Guitarist Reviews

When the guitarist for acid jazz/funk band Jamiroquai gets together with top luthier Patrick James Eggle, is it Virtual Insanity or will the results Blow Your Mind?

Two acoustics from Cort’s China-based workshop that couldn’t be further apart in style, from the traditional overtones of the Abstract Delta, to the more contemporary Modern Black

If there’s a cooler high-end electric 12-string on the market today we haven't seen it...

Laney presents the signature Tom Quayle and Martin Miller pedalboard versions of a pair of its finest amps, featuring 60 watts of real amp power, right at your feet

The last Chapman guitar we reviewed was made in the UK. This new 2024 model is crafted in India. It’s time to catch up with this globe-trotting troupe

Guild has revamped its ’70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?

Becoming well-known for its streamlined, cost-effective production models, UK maker PJD is now catering for the bespoke sector of the market. We try them on for size

PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag

The follow-up to the game-changing Quad Cortex is here at last, and with its ultra-powerful Nano Cortex, Neural DSP has set its sights on challenging IK Multimedia and Kemper to offer the ultimate all-in-one rig solution

DigiTech revamps its compact looper pedal with high-definition audio performance

A passive boost you can retrofit to your guitar to thicken up single coils – no battery required

A new series of short-scale acoustics joins the ranks at Auden – complete with a very smart soundhole preamp

Introduced in 1954 and always overshadowed by ‘proper’ Les Pauls, the 70-year-old Junior is now rather senior. With two just released, it’s time to celebrate the Junior style

We get our hands on an $80 clip-on tuner. Worth it? Read on to find out

A purebred shred machine with a Floyd Rose and Seymour Duncans, all for less than a grand

Blackstar presents a USB audio interface that it proudly proclaims has been “designed by guitarists for guitarists”

J Rockett’s latest offering for your ’board takes its inspiration from a legendary compressor from the ’50s

The flagship amp from Boss’s latest iteration of the Katana series boasts some impressive-sounding features, for use from sofa to stage

This pair of finely crafted acoustics from the lower end of the Czech Republic maker’s price band may look simple and stripped back, but they’re fully loaded with tone

Vintage already offers a huge number of affordable and tidily made electrics, but for 2024 we get a whole new retro-inspired range – and 15 new models. Where to start?