Fender, Marshall, Orange and Boss sell guitar amps of every kind at Thomann, but each is strongest in a different corner of the catalog. Our rankings show it clearly: no brand wins everywhere.
The four brands in numbers
| Fender | Marshall | Orange | Boss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listings | 68 | 88 | 58 | 30 |
| Median price | $738 | $671 | $541 | $481 |
| Top-10 spots | 26 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| #1 spots | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Marshall has the most amp listings of the four, Boss the fewest. Fender has the most top-10 spots, but 8 of its 26 are footswitches, and its only #1 is one of them.
Fender: tube combos
Fender makes 8 of the top 10 tube combos at Thomann. The '65 Deluxe Reverb is #2 and the Blues Deluxe Reissue #3, behind Vox's AC15 C1 at $828. Fender also has 5 of the top 10 modeling combos.
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, $2,114
The reissue of Fender's classic 22-watt combo with reverb and vibrato. #2 of 101 tube guitar combos.
Marshall: heads and big cabinets
Marshall holds 4 of the top 10 tube heads, with the Studio Vintage SV20H at #2 and the 1959 HW at #3, 4 of the top 10 2x12 cabinets and 4 of the top 10 4x12s, where its MX412BR is #1 at $537.
Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H, $1,034
A 20-watt head after the Plexi, the #2 tube head. #2 of 168 tube guitar heads.
Orange: small heads and cabs
Orange wins three charts, more than the other three brands: the PPC112 is the #1 1x12 cabinet, the PPC212 the #1 2x12, and its small hybrid heads take the top three spots in their chart, led by the Micro Dark.
Orange Micro Dark, $188
A 20-watt mini head with a tube in the preamp. #1 of 19 hybrid amplifier heads for guitar.
Boss: modeling
Boss's two #1 spots are both Katanas: the Katana Head Gen 3 among modeling heads and the Katana Mini X among battery amps. The Katana Air is the #3 modeling combo.
Boss Katana Head Gen 3, $477
A 100-watt modeling head and the #1 in its chart. #1 of 7 modelling guitar heads.
Questions
Which amp brand is best for a beginner?
For home practice, a modeling amp: Boss's Katana or Fender's Mustang LT50, both in the top 10. Orange's Micro Terror and Micro Dark, from $154, put a tube preamp in a tiny head.
Fender or Marshall?
They suit different players. Fender's strength is clean, reverb-drenched combos; Marshall's is heads and stacks for rock. Our rankings follow the same line.
How we measured. All electric guitar amps, cabinets and amp accessories Thomann listed as in stock on October 23, 2026: 1,105 listings in 19 categories. Variants of the same model are grouped. A "top-10 spot" is a place in the top 10 of one of our 18 amp rankings by the AudioFu Index. Prices are in euros, converted at the European Central Bank rate.
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Denis Kataev runs AudioFu. Every night the site records the prices of more than 38,000 instruments and studio tools at Thomann, and he writes about what those numbers show: what got cheaper, what just arrived, and which discounts are real.
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