Reviews:

Laney Cub 8 / Laney Cub 10

One five-watt class A monster, one 10-watt class A/B charmer: Laney’s new import line makes the miniature valve amp dilemma a whole lot harder. Review by Dave Walsh ...

Ampeg Micro-VR Head & SVT 210AV 200W Cabinet

Nothing says big-bottomed bass more than an SVT looming at the back of the stage – and nothing says ‘hug me’ like Ampeg’s new miniature version. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Vigier Excalibur Bfoot 2009 Limited Edition

Shred king Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal uses a thimble for tapping and sliding up beyond the fingerboard. Could Vigier find a suitable place for it? Review by Richard Purvis ...

Farida Sandhi Thom Electro-Acoustic

With Sandi Thom’s move from pop to blues comes a collaboration with Farida for a new signature stage electro-acoustic with a very distinctive look. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

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 ...

Fender Classic '70s Series Precision

Take a regular maple-neck Precision, add a few Jazz-flavoured details from the decade of disco, and you’ve got Fender’s latest Classic Series four-string. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Tokai Brio

Need a good all-round value-for-money electric guitar? Of course you do – and maybe this Tokai has your name on it. Marcus Leadley checks out an instrument that’s hiding something unusual under it ...

Digitech Whammy 5th Generation

The latest version of the legendary Whammy mixes tried-and-tested features with some brand new ones. Will we be squealing in delight or dive-bombing in despair? Review by David Greeves ...

Danelectro Hodad

Danelectro reissues lost the plot for a while with mangled headstocks, satin hardware, overwound pickups and diecast tuners. Now normal service has been resumed for the latest Danelectro Hodad. Review ...

Zoom G5 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator

Can you ever have too many effects? No, not according to Zoom, and here comes the big brother to the G3 processor – with more of absolutely everything. ...

Fender Cabronita

Few Fender designs in recent times have generated as much interest as the La Cabronita, and this affordable Mexican-made version may make rockabilly guitarists’ lingering resistance futile. Review b ...

Gibson Les Paul Standard 2008

The Standard isn’t standard any more. It’s lighter, has an all-new neck shape, and subtle additions that make it world-tour practical right out of the box. ...

Victoria Electro King

Something about Gibson amps reminds us of the Tommy Cooper gag about the Stradivarius and the Rembrandt. Does Victoria know something we don’t? Huw Price makes a discovery ...

Marshall Lead & Bass 50 PW

Paul Weller’s 50th birthday, a 50W amp, a limited edition of 50. You can’t fool us: there’s a theme developing here. Dave Petersen finds out if Marshall hits the target. ...

L'Arrivee L-10 Rosewood Deluxe Acoustic

Looking for top-notch solid woods, a high quality of build, a nice, wide, comfy neck and a sound that keeps on giving? A Larrivée could do the trick. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Tanglewood TRSJ-VS

‘Rosewood Reserve’ is a posh name for guitars in the affordable bracket, so do these new Tanglewoods really exude the sound of exotic timbers? Jerry Uwins finds out ...

St Blues Bluesmaster

Back in the ’80s, St Blues guitars appeared – and then vanished. Now this Memphis company is back, and has added a cheaper range built in Korea. Review by Dave Walsh ...

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 ...

Fret-King Country Squire Yardbird

Never underestimate what a single pickup can do, not on a guitar as sweetly built as this toneful, lightweight, stripped-down Fret-King. Review by Marcus Leadley ...

Santa Cruz H13

Looking for a change to the old OM and dreadnought? Santa Cruz’s tribute to the Gibson Nick Lucas and Roy Smeck are classic and refreshingly different. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Santa Crux RS

Looking for a change to the old OM and dreadnought? Santa Cruz’s tribute to the Gibson Nick Lucas is refreshingly different. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Lakewood M-32G Grand Concert

Lakewood’s new, specially-selected UK range offers all solid woods and attractive designs together with a distinctive and very likeable European sound. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Lakewood A-18CPG Electro

Lakewood’s new, specially-selected UK range offers all solid woods and attractive designs together with a distinctive and very likeable European sound. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Fylde Leonardo

The fertile mind of Roger Bucknall has been busy cooking up a new guitar combining the power of sitka spruce and the beauty of flamed maple. Jerry Uwins assesses the result ...

Telonics FP-100 Volume Pedal

The volume pedal, the original guitar effect, has been around since the ’30s. Now, with quality pots hard to find, an electronic pedal shows the way forward. Review by Rick Batey ...