Tube amps are the oldest type of guitar amp, which use old-school technology to generate great-sounding tones and warm distortion. Tube amps are still the most sought-after amps among guitar players. Tube amps preferred by many guitarists for their warm, fat tone and “organic” distortion. Tube amps usually sound louder than solid-state amps of the same wattage and have a definite “feel” that you don’t get from solid-state amps. Most tube amps have separate channels that can switch from clean to distorted tones instantly.

Solid-state guitar amps are very practical and can provide very clean tones. They are lighter, more reliable, and more affordable than tube amps.

Hybrid amps are a little bit of both worlds. The goal was to offer an amp that sounds like a tube amp but doesn’t cost much higher than a typical solid-state unit. So, sound engineers started to combine two technologies, offering tube design in one section and transistor circuits in another.

Modeling Amps are digital amplifiers that emulate the sound of great-sounding analog amps like popular tube amps and some solid-state amplifiers. They offer a great variety of sounds as these amps may allow you to switch between numerous different amp models.