Reviews:

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. ...

Digitech Harmony Man Intelligent Pitch Shifter

By applying the technology of its Vocalist pedals, Digitech has cooked up a new, super-brainy automatic harmony generator. Review by Marcus Leadley ...

Freshman Apollo 1DC Dreadnought

Freshman guitars are making waves in the ‘decent budget acoustic’ area, and now they’ve added the temptation of Fishman’s new Ion preamps. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Blackstar Ht-5 Guitar Combo

If you’re looking for a toneful all-valve bedroom boogie box but want more than three knobs, the weeniest Blackstar is aimed right at your jugular. Review by Dave Petersen ...

The Squier - Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass guitar review

Bass guitar review - The Classic 1960 vibe jazz bass, the budget version of the Fender Jazz ...

Squier Classic Vibe Jazz Bass '60s

The Squier Classic Vibe Strat and Tele reviewed elsewhere in this issue have three bass brothers. Gareth Morgan wraps his mitts around a Jazz that’s got the bass world buzzing ...

Harma Cabinets

Got a Fender Blues Junior, Blues Deluxe, Hot Rod Deluxe or Deville? These cabs are the perfect match. ...

Tanglewood TRSJ-VS

‘Rosewood Reserve’ is a posh name for guitars in the affordable bracket, so do these new Tanglewoods really exude the sound of exotic timbers? Jerry Uwins finds out ...

Tanglewood TRSF-CE Rosewood Reserve

A fair toned acoustic sound and an excellent, clear-sounding powered palette. Jerry Uwins reviews Tanglewood's TRSF-CE Rosewood Reserve. ...

Ashdown Electric Blue 15-180 EVO II

Whether your bass tastes run to modern or vintage, the Evo II versions of Ashdown’s UK-designed MAG and Electric Blue amps can provide the goods. Review: Gareth Morgan ...

Marshall Class Five

Banishing forever our mixed memories of the Capri and Mercury, Marshall has finally made a great small valve combo for the contemporary seeker of rock. Review by Dave Petersen ...

Crafter TM045 Acoustic guitar review

Acoustic Guitar review. The TM045 Acoustic by Crafter ...

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 ...

Squier Simon Neil Artist Series Stratocaster

Even if the phrase ‘Mon the biff!’ means nothing, read on – this Europe-only Squier Strat adds a custom colour and clever pickups for just a few quid extra. Review by Dave Walsh ...

Peerless PGC-65 Concert Acoustic

Gather round, sunburst fans, and warm your hands in front of a brace of handsome, retro-liveried strummers from Korean makers Peerless. Review by Jerry Uwins. ...

Crafter TMC035 Electro-acoustic Guitar

Read the TMC035 Electro-acoustic Review. Good for vintage deluxe OM vibe on a budget; speedy fingerstyle neck, decent electro system. ...

Indie Acoustic Pro Sound Jumbo

Rim-located soundports are becoming a hot item in the handmade field, but Indie’s added-holes approach is all about the out-front sound. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

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 ...

Eventide Modfactor

Eventide made its name back in the ’80s with a line of studio-quality rackmount effects, and now the best sounds have been crammed into three stompboxes. Review by Huw Price ...

Eventide TimeFactor

Eventide made its name back in the ’80s with a line of studio-quality rackmount effects, and now the best sounds have been crammed into three stompboxes. Review by Huw Price ...

Ashbury Lindisfarne 000-C Electro-Acoustic Guitar Review

Reviewed – Lindisfarne Electro acoustic by Ashbury.A great electronic sound ...

Freshman 20CBL Folk

The 20CBL’s Ion 301 preamp does a fine job in extending the sound palette, and for a two-band system it’s versatile ...

Hudson Mayfly Concert Parlour Electro-Acoustic

The Mayfly is a hugely likeable little fingerpickin’ all-rounder that can come fitted with the pickup and preamp of your choice – at a bargain price. Review by Jerry Uwins ...