Latest reviews
“Scoring especially highly for its superb ergonomics”: Sterling By Music Man Kaizen 7 review
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
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
Kernom delivers a detailed sweep through the many faces of fuzz
Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
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
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
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
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
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
It's like all the cool kids are saying, if you want to get ahead, get a headless guitar
“John Lennon’s 12-string has a similar trebly edge to it”: Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-string review
John Lennon famously used a Framus 12-string acoustic with the Beatles, and 60 years later the company has reissued the model in all its fab finery – and it comes with a little help from a friend!
