Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb review By Nick Guppy published 7 March 23 Fender’s student amp returns in digital guise as part of the brand’s exciting and thought-provoking Tone Master series. But can it match the real thing?
PRS SE DGT review By Dave Burrluck published 6 March 23 The long-anticipated PRS SE DGT – the David Grissom Tremolo – finally lands. But just how does this dramatically more affordable SE version stack up to the classic Core model?
Sceptre Ventana Deluxe review By Dave Burrluck published 10 February 23 Tanglewood Guitars in the UK commissioned veteran guitar designer Gary Levinson to create a range of affordable but contemporary guitars. Here’s the result
Faith PJE Legacy Twenty Series Mars, Earth and Neptune review By Neville Marten published 6 February 23 Three special instruments to celebrate 20 years of Faith acoustics. Designed by Patrick James Eggle with bespoke abalone inlays, they really are something to behold
Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Multiple Filtering Delay review By Trevor Curwen published 3 February 23 It might be small, but Free The Tone’s latest pedal has all the facilities to comprehensively shape the sound of your delay trails
Kernom Ridge Augmented Analog Overdrive Pedal review By Trevor Curwen published 2 February 23 Is this the most versatile analog overdrive pedal ever built? A new approach to clipping circuits aims to offer all the drive sounds you need in a single stompbox
Laney Supergroup LA-Studio review By Nick Guppy published 1 February 23 The latest amp head from Laney’s flagship UK-designed and made Supergroup range offers real vintage tube tone combined with Two Notes cab emulation
Chapman ML1 Workshop Series X review By Dave Burrluck published 16 January 23 Chapman is the latest brand to take advantage of York-based UK Guitar Builders’ manufacturing facility to produce its new flagship model. We plug in the first batch
Vintage V100 Reissued w/ Bigsby review By Dave Burrluck published 12 January 23 This well-appointed single-cut from Vintage might just give the big boys a run for their money
KittycasterFX Tremdriver and Groovy Wizard review By Trevor Curwen published 11 January 23 There’s no pussyfooting around for former Catalinbread circuit guru Howard Gee’s new company as it hits the ground running with a pair of serious tone-shapers
Gibson J-45 50s Faded, J-35 30s Faded and Hummingbird Faded review By David Mead published 10 January 23 A trio of Gibson dreadnoughts with faded satin nitro finishes, vintage appointments and modern-day electronics. Serious players or mere novelty acts? Let the auditions begin…
Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz review By Trevor Curwen published 9 January 23 Walrus Audio adds to its Five-State range of overdrive and distortion effects with this quintet of fuzzes in one box
Boss DS-1W Distortion review By Trevor Curwen published 6 January 23 The iconic orange distortion has been on sale since 1978, but now Boss has revamped its best-selling compact pedal – with spectacular results
IK Multimedia TONEX review By Simon Fellows published 5 January 23 Accurately replicate your own amps and stompboxes with this innovative modeller, or choose from thousands of ready-made tones
Takamine LTD2022 review By David Mead published 20 December 22 One of two limited-edition models that celebrate Takamine’s 60th Anniversary, both of which engage the charms of Hawaiian koa in their construction. Let’s take a closer look
Magneto U-One Eric Gales RD3 review By Dave Burrluck published 19 December 22 After releasing his career-defining album, Crown, earlier this year, the bar is set high for the blues great’s new signature guitar
Taylor 514ce review By Neville Marten published 16 December 22 Another new wood joins the Taylor stable: let’s introduce red ironbark to the world of guitar tone! But what does it bring to the table?
Victory V1 Series review By Nick Guppy published 15 December 22 In collaboration with ThorpyFX, this new range of pedals from Victory aims to capture the tones and performance of its current amp range in a solid-state stompbox format
Gibson Faded Series Les Paul and SG review By Dave Burrluck published 14 December 22 Some two decades since they first appeared, Gibson’s Faded Series instruments are back in what-you-see-is-what-you-get style: no options, not a lot of finish, either. We find out what’s new with the Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Faded, and SG Standard ’61 Faded Maestro Vibrola
Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive review By Trevor Curwen published 14 December 22 The Tube Screamer is the starting point for this ultra-responsive evolution from Origin Effects