Alun Lower

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Acoustic show tips

10 must-know DIY acoustic guitar maintenance tips

By Alun Lower published

Our top tips to keep your beloved instrument in tip-top condition - and when you should really go to a pro

Faith Nexus Venus Cutaway Electro Cognac review

By Alun Lower published

  • £649

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

Faith Blood Moon Saturn review

By Alun Lower published

  • £829

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

Larrivée OM-03 Silverwood review

By Alun Lower published

  • £1,849
  • €1,849

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

Blueridge BR-180CE review

By Alun Lower published

  • £1999

Another budget dread from Blueridge

Blueridge BR-40 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £559

Getting to grips with a vintage-inspired dread

Faith Nomad Mini-Neptune review

By Alun Lower published

  • £469

A pint-sized acoustic from Faith

Faith Nomad Mini-Saturn review

By Alun Lower published

  • £459

Can Faith’s tiny tone traveller deliver?

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Top 10 Essential Guitar Maintenance Tips

By Alun Lower last updated

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

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Breedlove Discovery Concert CE

By Alun Lower published

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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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' review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £179

Videogames sounds, stompbox style

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

Majik Box Krush Distortion review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £72
  • $116

A wah wah with no moving parts

The quirky Mooer Pitch Box is perfect for pitch shifting on a budget

Mooer Pitch Box review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower last updated

  • £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 review

By Alun Lower published

  • £635
  • $970

A 'modern classic' guitar amp updated

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

SPL Cabulator review

By Alun Lower published

  • £469
  • $899

Great recording tone made easy... and quiet

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