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“Surely the most vicious artist series model in the Gibson catalog”: Gibson Mark Morton Les Paul Modern Quilt review
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lamb of God riff-master Mark Morton's Les Paul has been years in the making, subject to brutal road-testing, featuring a hot custom-wound humbucker pairing, but it's finally here

“In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review
By Pete Emery published
With the ability to separate stems from a streamed audio source over Bluetooth and a host of useful tools, the JBL BandBox Solo could be a game-changer for home practice

“It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review
By Trevor Curwen published
ThorpyFX team up with Lazy J to put the amp brand’s signature take on the Fender tweed sound into a pedal

“Sub-$500 guitars built with some degree of care and expertise”: Epiphone J-45 Studio and J-200 Studio review
By Neville Marten published
A brace of familiar Gibson acoustic designs bearing the Epiphone brand name and a price tag of around one tenth of an original

“A match for boutique offerings from smaller high-end manufacturers”: PRS DGT 15 Combo review
By Martin Smith published
The latest in the DGT family is this handsome 15-watt combo. And its sounds match its good looks…

"There’s clarity where you want it, and a glorious wall of noise when you need it": Laney Black Country Customs Billy Corgan Supergrace Loudpedal review
By Daryl Robertson published
Laney distills Billy Corgan's legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones

"A triumphant first all-analog pedal from Strymon, which will inject your rig with some impressively usable and versatile drive tones": Strymon Fairfax Class A Output Stage Drive pedal review
By Matt Owen published
Strymon's unexpected departure from its usual DSP-led design is a recreation of Randy Bachman's Garnet Herzog – and the result is something rather stellar

“My only frustrations are with its unstable tuning, which dampens an otherwise fantastic playing experience”: Cort Space G6TR review
By Phil Weller published
Cort's well-spec'd Strandberg rival capitalizes on the headless guitar renaissance, but it's not without its flaws

“A very good guitar with an evocative backstory”: Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic review
By Dave Burrluck published
One minute Gretsch wants to be the guitar for the ‘new generation’ and the next it releases an instrument with roots in the recording studio scene of early ’60s. Help!
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