Latest Electric Guitar Reviews
“We’re not hearing $1,750 difference”: Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1955 Les Paul Standard and Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s Mahogany Top review
Two recent Les Paul launches from Gibson and Epiphone take a nod back to the ’50s in style. But not only are they made on different continents, they’re very different in price. Which is best? Let’s find out
“Everything a great beginner guitar should be”: Sterling By Music Man Intro Series Cutlass
The refreshed Cutlass is a sweet-looking vintage-ish S-style, but could this be the next apex predator in the market for entry-level electrics?
“Plays like something several times the price”: Shergold Masquerader SM11 Standard review
An original British guitar model – beloved of leftfielders like Bernard Sumner and Julian Cope – updated, modernized, and punching well above its new, lowly price point
"Gibson is currently producing some of the finest guitars in its history": Gibson Les Paul Studio Session review
Flame top, neck binding, and classic mother-of-pearl logo – when does a Studio stop being a Studio?
“I’m floored by its harmonically rich voice”: Xotic XSS Super S-Style review
With its dreamy flip-flop metallic finish and a super-serious humbucker, this might be the '80s-inspired S-style you've been dreaming of
“A smartly turned-out spin on a modern classic”: Jet Guitars JS-45 Elite review
Based in Slovenia and made in China, Jet Guitars’ impressively wide range of mainly lookalikes is now heading upmarket. The seatbelt sign is on…
“Plays like a much more modern proposition”: Gretsch Professional Series Hollow Body Tennessean review
The working musician’s hollowbody designed to handle most popular styles but retaining that unmistakably cool Gretsch vibe
“A unique and frankly inspiring instrument”: Cream T Astra Custom ‘Decades’ review
The Astra ‘Decades’ aims to stand apart from the generic Tele-style guitar. So if you want more sounds, not to mention pickup swapping, you just might fall for its charms – Dumbucker included…
