Welcome to the Search for Tone. This site displays the best guitar amps, great fx and advice for achieving the holy grail of guitar tones. I started the site with what I thought were the top 10 guitar amplifiers.

As I wrote about the top 10 amps, I realised that there's a place for information on smaller amplifiers as well, especially where have features that beat the larger amps.

To get you started, here are a few starting points for finding your way around this site:

• The Top 10 Amplifiers - I expect this to change on a regular basis
• Smaller amplifiers
• A list of all the amps mentioned on this site
• Why you may not need 100W
• About the Search for Tone

Some of our more useful articles:

• Presents and Gift Ideas for Guitarists
• Why you may not need that 100W amp you want
• Starter Packages for guitarists
• Whether to choose a combo or head and cab amplifier
• Alternatives to the big brand guitars

If you want to get in touch, feel free to contact us.

This site grew out of the Awesome Amps site, there may still be a few references to that old name