Michael Brown

With an arsenal of four new utility stompers, Fender is the latest company to join the mini-pedal mêlée, and its Micro ABY does the job while taking up minimal 'board space

Mesa is famed primarily for two things: gain and five-band EQ, usually in a metal-approved V shape

Based on the Whammy DT, the Drop takes your guitar's tuning from one semitone to one octave down, and uses the Whammy's latest polyphonic algorithm for near-infallible tracking

With its beefy 30-watt output and comprehensive channel coverage, Laney's Ironheart may seem like something of a black sheep in a world of tiny retro valve combos

We've all had that 'eureka' moment after writing the riff of the century; then the phone rings, and the lick is gone...

Since its introduction in 1995, Fender's Blues Junior has become one of the world's most popular amps

Not everyone enjoys the usual multi-effects trawl through screens of signal chains - T-Rex has a solution

As well as its legendary pickups, Seymour Duncan is forging a name in FX, too

When it was first unveiled in prototype form at Winter NAMM 2013, Ibanez's RG9 caused a fair bit of commotion, provoking delirium and bewilderment in equal measure

With its blood-red finish, the Schecter Blackjack ATX Solo-II is a deadly single-cut has looks that kill - not to mention playability to die for

With its Satin Black finish and black hardware, the Stealth certainly lives up to its name

The Flashback goes retro, with a little help from Pro Guitar Shop...

Another good thing in a small package

The miniaturisation of the guitar world continues apace

Tiny pedal offering huge flexibility, thanks to TC's TonePrints

Another day, another stompbox you could accidentally swallow