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“Despite its toy-like dimensions, it comes across as a very grown-up guitar indeed”: Taylor BT1e Baby Taylor review
By Matt McCracken published
Has Taylor’s travel pioneer retained the top spot three decades on? We get hands-on to find out if it’s still the best sofa strummer out there

“One of the best electrics out there, at any price”: Yamaha Pacifica SC Professional and Standard Plus review
By Neville Marten published
Yamaha’s Pacifica range has been a stalwart of the company’s electric guitar lineup since 1990. These new SC models could well represent the pinnacle of that journey

"Tired of run-of-the-mill guitars? Well, this may be the six-string for you": Epiphone Futura RD Custom review
By Daryl Robertson published
Epiphone drags a ‘70s cult classic kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a tight modern build

"There’s a clear midrange presence here, but it never tips into that boxy territory that smaller-bodied acoustics can sometimes fall into": Martin LX1E Little Martin review
By Ross Holder last updated
A three-quarter size acoustic that sounds bigger than most of its competition

"Look past the dated interface, and you will discover killer tones": Kemper Profiler Head MK2 review
By Pete Emery published
A product that changed the game upon its initial release gets a long-awaited update. But can it keep up with the increased competition?

"Just the thing to fight back against the rise of amp modeling": Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus review
By Matt McCracken published
Two Notes' uber-popular tube amp companion just got even more powerful thanks to a swathe of additional features

“Holy smokes, it’s absolutely stunning in person”: Fender 75th Anniversary American Ultra II Telecaster
By Connor Flys published
The Telecaster has a big birthday this year, commemorated by this golden wonder

“Of all the mini practice amps I’ve tried, this is easily my favorite”: Blackstar Beam Mini review
By Pete Emery published
The world of mini practice amps just got serious, with Blackstar's new Beam Mini boasting impressive tones in compact form with some surprising twists

"Who thought we’d look to the kings of gritty bass for silky neo-soul tones?" Neural DSP Darkglass Ultimate review
By Stuart Williams published
Neural revisits its origins with an expanded suite of Darkglass emulations that have the power to become your go-to bass plugin

“It does those Spaghetti Western sounds just as well as it does the crushingly heavy stuff”: Sterling by Music Man StingRay Baritone review
By Matt McCracken published
The iconic StringRay shape makes its debut in the new world of baritone guitar with some seriously impressive results
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