Latest Reviews

It's a Jazzmaster, Jim, but 'knot as we know it – it's the latest minimalist metal machine for Jim Root and it's fierce

The Big F adds an envelope filter to its ever-expanding lineup of pedals

Alister Atkin makes superlative guitars inspired by classic heritage models. Here’s his 1940s ‘workman’ acoustic

Darkglass's latest tricked-out bass pedal is another multi-functional unit that's built to rock

This pair of Guild single-cuts combine vintage style and lighter weight at a temptingly affordable price

Adrian Thorpe and Dan Coggins' latest fuzz box will make Lovetone fans stand to attention with Big Cheese-y grins

Fender bolsters its pedal line-up with a multi-voiced fuzz that's blessed with an octave switch for added hi-jinks

This combo from Rajani is a modern take on classic tone, comfortably familiar and with its origins in North London

Trickfish is a new kid on the bass amp block but it’s already making serious waves

Who says a wah pedal needs a treadle?

Overdrive as art? Dophix presents a trio of voices for tube-style drive

Optimised for low frequencies, this drive takes versatility to the next level

Always in the Custom's shadow, the 26-year-old McCarty was PRS’s first ‘vintage-aimed’ model and has been revised for 2020

This tricked-out electric from Balaguer rewrites the offset formula for the modern era

Amp makers Ashdown step into bass guitar world with this Dan Lakin-designed range of workhorse instruments

Dive in for a sonic soaking with this one-box ambient solution

The Burns Buzzaround and Dallas Rangemaster are reborn with these must-try distortion/fuzz pedals

En garde! This new Music Man double-cut might be unsheathed from designs of yore but is no vintage flashback

Martin’s big launch for 2020 is a very un-Martin-style ‘crossover’ guitar. A designer’s folly or the future?