Dean unveils Seymour Duncan-equipped, carved-top Icon Select electric guitar By Richard Bienstock New model offered with mahogany or flame maple top, exclusive SD pickups and more
PRS McCarty 2020 review By Dave Burrluck Always in the Custom's shadow, the 26-year-old McCarty was PRS’s first ‘vintage-aimed’ model and has been revised for 2020
Balaguer Standard Series Espada review By Michael Astley-Brown This tricked-out electric from Balaguer rewrites the offset formula for the modern era
Ernie Ball Music Man Sabre review By Ed Mitchell En garde! This new Music Man double-cut might be unsheathed from designs of yore but is no vintage flashback
Charvel debuts spec’d-up, sandblasted Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HH FR E Ash By Michael Astley-Brown Neon Pink model sports Floyd Rose tremolo and DiMarzio pickups
EVH gives the Wolfgang Special a limited-edition Sassafras makeover By Michael Astley-Brown Satin Black-finished model boasts baked maple neck
PRS S2 McCarty 594, S2 McCarty 594 Singlecut & S2 McCarty 594 Thinline review By Dave Burrluck PRS’s trio of S2 594 models were a big hit at this year’s NAMM Show. How do they fare in the flesh? Very well…
PRS S2 35th Anniversary Custom 24 review By Dave Burrluck PRS celebrates a landmark year with an S2 that promises expanded sounds for half the price of the Core Custom
Eastman Romeo review By Dave Burrluck A smart semi-hollow drawing on Eastman's archtop heritage - it could well be love at first sight for the Romeo...
Gibson 2020 Les Paul & SG review round-up By Jonathan Horsley Three variations on the Les Paul format and one special SG Special to convince non-believers that Gibson is back
Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster review By Dave Burrluck A year on from the groundbreaking Acoustasonic Tele, the Big F releases this hybrid acoustic/electric Strat. But is it just a new shape or a new voice?
Cort gets edgy with the sand-blasted KX300 Etched electric guitar By Richard Bienstock New model sports solid-ash top grain streaked with red or gold paint, EMG RetroActive Super 77 humbuckers
Dean’s new MD 24 Select Series promises high playability at low prices By Richard Bienstock Seymour Duncan-equipped, speed-oriented models start at $649
Grez unveils the Smugglers Bridge Folsom, a guitar made from 1,000-year-old reclaimed redwood By Richard Bienstock Limited-run model also boasts Honduran mahogany neck, Macassar ebony fingerboard, custom bridge and pickup options
PRS unveils limited-edition Fade finishes for the SE Custom 24 By Michael Astley-Brown New looks inspired by Private Stock models
Dean goes for gold with piezo-equipped Colt Bigsby By Richard Bienstock New semi-hollow boasts arched top with f-holes, DMT pickups, dual passive outputs and more
Cort KX500MS review By Jonathan Horsley Cort courts djent players with a multi-scale seven-string, with totally brutal tone and a cool poplar burst finish
PRS brings the versatile S2 Studio back for a highly limited run By Michael Astley-Brown Europe-only release of HSS favorite comes in four finishes
Classic gear: 1970s Fender Telecaster Custom By Rod Brakes The reimagined Custom is a far cry from Fender’s golden era namesake
Fender’s most eye-popping release of 2020 has arrived - meet the Evangelion Asuka Telecaster By Michael Astley-Brown Fender Japan honors anime Neon Genesis Evangelion with futuristic solidbody
