Reviews:

MXR Bass Auto Q

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

OohLaLa Soda Meiser

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

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 ...

Durham Zia Drive

As well as adding a chewy harmonic Class A-style complexity, the Zia exhibits a bumped-up midrange like a Vox amp ...

Barber Trifecta Fuzz

Barber pedals get high-end tone freaks excited – but they’re affordable, too. Huw Price puts the Trifecta Fuzz under the microscope. ...

Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Bass Wah

The Cry Baby has great variation; even with the VQ fully clockwise for maximum treble, the peaks don’t overload or distort unless you really crank the signal ...

Washburn D9

The most painless entry point into the Washburn acoustic range is marked by the D9 all-laminated dread . Review by Jerry Uwins ...

Black Knight CB-42M Bass

Gear4Music’s Black Knight basses come with a 14-day trial period. Worth a spin ...

Barber Electronics LTD SR Boost

Barber pedals get high-end tone freaks excited – but they’re affordable, too. Review by Huw Price ...

MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz effects pedal review

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

Electro-Harmonix MXR El Grande Bass Fuzz

On minimal Fuzz settings and with bassy Tone, the MXR sounds like a well-mannered chainsaw ...

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be another Big Muff, here comes one with a treble-tweaking switch and a lairy tone bypass. Review by Marcus Leadley ...

Digitech RV-7 Stereo Reverb

The Digitech RV-7 Stereo Reverb: near-high end rack unit quality ...

Line 6 Backtrack + Mic

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

Peavey MSDI Mic Simulator

The MSDI sits between head and cabinet and sends a speaker-simulated signal to wherever you want. ...

Hofner Contemporary Series Shorty

Originally launched in 1982 and lasting just four years, the Shorty was perhaps the least Hofner-like Hofner ever made. Has its time come at last? ...

Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors

Electro-Harmonix's Bass Metaphors: It’s a preamp, a DI box, an EQ, a compressor, a distortion unit… but will it rock our world? ...

Digitech CM-2 Overdrive

Rufty-tufty casings plus state-of-the-art electronics make Digitech’s new Hardwire pedals strong contenders for the gigging guitarist’s hard-earned pound. Martyn Casserly dives in ...

Digitech SC-2 Valve Distortion

The SC-2 is a cool vintage distortion - with two modes and tube-like qualities, the SC-2 has plenty of edge to slice through the room. ...

AXL Standard 30B Bass Combo

You don't want to haul a full bass rig when popping around the guitarist's house for tea and a spot of songwriting ...

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy

The latest devices from the ever-insane Electro-Harmonix are a vintage delay/chorus/vibrato and a power amplifier that you can fit under your hat. Review by Huw Price ...

Electro-Harmonix Caliber Power Amp

The latest devices from the ever-insane Electro-Harmonix are a vintage delay/chorus/vibrato and a power amplifier that you can fit under your hat. Review by Huw Price ...

Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi

The Big Muff's Bass Boost provides gurgly rumbles, a nasty-bastard snarl and an OTT white noise assault ...

Ashdown Tourbus 10 Combo

Practice bass amps don’t have to sound rubbish, and we’re looking to a respected maker of proper amps like Ashdown to really come up with the goods. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Planet Waves Metronome Tuner

If you use a metronome, then check out Planet Waves’ new model with a tuner in it as well ...