Positive Grid Riff review By James Farmer published 1 March 22 This affordable, compact audio interface from Positive Grid just made recording guitars even more accessible
Kustom KXB100 and KXB10 review By Mike Brooks published 1 March 22 A pair of bass combos in giggable 1x15 and practice-friendly 1x10 formats that are big on tone but tread lightly on the finances
Electro-Harmonix Dirt Road Special review By Paul Riario published 28 February 22 EHX reimagines the late-'70s “Mike Matthews Dirt Road Special” with this solid-state combo, offering more power and four types of reverb from its Holy Grail Max pedal
Harley Benton CLB-10SE review By Mike Brooks published 25 February 22 A short-scale, travel-friendly acoustic-electric bass guitar that treads lightly on your budget
Squier Contemporary Stratocaster Special HT and Paranormal Toronado review By Chris Gill published 24 February 22 Think Squier only offers budget-friendly versions of Fender designs? Here are two electric guitars that prove the brand has more going on than meets the eye
Boss SY-200 Synthesizer review By Paul Riario published 24 February 22 A whopping 171 sounds and a compact 200 Series enclosure makes this Boss unit a guitar synth to be reckoned with
Godin A5 Ultra AE review By Joel McIver published 22 February 22 Half-acoustic, half-electric, two pickup options and two outputs? This hybrid build from Godin is an all-bases bass guitar
Fender Tone Master Super Reverb review By Nick Guppy published 21 February 22 This stunning digital recreation of a legendary combo includes superb reverb and tremolo for authentic Fender tone and response without the price – or weight – of an all-valve version
Eventide TriceraChorus review By Trevor Curwen published 18 February 22 A triple threat of lush Tri-Stereo style chorus sounds
Walrus Audio Eras Five-State Distortion and Iron Horse High-Gain LM308 Distortion review By Trevor Curwen published 17 February 22 A duo of high-gain distortion pedals with a twist
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ‘Lazarus’ 1959 Les Paul Standard and BB King Lucille review By Neville Marten published 16 February 22 These signature Epiphones for two of Gibson’s most famous endorsers look so good as to challenge the legendary guitar maker at its own game. Let’s see if they can do it…
Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe Memory Man review By Trevor Curwen published 15 February 22 EHX shrinks the iconic analog delay pedal – with spectacular results
Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster review By Rob Laing published 14 February 22 Has Fender hit the sweet spot on price as well as tone with its latest hybrid guitar?
PRS HDRX 50 review By Chris Gill published 10 February 22 Based on Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock amp, this non-master volume 50-watt head has that vintage tone magic and then some, and might well be your next bucket list purchase
BecosFX Ziffer Overdrive review By Paul Riario published 9 February 22 Jordan Ziff’s signature overdrive is a TS-style unit with a couple of juicy twists...
TrueFire review 2022 By Simon Fellows published 9 February 22 A massive online resource for guitar players of all levels. But with so many lessons platforms out there, how does it compare?
Dean MD24 Floyd Roasted Maple review By Paul Riario published 8 February 22 With Seymour Duncan humbuckers and a Floyd Rose 1000, does this head-turning S-style have the tones and performance to go with that hot Vintage Orange finish?
Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost review By Rob Laing published 7 February 22 How much difference does a tube make to a boost pedal?
Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay review By Joe Daly published 4 February 22 Ernie Ball Music Man x Darkglass Electronics is the bass gear collaboration we’ve all been waiting for, and it is spectacular
Barefaced Audio One10T Cabinet review By Kevin Sanders published 3 February 22 Compact, lightweight, sweet-sounding... Could these be the loudspeakers your bass amp has been looking for?