Electric guitars and electric bass guitars utilize guitar amplifiers in order to hear the sounds that are coming out of the instrument. Popular manufacturers of guitar amps include Marshall and Fender. Ampeg is a prominent manufacturer of bass amps.
Combo Amps
Combo amps are an all-in-one combination of the two central components of the guitar amp, the electronics and the actual speaker or speakers from which the louder sound disseminates.
Amp Stacks
Amp stacks are so called because the amp "head" that contains the electronic circuitry is self-contained and separate from the speakers, which are enclosed in a speaker cabinet.
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First introduced in the early 1930s to complement electric guitars
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Solid-state amps utilize less expensive circuitry than tube amps and are easier to service
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Amps can come in the form of a combo amplifier or an amp "stack"
