Finding an affordable guitar amp that won’t break the bank can be quite confusing, especially when you don’t want to sacrifice tone or quality when buying a guitar amp. There are literally a ton of amps out there that are technically affordable, but if the amp sounds like complete crap, it can make a beginner just give up and quit. 

I was guilty of this years ago when I bought a Crate amp from the pawn shop near my apartment. I bought a decent guitar, but then I bought that darn Crate amp, and well, it sounded like dog crap. (Crate amps are widely known for their low quality tone.) It just made me want to quit and completely give up trying to learn the guitar for good. 

And then one day I decided I wanted to get a better amp, but I also didn’t want to break the bank. Alas, I ended up buying a Fender amp and thank god I did. It was then that I realized that I didn’t need to spend thousands of dollars on a guitar amp to get a decent sound. 

In this buyer’s guide, I have handpicked the best sounding guitar amps for under $500 dollars. That way you can keep your guitar playing dreams alive without going bankrupt.