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Another entry in the crowded nearfield monitor market, the HEDD Type 05 Nearfield Monitors offer a cutting-edge tweeter and some interesting digital I/O

This sumptuous S-style is a timely reminder that we can always count on Dean to grab our attention in a crowded guitar store

Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options

A Top Gun-inspired analog tremolo and phaser to take your breath away after you've lost that lovin' feeling

The Contra is the latest four-string beauty from Gerald Marleaux, and it is quite special indeed

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