"A Bluesbreaker and a King of Tone walk into a bar… and I went home with both of them": Warm Audio Throne of Tone pedal review

By Paul Riario published 17 October 25

Could this be the finest drive and boost pedal of the year?

“Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review

By Connor Flys published 16 October 25

Progressive guitar icon Tosin Abasi's dramatic Music Man custom seven-string, re-imagined for those with lighter wallets

“Not only crisply made but really hard to put down”: Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster review

By Dave Burrluck published 14 October 25

Replacing the out-going Performer model, is Fender’s American Professional Classic Stratocaster the perfect vintage/modern hybrid?

"No matter what type of fuzz you enjoy, you’ll find something to love here": Kernom Moho Fuzz review

By Matt McCracken published 11 October 25

Kernom delivers a detailed sweep through the many faces of fuzz

Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review

By Phil Weller published 9 October 25

The Finnish firm’s new signature plugin for Periphery’s chief riffer is its most feature-packed to date, and it serves up utilitarianism and uncanny weirdness in equal measure

"A really clever bit of kit that makes playing along with drum beats an absolute breeze": Singular Sound BeatBuddy 2 review

By Matt McCracken published 8 October 25

The BeatBuddy is back with a host of new features that might have you wondering whether it’s finally time to sack your drummer

"Adding a few tweaks to the winning formula… The perfect pedal platforms": Victory V40 The Duchess Mark II review

By Pete Emery published 7 October 25

Learning some tricks from the development of the super high-end MK Clean, Victory upgrades the Duchess range

“At this upper mid-range price point, it's hard to think of a guitar to rival it”: Strandberg N2 Boden Standard review

By Connor Flys published 6 October 25

The second model in the progressive Swedish company's new Boden N2 series more than holds its own

“A supreme utility pedal”: Diamond Boost/EQ review

By Trevor Curwen published 5 October 25

A practical pedalboard asset is the focus of our first look at a Diamond pedal since the brand’s relaunch

“Ibanez has broken the rules of conventional guitar design. Pick it up and break the rules of guitar playing”: Ibanez Q54W review

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 October 25

It's like all the cool kids are saying, if you want to get ahead, get a headless guitar