Reviews:

Mayones Comodous 5-String bass

All the way from Gdansk in Poland, a weighty but handsome five-stringer. ...

Mesa/Boogie M6 Carbine Combo bass amp review

Bass amp review. The Mesa/Boogie M6 Carbine Combo ...

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. ...

MTD Kingston Artist

With Tobias basses now owned by Gibson, the company’s founder is doing his own thing – and he hasn’t forgotten the affordable end of the business. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

MTD KZ

With Tobias basses now owned by Gibson, the company’s founder is doing his own thing – and he hasn’t forgotten the affordable end of the business. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Music Man Stingray 4 Classic

Simple, stylish and faultlessly practical, this authentic reissue of an all-time great –complete with two-band EQ and string mutes – will take you straight back to the ’70s, at a price. Review b ...

MXR Bass Auto Q

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

MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe

New from MXR for bassists this year are an overdrive – due out in March – and this subtle analogue chorus. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

MXR Carbon Copy

MXR’s latest goodies include an analogue delay with the tape sound we all love and a tremolo with stereo capability for stage-filling swampiness. Review by Huw Price ...

MXR Carbon Copy delay effects pedal review

Effects pedal review. The MXR carbon copy analogue delay ...

MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz effects pedal review

Effects pedal review.Jim Dunlops MXR EI grande Fuzz pedal. ...

MXR Tremolo

The new Tremolo from MXR has stereo capability for stage-filling swampiness. Review by Huw Price ...

MXR Tremolo guitar effects pedal review

Effects pedal review. The MXR tremolo pedal. ...

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 ...

NS Design Bass Cello

Put off electric upright bass by the long scale and fretless fingerboard? Read on ...

Olympus LS-10 PCM Recorder

Camera boffins Olympus jump into the pocket recorder market with this handy stereo tool. ...

OohLaLa Soda Meiser

Chaos mode turns the Soda Meiser into the nastiest, raspiest, wildest fuzzbox I have ever heard. This is a good thing ...

Orange Dark Terror Head

With yet more delicious valve-driven filth and a Shape control that bestrides the Atlantic ocean like an electronic colossus, this latest Orange sets out to rule the world of rock. Review by Richard P ...

Orange Dual Terror

If you loved the Tiny Terror but need more power or a boosted second channel, then the Orange Dual Terror could be your new squeeze. Review by Dave Walsh ...

Orange OPC

Beneath its chirpy citrus tolex the Orange OPC is no valve-powered air-pusher but a personal computer for the recording guitarist with AmpliTube III and a pair of DAWs. Review by Richard Purvis ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 OR50 & PPC412LTD CAB

Britain’s very own Orange Amps is celebrating its 40th anniversary with this excellent 50W rig. Dave Petersen dodges the balloons and cake and heads straight for his guitar ...