Best Blues Guitar Rigs Under £500

The best blues guitar rigs for a £500 · Sweet Spot budget. 4 artist-matched rigs — recommended guitar, amp, pedals, and signal chain.

Why It Works

At £500 you can run a Blues Junior-class tube amp. Single-coil guitar into a tube amp at medium volume produces genuine blues breakup.

Jimi Hendrix
Total~£448
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster£299
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Total~£547
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster£299
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
OverdriveIbanez TS9 Tube Screamer£99
Eric Clapton
Total~£497
GuitarSquier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster£299
AmpBoss Katana 50 MkII£149
ReverbTC Electronic Hall of Fame Mini Reverb£49
Carlos Santana
Total~£643
GuitarEpiphone SG Special£149
AmpFender Blues Junior IV£449
OverdriveBoss SD-1 Super OverDrive£45

Standard Signal Chain Order

Guitar
Tuner
Wah / Filter
Overdrive / Fuzz
Modulation
Delay
Reverb
Amp