Reviews:

Peavey Vypyr 60

It’s the dream – all the convenience of digital amp and effects models with the natural sensitivity and sheer oomph of an all-valve amplifier. Huw Price assesses Peavey’s latest ...

Dave King Matilda Dreadnought

Dave King’s latest models include a parlour, a slope dread and a 12-fret 000. How on earth has he managed to lop about two grand off the price? Review by Jerry Uwins ...

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 ...

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 ...

K Yairi FY84

From one of Japan’s best factories come a super-sweet sunburst blues/folk fingerpicker and an OM-sized all-rounder. Jerry Uwins reckons that all-solid woods aren’t everything ...

DigiTech BP355 Bass Multi-Effects Processor

More sounds, e ects, fl exibility and control for the money than any other unit around: that’s Digitech’s claim for its very latest bass multi-FX. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Danelectro 56 Single Cutaway electric guitar

The recently revamped Danelectro guitar range now includes four variations of this brand’s first reissue, with one boasting a lot more bling than ever before. Review by Roger Cooper ...

Fender Road Worn Player Stratocaster HSS

Like the ready-trashed Road Worns but need a touch of modernity with hotter pickups and a flatter fingerboard? Review by Alex Lees ...

Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar

Now why don’t more pedals have a picture of the Taj Mahal on the top? This new E-H effect is hell to use… but it’s unique. Review by Alex Lees ...

Gretsch Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II

If you need classic rock grind or ’60s plumminess then the new Junior Jet basses now come with an extra fret, cool metal knobs and a vintage-style headstock. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

PRS Dave Navarro SE

Dave Navarro is one of only three PRS artists to have a signature model made both in the USA and Korea. Will Huw Price get addicted to the Navarro SE? ...

Italia Imola Bass

The obscure and hugely cool Ampeg AEB-1 was designed in the ’60s for upright players who wanted to move to electric. This Italia has the look, but does it have the sound? Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Blackstar ID:260TVP

Having established a fine reputation for rock-oriented valve amps, the new ID series of DSP-driven solid-state amps is a departure for Blackstar. Seven years of research and development has gone into ...

T-Rex Moller 2 Review

It may be more of a reboot than a full-blown sequel, but this is one overdrive that’s got it where it counts. Review by Alun Lower ...

Hayden Cotton Club 15/30 combo guitar amp

30W and a pair of Celestions is a time-honoured British recipe, but Hayden is setting out to improve it with a high-gain channel and a half-power switch. Review by Dave Petersen. ...

Aria SB-1000CB Bass guitar review

Beloved by Duran Duran and a pre-nose job Sting, the SB-1000 was also used to ferocious effect by Metallica’s Cliff Burton. Gareth Morgan samples a none-more-black tribute ...

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 ...

Way Huge Fat Sandwich

The Fat Sound's range is incredible, while a less contemporary distortion, it bridges the gap between modern distortion and 1970s fuzz ...

TecAmp Puma 212 Bass Combo

Tall, simple and conservatively-dressed, TecAmp combos offer an efficient German take on the perfect bass sound, at a price. Review by Gareth Morgan ...

Ozark 3761 Deluxe

Big bodies, big looks, big fun - Ozark's new 12-fret models combine bags of old time vintage appeal with modern plug-in-and-go capability. Review by Jerry Uwins. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parker PB51 Bass

The radical Parker Fly bass is available in imported form, without all the high-tech construction but still with a very individual look indeed. Review by Gareth Morgan. ...

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 ...

Washburn D9

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