Reviews:

Fenders Jim Adkins Telecaster electric guitar review

Electric guitar review.The Jim Adkins Telecaster from Fender ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gibson ES -339

Keeping the construction details the same, Gibson have scaled down the ES-335 delivering a more focused voice at a killer price. ...

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. ...

Gibson Nighthawk

Among Gibson’s Limited Run series for 2009 is a reissue of a guitar that appeared 16 years ago. Has the Nighthawk’s time come at last? Review by Martyn Casserly ...

Gibson Robby Krieger SG VOS

With every component and even the shape of the neck chosen by the Doors guitarist, is it a case of second time lucky for the signature Krieger SG? Dave Walsh finds out ...

Gibson USA Slash Appetite Les Paul

Lightweight, devilishly handsome and loaded with fire-breathing pickups and TonePros hardware, the USA Slash Appetite offers more than a signature. ...

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 ...

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? ...

Ibanez Prestige Series RG3620Z electric guitar review

Electric guitar review. The Presitge Series RG3620Z by Ibanez ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lag Imperator i3000

Slim, sexy, resonant and beautifully designed, this handbuilt single-cut shows exactly the kind of quality that Lag’s handbuilt Master Series is capable of. Review by Huw Price ...

Larrivee RS-4

Best know for its fine acoustics, Canadian maker Larrivée has a history of dipping in an and out of the electric game. Marcus Leadley checks out the latest offering ...

Lines Londoner

D’Aquisto had the New Yorker, Guild had the Manhattan, and now British luthier Andrew Lines has the three-pickup Londoner archtop. Rick Batey decides it’s a capital idea. ...

Lodestone Electric Pro S

If rock is about non-conformism, why do so many guitars look the same? At least one company is aiming to sculpt some new contours in the landscape. Review: Rick Batey ...

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. ...

Martyn Booth Standard

Suffolk-based Martyn Booth, one of the best in the biz, offers his classic shape in myriad formats. Huw Price checks out the stripped-down, arched-front, all-rocking Standard ...

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. ...

Nick Huber Twangmeister

With a snowballing reputation for high-end guitars, can Germany’s Nik Huber strip back to basics and still impress with this vibey single-coil special? Review by Dave Walsh ...