Articles by Alun Lower

Faith Nexus Venus Cutaway Electro Cognac review

By Alun Lower

£649

A guitar that strikes the perfect balance between a workhorse and show pony

Faith Blood Moon Saturn

By Alun Lower

£829

Howling at the sky with the latest addition to Faith’s exotic-looking Blood Moon series

Larrivée OM-03 Silverwood

By Alun Lower

£1,849
€1,849

Can a fancy tonewood make the difference sonically as well as visually?

Blueridge BR-180CE

By Alun Lower

£1999

Another budget dread from Blueridge

Blueridge BR-40

By Alun Lower

£559

Getting to grips with a vintage-inspired dread

Faith Nomad Mini-Neptune

By Alun Lower

£469

A pint-sized acoustic from Faith

Faith Nomad Mini-Saturn

By Alun Lower

£459

Can Faith’s tiny tone traveller deliver?

Top 10 Essential Guitar Maintenance Tips

By Alun Lower

Alun Lower gives you his top tips to make sure your instrument stays in tip-top condition

Breedlove Discovery Concert CE

By Alun Lower

Alun Lower finds a lot of love this new breed of laid back, all-purpose affordable acoustic

Amplitube Jimi Hendrix for iPad offers you a choice of two amps, two speaker models and five effects

IK Multimedia Amplitube Jimi Hendrix for iPad

By Alun Lower

£10.49
$14.99

Tones as bold as love

Six ECC83 valves power three very different channels, with the third channel sharing an EQ with the second

Diezel D-Moll

By Alun Lower

£1419
$3000

The high-gain amp-maker goes 'affordable'

All of Road Kill's cabs are named after progressively larger mammals known to meet their end under wheel

Road Kill Cabs RKB212 'The Badger'

By Alun Lower

£289

Have you considered a custom cab?

Described as a "stepped-pitch falling fuzz" by MWFX, the Super 8 Bit is all blips and glitches

MWFX Super 8 Bit

By Alun Lower

£179

Videogames sounds, stompbox style

The reverse 'R' on the top of the stompbox gives away its Korn association

Majik Box Krush Distortion

By Alun Lower

£229
$229.99

A Korn-y distortion pedal for Munky junkies

The template is fairly standard - a dreadnought of laminate spruce and mahogany construction - but the HD-100ACE represents great value for money

Hudson HD-100ACE

By Alun Lower

£199

Need a solid electro-acoustic for less than £200?

The British Sound is a preamp that looks to emulate classic Marshall tones

Joyo British Sound

By Alun Lower

£29
$42.99

Chinese-made, best of British preamp

Electro-Harmonix has attempted to make a more reliable wah pedal by removing all moving parts from the equation

Electro-Harmonix Crying Tone wah

By Alun Lower

£72
$116

A wah wah with no moving parts

Mooer Pitch Box

By Alun Lower

£59
$99

A diminutive pitch shifter with a big range

Sat next to an original SE Mark Tremonti, the Custom's plush vibe is much closer to a USA PRS

PRS SE Tremonti Custom

By Alun Lower

£729

Alter Bridge man's signature guitar updated for the UK

The CB-10 offers both split humbucker and single coil pickups.

Black Knight CB-10 bass guitar

By Alun Lower

£189

Low notes, low price

The FB-2 is a pedal of two halves - both a boost and a 'Feedbacker'

Boss FB-2 Feedbacker/Booster

By Alun Lower

£100
$192.5

A boost pedal with a noisy alter ego

The flamed maple top may be a veneer, but the Cosmic Black Burst finish is pure class

Hagstrom Viking Baritone

By Alun Lower

£579
$1099.99

Fresh off the longboat: a versatile baritone guitar

As ever, simplicity proves itself to be the backbone of great design

Marshall DSL40C

By Alun Lower

£635
$970

A 'modern classic' guitar amp updated

The Cabulator's front controls look after the power reduction and speaker voicing

SPL Cabulator

By Alun Lower

£469
$899

Great recording tone made easy... and quiet

Rocket Fuel makes a serious impression thanks to its distinctive voice and bass tone-shaping ability

Majik Box Doug Aldrich Rocket Fuel

By Alun Lower

£259
$279.99

Whitesnake-endorsed overdrive