Reviews:

Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster

Read the review of the Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster. A more affordable than a Fender yet with vintage features.Compare the Squier to classic Highway One Strats, '57s and the like.. ...

Yamaha SG1802

The righteous new P90 version of Yamaha's smooth and time-tested Les Paul challenger is not a low-price option. Is it worth the wedge? Martyn Casserly seeks to find out ...

Fret King

An automatic self-tuning guitar from the fertile brain of Trevor Wilkinson, finally here after over a decade of work? Surely that's cause for celebration. Review by Huw Price ...

Lodestone Pulse

Just released at NAMM in January, the super-affordable Lodestone Pulse breathes new life into a familiar format and adds lashings of metallic gold. Review by Martyn Casserly. ...

Gibson Billy Morrison Signature Les Paul

Billy Morrison is a UK-born actor, musician and LA scenester who plays with Dave Navarro 
in ‘supergroup’ Camp Freddy. Oh, and he really likes cream. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Danelectro 56 Single Cutaway electric guitar

The recently revamped Danelectro guitar range now includes four variations of this brand’s first reissue, with one boasting a lot more bling than ever before. Review by Roger Cooper ...

Hagstrom Viking Bass

With semi-acoustic basses like Gibsons, Epiphones and Guilds enjoying a spell of popularity after years in the desert, it's a fine time for the Viking to return. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Fender Road Worn Player Stratocaster HSS

Like the ready-trashed Road Worns but need a touch of modernity with hotter pickups and a flatter fingerboard? Review by Alex Lees ...

Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster

It may be the Telecaster’s Big Sixty, but it wouldn’t thank you for the gift of a bus pass and a pair of comfy slippers. Do the right thing, suggests Richard Purvis, and celebrate with an amp turn ...

Danelectro Wild Thing

Even by Danelectro’s famously out-there standards, the new Wild Thing model looks extreme. Can this latest crazed number from the reissue specialists make everything… groovy? Review by David Greev ...

Vigier Excaliber Supra

No vibrato, no truss rod, no frills, no messing: this Excalibur Supra is a French-built speed machine that should provide tons of adaptability plus rock-solid reliability. Review by Martyn Casserly ...

Corvo Leather straps

Tasteful but chunky, Corvo straps are the real-cow dangle systems you can afford ...

Hofner Contemporary Series Shorty

Originally launched in 1982 and lasting just four years, the Shorty was perhaps the least Hofner-like Hofner ever made. Has its time come at last? ...

Tanglewood TSB-57

Three single coils, a bolt-on neck, a whammy bar: Can Tanglewood bring something new to the most crowded area of the budget market? Marcus Leadley investigates. ...

Tanglewood TSB-62 Signature '62

Three single coils, a bolt-on neck, a whammy bar: can Tanglewood bring something new to the most crowded area of the budget market? Marcus Leadley investigates ...

Kramer Assault 220R

The brand synonymous with large-haired names like Van Halen, Sambora, Batten, Morello, Schon and more is back with a well-priced range of rockers. Review by Martyn Casserly ...

Kramer Striker 211

The brand synonymous with large-haired names like Van Halen, Sambora, Batten, Morello, Schon and more is back with a well-priced range of rockers. Review by Martyn Casserly ...

Burns Cobra

This is no copy guitar with Burns trimmings: it comes with redesigned Tri-Sonic pickups, as beloved by Brian May, but in miniature form. ...

Adam Black Orion

Can you really make a guitar for this sort of money that’s worth making a song and dance about? It seems that Adam Black may have found a way. Marcus Leadley investigates ...

Danelectro Dead On '67

Danelectro’s reissue programme steps bravely from the ’50s into the ’60s with the curvaceous, vibrato-equipped Dead On ’67, aka the Hornet. Review by Huw Price ...

Michael Kelly Hex Deluxe

Making a bid for mid-priced success is a new range which includes this high-powered all-rounder and a full-on rocker with EMGs and a Floyd Rose. Review by Marcus Leadley. ...

Michael Kelly Valor X

Making a bid for mid-priced success is a new range which includes this high-powered all-rounder and a full-on rocker with EMGs and a Floyd Rose. Review by Marcus Leadley. ...

Indie Shape Double Cut

Indie is not just another name on a Chinese guitar – it’s a UK-based business with its own dedicated acoustic and electric factories in Korea. Marcus Leadley tastes the difference. ...

Indie Shape Total Natural

The Total Natural excels at clean runs the way few dual-coil guitars can. It’s very hi-fi, and I can imagine Bill Frisell digging it ...

Squier Simon Neil Artist Series Stratocaster

Even if the phrase ‘Mon the biff!’ means nothing, read on – this Europe-only Squier Strat adds a custom colour and clever pickups for just a few quid extra. Review by Dave Walsh ...