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![Lerxst Grace [left] and Godin 5th Avenue TL Gold Foil: Grace is a red HSS S-style with a mirror pickguard and a Vega tremolo system. The 5th Avenue model to its right sits beside a houseplant and is an arch-topped hollowbody with f-holes and gold-foil pickups.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6w2NUh4RxvR5ajrc52sFCB-320-80.jpg)
“Godin should be taken very seriously”: Godin 5th Avenue TL Gold Foil and Lerxst by Godin Grace review
By Dave Burrluck published
Few, if any, major guitar manufacturers offer Godin’s extensive range of guitar styles. We catch up with a couple of new additions that couldn’t be more different

"Brilliantly precise monitoring headphones with wide open-back sound": Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA review
By Shaun Prescott published
An astonishingly wide and deep sound stage and all-day comfort define the R70XA

Angus Young's AC/DC tone in a box? – Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker review
By Trevor Curwen published
A one-box recreation of Angus Young’s AC/DC guitar sound for those about to rock

“A near-perfect compact wireless system”: Fender Telepath Wireless System review
By Michael Astley-Brown published
After taking over the guitar cable market, Fender has turned its hand to its debut wireless system – and it has a secret weapon onboard

“It can give you pristine cleans, crunchy classic rock, slapback slathered blues, and even modern metal”: Blackstar Fly 3 review
By Matt McCracken published
I got hands-on with this low-budget practice amp designed to deliver killer tones at below the $/£100 mark

“Sounds great, bridges the gap between guitar and bass very nicely, and does so with heaps of character”: Shergold Telstar Standard Bass review
By Stuart Williams published
The revived UK brand unleashes a guitarist-friendly short-scale four-stringer that’s easy to play, and easy on the wallet

“Delivers uber-satisfying edge of breakup tube saturation that won’t annoy your neighbors”: Marshall DSL1CR review
By Matt McCracken published
Is there still a place for 1-watt tube amps in the modern age of modeling? I got hands-on with the DSL1CR to find out

“Could be a contender for the loudest, smallest amp”: Orange O Tone 40 review
By Martin Smith published
What’s loud, light and orange? The latest solid-state and affordable combo from Orange

“These $99 pedals are excellent not only for their price, but also their sounds”: Keeley x Sweetwater Soft Reverb, Super Bass Overdrive And Distortion and Suns Ultravoid Fuzz review
By Alex Lynham published
Three all-American boutique pedals, at under $100 a pop. Too good to be true?
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