Michael Brown

As you might have guessed, the Xvive V3 specialises in heavy

There are two unusual things about Xvive's V6 Phaser King...

This US-designed, Chinese-built stomper from Xvive isn't quite what you'd expect - while you probably associate classic rock with bucketloads of mids, the CR scoops them out

Legendary amp brand Orange turns its hand to guitars, tuners and just about everything else

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

The idea behind the Hellraiser Hybrid is to combine the best features of two of Schecter's most popular models: the Hellraiser and Blackjack SLS

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...

Don't let the absence of f-holes confuse you; this semi-hol is hole-y through and through

Another good thing in a small package

Tonally versatile electric guitar

Although best known for cheap and cheerful mini pedals loaded with familiar circuits, Mooer has been quietly beavering away on a series of larger, feature-heavy units

With such a well-rooted background in value-for-money rock axes, it's no surprise that Cort's G280 hot-rodded double-cut is one well put together instrument

Being part of American behemoth Harman Professional has its advantages: just ask DigiTech, which has the license to use sister company Lexicon's studio-grade reverbs

Legendary pedal designer Jeorge Tripps and his Way Huge boffins reckon they've nailed the secret recipe behind blended sounds