Epiphone ES-335 review By Daryl Robertson last updated 27 August 22 The sleek, sophisticated feel and tone of the legendary ES-335 without the eye-watering price tag
Fender Rumble Stage 800 review By Kevin Sanders last updated 26 August 22 Bass players will not want for features with over 15 amp models and 40 effects on offer from the Big F's wi-fi enabled digital bass combo
Guild Surfliner review By Dave Burrluck last updated 26 August 22 While Guild’s Newark St Collection features numerous repros of past models, the latest bolt-on Surfliner is an all-new creation. What’s going on?
Blackstar St James 50 EL34 Combo review By Nick Guppy last updated 26 August 22 Blackstar claims its latest release is “the lightest 50-watt all-valve combo in the world”. Is this really the future for tube amplification? Time to plug in
Lava Music Blue Lava review By Paul Riario published 25 August 22 A compact acoustic electric with onboard smart tech and smartphone user experience, the Blue Lava is a formidable practice and creative tool
Fender Trapper Bass Distortion review By Joel McIver last updated 24 August 22 Why do they call it the Trapper? Who can say, but it has two distortion circuits to give options to those who need some low-end growl and thunder
Becos CIQ5 CompIQ Pro Stella Compressor review By Steve Lawson published 18 August 22 With a comprehensive set of controls over your dynamics, Stella is a pro-quality tone-sweetener that offers studio-quality compression for your pedalboard
Charvel Jake E Lee Signature Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 and Satchel Signature Pro-Mod DK22 review By Paul Riario last updated 17 August 22 This pair of signature hot-rodded S-styles were inspired by the '80s but are 100 per cent relevant today, offering a speedy ride and stunning tones at a sensible price
Eastman E20OOSS/v and E20SS/v review By David Mead last updated 10 August 22 Two models that hark back to the glory days of acoustic guitar making – but there’s a very subtle twist to the tale...
Spector NS Dimension 4SFB review By Kevin Sanders last updated 8 August 22 Multi-scale, super-playable, with a build quality to match, the NS Dimension has it all going on...
Boss RE-2 Space Echo review By Alex Lynham last updated 5 August 22 The long-rumoured and much-anticipated compact Space Echo arrives, but is it worth the wait?
Lowden S-23J review By Dave Burrluck last updated 3 August 22 Lowden isn’t known for its nylon-string models, but the long-running Jazz Collection houses some fine ‘crossover’ instruments in its typical high-class style
Epiphone Jerry Cantrell ‘Wino’ Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Custom Prophecy review By Amit Sharma published 2 August 22 Jerry Cantrell’s collaboration with Epiphone presents two very different but similarly thrilling takes on the classic single-cut. The question is: which one do you want more?
Walrus Audio Mako M1 High-Fidelity Modulation Machine review By Trevor Curwen last updated 29 July 22 Walrus Audio’s new Mako series pedal presents a greatest hits of modulation and offers multiple adjustable parameters to shape your tone
Utech Records Rat Licker Distortion review By Paul Riario last updated 29 July 22 This limited-run collaboration is a one-dial, set-and-forget beast for lovers of heavy, RAT-style distortion
Sheeran By Lowden Equals Edition review By Dave Burrluck last updated 29 July 22 To celebrate Ed Sheeran’s mega-selling Equals album, his guitar company has come up with this wee wonder. And like the star behind it, it is a bona-fide crowd-pleaser
Flattley Bass Chief and Bass Poison Ivy review By Joel McIver last updated 29 July 22 Gnarly overdrive and fuzz options for the bass player's pedalboard, with sounds as good as the enclosures look
Fender JV Modified ’50s Telecaster and ’60s Stratocaster review By Neville Marten last updated 29 July 22 Forty years on from the launch of the Japanese-made JV series Strat and Tele, Fender revisits the range with ‘modified’ versions that claim to offer the best of the old and the new
J. Rockett Audio Designs El Hombre review By Trevor Curwen last updated 29 July 22 J. Rockett’s tribute to Billy Gibbons is an overdrive offering amp-like feel in a compact box – for that Texan sound and more
Blackstar Fly Bass Amp review By Jonathan Herrera last updated 26 July 22 Need a tiny bass amp to accompany your travels? Blackstar has the answer