Reviews:

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. ...

Corvo Leather straps

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

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 ...

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. ...

Eastwood Airline Tuxedo

Simultaneously conjuring the ghosts of Jimmy Reed and Cary Grant, Eastwood’s latest near-reissue promises ’50s sonic thrills and damn cool looks. Review by Marcus Leadley ...

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. ...

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. ...

Fender: Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster

Want to get closer to rock god tone? With a custom pickup layout and, crucially, a scalloped fingerboard, this Blackmore model is like no other Stratocaster. ...

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.. ...

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. ...

EastwoodAirline Tuxedo electric guitar review

Electric guitar review.The Airline Tuxedo electric by Eastwood ...

Fenders Jim Adkins Telecaster electric guitar review

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

Fender 50's Telecaster electric guitar review

Electric guitar review. The 50's Telecaster by Fender ...

Fender 60's Strat electric guitar review

Electric guitar review. The 60's Strat by Fender ...

Fender Strat Road Worn ’50s electric guitar review

Electric guitar review.A road worn '50s strat by Fender ...

Ibanez Prestige Series RG3620Z electric guitar review

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

Aria PE Exotic

Electric guitar review.The PE Exotic by Aria ...

Adam Black Libra Extreme

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. ...

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 ...