5 Reasons Why You Should Buy a Bluetooth Guitar Amp

Whether we like it or not, there’s no escaping the fact that Bluetooth has fully integrated itself within our guitar bubble. From simple audio connectivity to advanced AI-powered jamming and tone generation, Bluetooth has become a standout theme within many of our more recent favourite product releases.

We take an Andertons deep dive into how Bluetooth is being used within our amps and how it could be used to shape the way you practice.

So, in no particular order – here are our top 5 reasons why you need a Bluetooth-equipped guitar amp!

1. A 2-in-1 Guitar Amp and Sound System

Gone are the days of small, boxy-sounding guitar practice amps with a 3.5mm Aux In that sounds more like trying to listen to music through a half-distorted vintage horned gramophone. With modern digital modelling technology often taking care of the amp, cab and speaker tones of the amp, the actual amp itself is left to focus on simply providing a wide-open, luxurious, often stereo sound that’s perfect for music playback.

This makes these sorts of amps perfect for players who don’t specifically have the space for a guitar amp and home sound system but would still like something that’s loud enough, and with a good enough sound for music streaming, listening to the radio during the day and even for watching videos online or gaming with better sound.

The Positive Grid Spark range of amps is perfect due to their variety of different sizes available, making it easy to pick out a model that best suits your space.

2. Effortless Jamming

There is nothing worse than a spaghetti of cables piled on the floor, not to mention the effort of trying to untangle leads in a rush when something in the signal path goes wrong. Guitar amps that feature Bluetooth streaming take this stress away, allowing you to effortlessly connect your phone or other Bluetooth device to your amp so you can jam along with your favourite track or online lesson.

For those who busk with backing tracks, the Orange Ed Sheeran Outlowd ES3 or ES60 are the perfect solution thanks to their premium preamps, powerful battery life, lightweight design and integrated Bluetooth.

3. App Control

If you’re a player who likes to fully take control of your tone, or perhaps someone who wants an amp that comes with a near infinite amount of possible options, then a practice amp with its own integrated Bluetooth app is the perfect choice.

Each brand and model offers a different take, but the general gist is that rather than being limited to the relatively small amount of amp models and effects typically offered on the front panel of the amp, using in partnership with an app opens the possibilities to a vast plethora of different amps, cabs, effects and more. They also often allow you to expand on presets as well as share and download sounds with others.

It’s the perfect option for those who don’t want to just commit to one or two core sounds and for those who want to fully explore the vast possibilities of electric guitar tone.

The Positive Grid Reactor even goes as far as using AI-powered integration to allow you to describe a guitar tone with word prompts or even images to help accomplish the dream guitar sound you have in your head.

4. Your Ultimate Practice Companion

Practice amps with integrated app control often come bundled with a whole heap of useful features that help keep practice focused and on track. From simple metronomes and built-in drum machines to loopers and even tutorial courses and exercises, these apps can help take your run if the mill practise routine to something worth getting excited over.

The Blackstar Beam app comes equipped with Moises Stem Separation (releasing August 2026), allowing you to isolate guitar parts from a track or even remove guitar parts so you can seamlessly play along.

5. Fully Wireless

Amps such as the Boss Katana Air utilise both Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz digital wireless technology to enable a fully wireless setup. Simply connect your guitar to the Katana Air using the included wireless transmitter, pair with the (sold separately) battery-powered Boss Wireless Bluetooth footswitch and play seamlessly without cables. This type of setup offers the perfect solution for effortless practising when cables of any sort pose a tripping hazard in shared spaces or for those who just prefer a more mess-free, streamlined rig.

Conclusion

The thing that excites me the most about a lot of this Bluetooth-enabled gear is the fact that it allows so much to be done in just one simple device.

To me, one of the biggest hindrances in a good practise routine is the faff of setting up, things going wrong and generally needing multiple things to allow me to get to a place where I’m even ready to begin practising. Not to mention the effort in then putting it all away again. The fact that I am now able to have a guitar amp tucked away on a shelf in the dining room, which the whole family can use during the day to stream music that I can simply plug into and play whenever I find 5 minutes, is beyond priceless.

Also, as someone who obsesses over gear and tones, being able to immerse myself in my amps app and explore different models and presets offers so much inspiration to my creativity.

By no means am I going to sell up my valve amps and pedalboards, but as a tool for effortless practising… I am very much on board!

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