Reviews:
| Product | Category | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gibson SG OriginalThe dawn of the ’60s brought new ideas for Gibson and the latest reissue is a charismatic SG with Lyre vibrato. Review by Richard Purvis ... |
90% | ||
 Epiphone 50th Anniversary 1962 SheratonWe take a look at a fine thinline semi-acoustic from Epiphone that harks back to the swinging sixties. Review by Richard Purvis ... |
90% | ||
 Vigier Excalibur KaosAvailable in black only, the Kaos is a special no-frills dragstrip version of the normally luxurious Excalibur, with Vigier's first-ever reverse headstock. ... |
Electric Guitars | £1703.00 | 91% |
 Gibson ES -339Keeping the construction details the same, Gibson have scaled down the ES-335 delivering a more focused voice at a killer price. ... |
Electric Guitars | £1199.00 | 91% |
 Patrick James Eggle Kanuga 12-fret DreadnoughtThe slope dread is one of the best-sounding models of all time. Add a 12-fret neck and Mr Eggle's superlative workmanship, and you’ve got a humdinger. Review: Jerry Uwins ... |
Acoustic Guitars | £2800.00 | 91% |
 Line 6 Backtrack + MicLine 6 calls its weeny flashdrive recording device 'inspiration insurance'. We couldn't put it better. ... |
Recording Equipment | £116.33 | 91% |
 Schecter C-1 ClassicWith through-neck construction plus quality pickups, hardware and plenty of decoration to go, the C-1 Classic ticks a lot of boxes. Review by Martyn Casserly ... |
Electric Guitars | £799.00 | 91% |
 Sterling AX40One step down from the US-made Music Mans, two steps up from the OLP imports, the Sterling series are great working guitars at the right price. Review by Martyn Casserly ... |
Electric Guitars | £579.00 | 91% |
 Barber Trifecta FuzzBarber pedals get high-end tone freaks excited – but they’re affordable, too. Huw Price puts the Trifecta Fuzz under the microscope. ... |
Effects | £149.95 | 91% |
 Gibson USA Slash Appetite Les PaulLightweight, devilishly handsome and loaded with fire-breathing pickups and TonePros hardware, the USA Slash Appetite offers more than a signature. ... |
Electric Guitars | £2099.00 | 91% |
 Yamaha SG1802The 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 ... |
Electric Guitars | 91% | |
 Line 6 DT50 212 ComboThis Line 6 is much more than a digital modelling amp: the DT50 is a Bogner-designed valve 25W/50W combo with volume-dependent modelling. Review by Huw Price ... |
Amplifiers | 91% | |
 Superdrive 30 Series IIFor seekers of sweet cleans and filthy overdrives in one poky package, there’s an amp in Budda’s Superdrive family that’ll cope with every task from tiny clubs to enormous stages. Review by Dave ... |
91% | ||
 Gibson Melody Maker SpecialRecent Melody Makers have been great, save for the skinny single coils. Now an uncool band are responsible, indirectly, for a very cool guitar. Would would have thought it? Review by Richard Purvis ... |
91% | ||
 Epiphone SwingsterGretsches might be the archetypal rockabilly guitar, but back in the day Gibsons and Epiphones were much more common. The Swingster is designed to be a ‘go-to rockabilly, jazz and rock hollowbody’ ... |
91% | ||
 Orange Tube Sync VT-1000Got a stash of preamp and power valves rolling around in the parts drawer? This unit can help you sort the good from the bad. Review by Will Nicholas ... |
91% | ||
 Peavey AT-200When the term ‘autotune’ sends Spice Girl-sized shivers down your spine, then wait until you see Peavey’s offering. Review by Martin Wheeler ... |
91% | ||
 MXR Bass Chorus DeluxeNew from MXR for bassists this year are an overdrive – due out in March – and this subtle analogue chorus. Review by Gareth Morgan ... |
91% | ||
Peerless PD-70CE DreadnoughtIn terms of acoustic punch the Peerless PD-70CE is slightly polite and not a snarling belter, but it’s outstandingly good as an electro. ... |
Electro-Acoustic Guitars | £549.00 | 92% |
 Baden A-Style Mahogany Ellipse AuraOur eyebrows zoomed skywards when we saw the angular Baden dreadnought, but the A-Style is a really appealing modern design. Jerry Uwins checks out the electro version. ... |
Acoustic Guitars | £1299.00 | 92% |
 Peavey Vypyr 30With 11 amps, 11 stompboxes and 11 rack effects, you’d expect the volume knob on Peavey’s newest modelling baby to go up to 11. But no! It goes up to 13. Martyn Casserly dives in ... |
Amplifiers | £179.00 | 92% |
 Digitech SC-2 Valve DistortionThe SC-2 is a cool vintage distortion - with two modes and tube-like qualities, the SC-2 has plenty of edge to slice through the room. ... |
Effects | £89.00 | 92% |
 65 Amps Stone PonyBased in California, 65Amps founders Peter Stroud and Dan Boul set out to build the best valve amplifiers on the market. Huw Price finds out what the fuss is all about ... |
Amplifiers | £2398.00 | 92% |
 St Blues '61 SouthBack 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 ... |
Electric Guitars | £740.00 | 92% |
 Burns CobraThis is no copy guitar with Burns trimmings: it comes with redesigned Tri-Sonic pickups, as beloved by Brian May, but in miniature form. ... |
Electric Guitars | £249.00 | 92% |
Latest Issue
Guitar & Bass Magazine June 2013
COVER: PAUL KOSSOFF - We tell the tale of Free's tragic genius.
INTERVIEWS with six-string wizard JOE SATRIANI, DAVE KELLY and STEVE EARLE
VINTAGE: This month Lars Mullen meets Michael Warmsley and surveys a collection with Gretsch at its heart
WORKSHOPS: Learn to play like THE KINKS and JOY DIVISION
COVER: PAUL KOSSOFF - We tell the tale of Free's tragic genius.
INTERVIEWS with six-string wizard JOE SATRIANI, DAVE KELLY and STEVE EARLE
VINTAGE: This month Lars Mullen meets Michael Warmsley and surveys a collection with Gretsch at its heart
WORKSHOPS: Learn to play like THE KINKS and JOY DIVISION
