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July 2025

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30 articles

July 31
- "One of the most versatile baritone guitars I’ve ever played": Orangewood Del Sol Baritone review
July 30
- “I can't help but question why Gibson decided to label this model as a Les Paul”: Gibson Les Paul Music City Special 50th Anniversary review
July 29
- “It’s the wide range of voices that impresses. Old or new, these are far from one-trick ponies”: PJD Carey Classic review
July 28
- “Nearly impossible to produce a bad tone”: Xotic AC Booster V2 review
July 27
- “Impressive value for guitarists seeking rich clean/overdrive tones and timeless distortion tones”: PRS Archon Classic Head review
July 26
- “An arresting, unsettling, sometimes unpredictable effect – and in that sense it nails the Deftones brief”: KHDK Digital Bath review
July 25
- "Featuring an array of genuinely useful extras, this is a surprisingly versatile and natural-sounding analogue overdrive": Nobels ODR-1X review
- “A knockout instrument imbued with modern performance enhancements”: John Page Signature The DL review
July 24
- "As a recording utility to help a part cut, or a way to get you a little closer to the QOTSA sound, it’s mission accomplished": Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Too amp review
- “Proper spring reverb that fits on any pedalboard”: Danelectro Spring King Junior review
July 23
- “If you’re a beginner looking for a bedroom amp, then this can cover any style of playing you can throw at it”: Mooer SD10i Intelligent Amp review
July 22
- “Nothing about it says ‘budget’… matches almost anything we’ve played in quite a while”: Martin DE Retro Plus Mahogany review
July 21
- “Every bit of that legendary sound is ready and waiting to be coaxed out of these amps”: Vox AC30X, AC15X and AC4 Hand-Wired review
July 20
- “A real journeyman instrument that channels the Gibson classics yet ends up very much its own thing”: Knaggs Kenai Hollowbody Genie review
July 18
- “There are many reasons to love the Anagram – it’s a pretty comprehensive set of sounds, aimed at bassists first”: Darkglass Anagram review
- “Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review
July 17
- “Much more versatile than a vintage-style Tele”: Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH review
July 15
- “The warm wash of top-class tone we experienced from both these guitars was impossible to resist”: Fenech VT Camphor Laurel Auditorium and VT Professional Blackwood Dread D78 review
July 14
- “There’s something here for all drive lovers. Bit of a game-changer, this one”: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus review
July 11
- "Crisply built and shines like a gem on the live stage": Taylor 314ce Studio review
July 10
- “These guitars really come across as a very boutique, artisan pair of instruments… Above all, they’re not just another copycat design”: Eastman FullerTone SC ’52 and DC ’62 review
July 9
- "This is the kind of guitar that encourages you to play your best, allowing you to perform faster, smoother, and more expressively than you thought possible": Gibson Marcus King ES-345 review
July 8
- “Well-spec'd and looking like it could do serious damage on the battlefield, this guitar is as muscular as Rammstein’s live shows”: ESP LTD RZK-III OW review
- “If you think PRS just makes guitars for well-heeled doctors and dentists, you might have to change your opinion”: PRS SE NF 53 review
July 7
- “It can definitely zero in on the Beatles’ retro tones. But there’s more to it than that”: Aclam Go Rocky Go review
July 6
- “Every guitar player should have a nylon-string guitar in their collection. This is an ideal ‘gateway’ instrument for electric players”: Cort Sunset Nylectric DLX review
July 5
- “A vast universe of distortion and fuzz effects and much more”: SOMA Harvezi Hazze review
July 3
- “It might be the smallest of the small, but it’s a Goliath in sound”: On-Stage Travel Guitar Amplifier review
July 2
- “An ultra-flexible way into the Tone King sound for a quarter of the price, and a fraction of the size and weight of the amp it’s based on”: Tone King Imperial Tri Tube Preamp review
July 1
- “No shrinking violet, this pedal will stamp its authority on your tone”: ThorpyFX Six Zero review