Reviews:

Marshall AFD100

The details of Slash's 'Appetite' amp are unknown, but an undaunted Marshall has released a 100W signature head with some eyebrow-raising features. Review by Richard Purvis ...

Marleaux Consat Custom Bass

The name may sound French, but the Marleaux is custom-built in Germany and come with a choice of lush woods and the best hardware euros can buy. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

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 ...

Markacoustic AC121 Combo

Shunning the Markbass bumblebee livery for moody black, Markacoustic amps can handle basses, guitars, mandolins, banjos and lots more. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Mariner JX-6SB Masthead

Nothing wrong with plain, understated guitars, but these two swashbuckling Mariners bring a welcome taste of Nashville back into the acoustic market. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Mariner E-6DR ESO Dreadnought

Nothing wrong with plain, understated guitars, but these two swashbuckling Mariners bring a welcome taste of Nashville back into the acoustic market. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Mariner D-6N Dreadnought

With interesting design twists both internal and external, Mariner guitars are gunning for the ever-tricky mid-priced bracket. Will they sink or swim? Jerry Uwins finds out. ...

Mariner AX-6N Auditorium

With interesting design twists both internal and external, Mariner guitars are gunning for the ever-tricky mid-priced bracket. Will they sink or swim? Jerry Uwins finds out ...

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive

Trodden upon by Fast Eddie Clarke, Marc Ford and Matt Schofield, Finland’s Mad Professor pedals are becoming one of Europe’s hippest names in guitar effects. Review by Huw Price ...

Mad Professor Snow White Auto Wah

Trodden upon by Fast Eddie Clarke, Marc Ford and Matt Schofield, Finland’s Mad Professor pedals are becoming one of Europe’s hippest names in guitar effects. Review by Huw Price ...

Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor

Trodden upon by Fast Eddie Clarke, Marc Ford and Matt Schofield, Finland’s Mad Professor pedals are becoming one of Europe’s hippest names in guitar effects. Review by Huw Price ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

Line 6 Spider Valve 212 Combo

The Spider Valve’s amp models pay tribute to everything from a Hiwatt, a Bassman and a Plexi to a Dual Rectifier ...

Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler

In the search for perfect-sounding effects, separate pedals have been the recent craze. Is it time to give all-in-one multi-FX units another listen? Review by Richard Purvis ...

Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler

Line 6 are making the brave move of providing a sound-crammed multi-FX unit that you can’t use for multi-FX. Do the modelling specialists know something that we don’t? Review by Richard Purvis ...

Line 6 DT50 212 Combo

This 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 ...

Line 6 Bogner Alchemist 2x12 Combo

Guitar amp review. The Bogner Alchemist 2x12 combo amp by Line 6 ...

Line 6 Backtrack + Mic

Line 6 calls its weeny flashdrive recording device 'inspiration insurance'. We couldn't put it better. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lakland Skyline Decade

This imported version of the Decade model aims to move Lakland’s old-school solidbody bass to within the grasp of more players. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

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 ...