Fender Mustang LT50

Fender’s super affordable Mustang LT50—debuting at Winter NAMM— is a great way for learning guitarists to come up the curve on tone crafting and sonic exploration. It’s got a well of 30 preset tones that can be tweaked with a deep well of effects from a laptop, mated with 50 watts and a 1x12 speaker that’s plenty loud for home, practice space or small stage use. The tag is $249... less than buying a pair of (most) quality stompboxes.