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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.

“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

Electric Guitars
A pair of Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA headphones on a brightly lit wooden table

"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

Studio & Recording Equipment
Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker

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

Effects & Pedals
Fender Telepath Wireless System

“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

Accessories

“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

Combo Amps
Shergold Telstar Bass

“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

Guitar Gear

“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

Guitar Amps
Orange O Tone 40: the new solid-state combo from the iconic British amp brand has the classic orange vinyl, wheat-coloured basketweave grille clothe and orange and white control panel with black dials.

“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

Combo Amps
Keeley x Sweetwater Exclusive Super Bass, Soft, Suns

“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?

Effects & Pedals
Bare Knuckle Polypaf pickups: designed by Tim Mills for 21st-century guitar hero and producer Adam "Nolly" Getgood, they offer PAF-alike dynamism with extra output for contemporary tones.

“This is no clichéd P.A.F.-repro pickup”: Bare Knuckle PolyPaf humbuckers review

By Paul Riario published

Adam “Nolly” Getgood's signature humbucker redefines the O.G. classic for the 21st century

Guitar Pickups
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