“Delivers a stunning sound with bags of sustain and a complex tonal profile”: Sheeran by Lowden W05 review By Matt McCracken published 1 August 24 Ed Sheeran's collaboration with Lowden brings us a comfortable acoustic guitar made in Northern Ireland
“It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review By Matt McCracken published 23 July 24 PG’s groundbreaking desktop amp finally gets an update, and we got our hands on it pre-launch
“An exceptional platform for novices, intermediates and advanced guitarists alike”: Guitar Tricks review 2024 By Chris Schwarten last updated 19 July 24 A behemoth of a guitar tutorial site that’s evolved over decades into one of the very best online learning experiences around
“An accessible, contemporary tuition platform that screams quality”: Fender Play review 2024 By Chris Schwarten last updated 19 July 24 A beautifully executed, modern take on traditional guitar, bass and ukulele tuition
“Right up there with the big-name brands”: Soloking MS-1 Custom review By Matt McCracken published 15 July 24 A great-value guitar looking to clash headstocks with the big boys. Stainless steel frets, roasted maple neck, Wilkinson hardware and coil-splitting humbuckers? Where do we sign up?
D’Angelico Premier Gramercy review By Chris Corfield published 10 July 24 Does this stripped-down acoustic have enough in the way of features?
“Looks, feels and sounds thoroughly professional”: Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus PACS+12M review By Dave Burrluck published 10 July 24 Yamaha’s long-running double-cut gets a high-end makeover, offering pro spec and radical new pickups – is this the new boutique S-style to beat?
“Monumentally flexible and practical”: Walrus Audio Monumental Harmonic Stereo Tremolo review By Trevor Curwen published 10 July 24 With full stereo and mono operation, programmable presets, selectable waveforms and tap tempo, the new Walrus Audio tremolo is monumental indeed
“The most powerful amp modeler for its size, bar none”: IK Multimedia TONEX ONE review By Alex Lynham published 9 July 24 IK Multimedia shrinks its AI-powered modeling tech into a micro pedal – and it sounds as awesome as anything in the TONEX family
“A handy addition to your pedalboard if you're playing shows with poor monitoring”: Cloudvocal EverSync Wireless IEM review By Matt McCracken published 2 July 24 This reasonably priced in-ear-monitor system aims to offer live guitar players the monitor sound they’ve been dreaming of
“There’s no questioning the rock-solid protection it affords your guitar, or the efforts Fender has gone to to create a nicely priced case that offers a premium feel”: Fender F1225 Electric Guitar Gig Bag review By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 June 24 Fender’s nicely priced, top-of-the-line gig bag combines the best features of hard and soft cases
“An affordable option for adding atmospheric soundscapes”: Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient review By Trevor Curwen published 17 June 24 Walrus Audio delivers a competitively priced stompbox with three reverb modes that offer a heady alternative to your standard issue room, plate and spring
“As user-friendly as a guitar can get”: Strandberg Boden Essential review By Amit Sharma published 14 June 24 The groundbreaking sound and feel of Strandberg's future-forward guitar designs arrives at a price more of us can manage, but does this craft translate to a more affordable instrument? You bet
“A great grab ’n’ go pedal”: Third Man Hardware X Donner Triple Threat review By Stuart Williams published 12 June 24 A three-in-one, all-analog pedal for around 100 bucks? Jack White, you are spoiling us
“A bare-bones rock guitar designed for energetic playing”: Fender Tom DeLonge Starcaster review By Stuart Williams published 11 June 24 The Blink-182 guitarist’s second signature model in a year takes the form of Fender’s offset semi-acoustic – and it’s an instant classic
"It sounds more alive with sweetened highs, richer harmonics in the mid-range, and a tighter, more defined low-end": Boss Katana 50 Gen 3 review By Daryl Robertson published 23 May 24 Boss cuts through the noise with its revamped practice amp
“The ultimate affordable semi-hollow”: Gretsch G2604T Streamliner Rally II Center Block review By Daryl Robertson published 22 May 24 Take the Rally II for a spin and you’ll find it’s a surprisingly speedy ride
“The perfect weapon to seek and destroy”: ESP LTD KH-V Kirk Hammett review By Amit Sharma published 21 May 24 The latest signature model for the Metallica guitarist is a lot pointier than his previous offering – and the tones match the looks
“It goes beyond Foo Fighters”: Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 review By Stuart Williams published 13 May 24 The best of Foo, or a mere Pretender? Grohl’s long-awaited new signature model is here
"The glorious neck staining and the warmth of those pickups make the CV 60s Strat a serious guitar that just so happens to look, feel, and sound amazing": Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster review By Chris Corfield published 7 May 24 Heavy on the vibes, but not on the price
