Guitarist Reviews

Originally produced for the Japanese home market, this little parlour-sized acoustic is now available as a limited UK run. They say small is beautiful – let’s take a listen…

Cliff Brown presents his take on the classic single-ended low-power valve combo – offered with or without reverb and tremolo

A high-end delay with layers of immaculately crafted old-school sounds

Bridging the gap between old-school archtop and modern thinline, Eastman’s Romeo impressed. Time to meet its flash new cousin. Is this a ‘no jazz’ zone?

An old name in audio becomes a new name in stompboxes – and it's set to impress with this vintage-voiced reverb pedal

Some of Epiphone’s most iconic electrics and acoustics are being built again in the USA. We examine a legendary electric and a show-stopping acoustic

How many taps? This is multi-tap delay taken to extremes!

Venture even further – on stage or at home – with a wireless connection and a whole host of sounds

PRS’s Silver Sky broke the internet with its derivative style and big league artist attachment, so the new Fiore has a lot to live up to. Does it succeed? Oh, yes – and then some

Scott McKeon’s germanium-based fuzz pedal is back as a limited edition version

We’ve heard the buzz and seen the online ads, but is Gibson's time machine worth all the hype? We put a Les Paul Standard, a Junior, and an ES-335 through their paces

A dynamic overdrive pedal from the UK-based boutique maker with TS-style tones, clipping options, and a lot to get excited about

A koa and spruce combination for a light and airy tone and a response that will suit a gentle fingerstylist

Turn up the rate knob of this all-analog phaser to quicken your Pulse

We all love our vintage-spec Stratocasters, but if you need to go up a gear or two, Fender-owned Charvel is the place to look

Vox’s latest amp is perfect for al fresco performance, with mains or battery power and a host of onboard extras for practically endless fun and inspiration

With Patrice Vigier's Excalibur design celebrating its 30th birthday, we take the start-up model out for a spin

Co-developed with Pedaltrain, this eight-inch volume and expression pedal is sure to be a pedalboard essential

The RevivalDRIVE Compact with extra heat for that modded amp sound