listing Music Speaker Emulated Line Out For Silent Practice or Recording
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Hiwatt London 12 12W Combo Amplifier – Perfect power for practicing with a high volume in a compact size and easy to carry. Bluetooth function and 3.5mm headphone output – Practice quietly with the headphone output or play over music bases via Bluetooth, ideal for study sessions. Controls to Customize Sound – Adjust sound with Volume, Gain, Bass an…
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【 40W + 40W Audio Power Amplifier 】 40W + 40W Rated Power, 4-16Ω Impedance, Can Present Audio Signals to your Passive Speakers. Audio Amplifier for Low Distortion, Accurate Reproduction of Music, Perfect for Your Karaoke, Home Theater, Acoustic Sound System. 【 Bluetooth 5.0 Receiver 】 Stereo Audio Amplifiers Built in Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Receiver…
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50W+50W Audio Power Stereo Amplifier: The Dual-channel Bluetooth Amplifier is Suitable for your Karaoke, Home Theater and Acoustic Sound System. With Power Amplification Function, it Easily Accommodates a Speaker, so you can Enjoy the High-quality Sound Brought by Amplifier. Wireless AV-568BT Bluetooth 2.0 CH: Equipped with Bluetooth Music streamin…
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Guitar Valve Combo For playing at home, in recording studio or in small concert halls. Clean Tone to Crunch. Perfect for pedals Reverb analog to valves. Compact size and design using real woods.