Reviews:

PRS Torero

Offshore Paul Reed Smith that expands the family ...

Fender La Cabronita Especial

Translating approximately to Little Bastard Special, La Cabronita Especial is Fender's Custom Shop brawler, a Tele with extra Gretsch horsepower. Review by Rick Batey ...

Fryette Memphis 30/Eighteen

The latest combo from the man behind VHT packs a ton of modern switchability into a toneful, all-valve package that’s built for the loud stuff. Review by Dave Petersen ...

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 ...

TC Electronic Flashback Delay and Looper

This compact delay offers a swathe of pristine echoes, a 40-second looper and downloadable custom settings. Review by Richard Purvis ...

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 ...

Zoom B3 Bass Multi-FX

More effects than you can shake a stick at, plus sonic soundalikes of classic amps, plus a looper, plus a USB port for DAW use, plus rhythm patterns: it’s the new Zoom for bass. Review by Gareth Mor ...

Washburn HB36 Vintage

The aged look isn’t exclusive to the most famous twangy brand, and now Washburn has cooked up a lived-in semi-solid that offers serious mojo for your moolah. Review by Hayden Hewitt ...

Orange OR15 head

If you like the sharp-toothed Jim Root Tiny Terror but fancy slightly more traditional sounds plus a wooden box, then the OR15 matched with an old-school 4x12" cabinet could be for you. ...

Orange OR15 and PPC412 Compact

Like the sharp-toothed Jim Root Tiny Terror but fancy slightly more traditional sounds plus a wooden box? The OR15 matched with an old-school 4x12" cabinet could be for you ...

Eastwood Hi Flyer Phase 4

New Eastwood with off the wall design and a connection to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain ...

Orange OR100H Amp Head

The OR100H promises a combination of 1970s tone, construction and design with modern expertise and it’s the only amp in Orange’s OR series with twin channels. Huw Price gets orange crushed ...

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. ...

Carvin B4 Bass

Built in California, sold by mail, Carvins have never enjoyed the European sales they deserve. Gareth Morgan reckons there's a case to be made for buying sight unseen. ...

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. ...

Breedlove Atlas Retro OM/SM Electro-Acoustic

No more dangerous headstocks, no more swoopy bridges: Breedlove’s Korean-made Retros hark back to the golden age of American acoustics. Review by Jerry Uwins ...

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 ...

Martin OMC Cherry Electro-Acoustic

Deforestation is real – but then so is the deep-seated human need for a great-sounding guitar. Can Martin help us go green without tonal compromise? Review by Jerry Uwins ...

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 ...

Hartke LH500 Head / HyDrive HX115 & HX410 Cabs

Hartke made its name with aluminium speakers, then offered paper ones, and now are back with both in the same package. Gareth Morgan finds out what’s going on ...

MXR Bass Auto Q

If the Funk Mothership had a black box recorder, it would look like this ...

Vintage Icon Series VJ96MRJP Fretless

With a distressed sunburst finish, a lined fretless neck and fine pickups, there’s no cheaper way to deliver the weather report than this. Review by Gareth Morgan. ...

Eventide Pitchfactor

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 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 ...