Reviews:

Mayones Comodous 5-String bass

All the way from Gdansk in Poland, a weighty but handsome five-stringer. ...

Markbass Bass Tube Marker

The Italian bass specialists’ new pedal range should satisfy almost every sonic need. We select a subtle overdrive. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Lazy J 40 Combo

For most gigs a 40W valve amp will nail the perfect-power sweet spot, and Lazy J’s latest creation has a knockout tone that’s also tweakable for virtually any pickup. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Kustom Defender Combo

It may be dinky but this budget 1x10" combo is by no means a lightweight, beneath the conservative livery lurks an impressive range of tones. Richard Purvis puts it through its paces ...

Krampera KVB 800 Amplifier

A brand-new premium bass amplification brand is big news, and this one seems to have the know-how and the quality. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Italia Modulo Tipo 3

Italia's new Modulo Tipo 3 is fun to play and will certainly get you noticed… ...

Italia Maranello Speedster 2

A revamped racer hits the road running courtesy of Korean retro-electric specialist Italia. Review by Roger Cooper ...

Italia Imola Bass

The obscure and hugely cool Ampeg AEB-1 was designed in the ’60s for upright players who wanted to move to electric. This Italia has the look, but does it have the sound? Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Ibanez Grooveline G104

Bravely, radically sculpted and totally modern both inside and out, the Grooveline G104 pushes Ibanez basses into a price bracket we’re unused to. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 18 Combo

With clever valve trickery, digital reverb, a four-step power soak and a tiny Thiele-Small enclosure for the Celestion speaker, this mini-combo sets out to accomplish a lot. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Hayden HGT-A20

A mere four hundred drinking vouchers sounds like a good deal for an all-valve combo with three channels and reverb, especially as the first ones will be put together in the UK. Review by Huw Price ...

Gretsch Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II

If you need classic rock grind or ’60s plumminess then the new Junior Jet basses now come with an extra fret, cool metal knobs and a vintage-style headstock. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Gretsch Electromatic G5435T Pro Jet

With smart looks that echo the fabulous single-cut Gretsch Duo Jet of the ’50s, the well-priced Electromatic Pro Jet does that rock’n’roll slapback thing well – and a few other styles besides. ...

Gibson SG Original

The dawn of the ’60s brought new ideas for Gibson and the latest reissue is a charismatic SG with Lyre vibrato. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Gibson Melody Maker Special

Recent 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 ...

Gartone Regal 45

Point to point turret board wiring, carbon comp resistors, audio-grade signal capacitors, Mercury Magnetics transformers, KT66 power valves, custom Alnico speakers – and handmade here in the UK. Rev ...

Fender Modern Player Marauder

Take one near-forgotten Fender oddball, change it lots and lots, add a monster pickup, and you’ve got the Marauder – the freshest guitar in the Chinese Modern Player series. Review by Rick Batey ...

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III

The name may be familiar but the looks and specs are new, for this is one of a limited edition of just 25 ‘Chocolate Tweed’ Hot Rod Deluxe III amps coming to the UK. Review by Will Nicholas ...

Fender FSR American Stratocaster

Fender’s glitzy FSR offers a new set of sounds. Review by Richard Purvis ...

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 ...

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 ...

Epiphone Swingster

Gretsches 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’ ...

Epiphone 50th Anniversary 1962 Sheraton

We take a look at a fine thinline semi-acoustic from Epiphone that harks back to the swinging sixties. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Talking Machine

Electro Harmonix's new stomp box is a demented tool of the very devil. ...

Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar

Now why don’t more pedals have a picture of the Taj Mahal on the top? This new E-H effect is hell to use… but it’s unique. Review by Alex Lees ...