Mick Taylor

Editor-in-chief, Guitars Group

Latest articles by Mick Taylor

The Mustang III could well be the answer to your amplification prayers.
Fender Mustang III

By Mick Taylor Published

Following the 20 and 40-watt versions, here's the 100-watt Mustang III

Electric Guitars
This pedal provides classic delay for classic guitar tones.
T-Rex Reptile 2

By Mick Taylor Published

Classic tape-echo delay tones in a compact box

Guitar Pedals
The pedal offers a great range of blues, country and Americana tones.
Wampler Paisley Drive

By Mick Taylor Published

One of the world's leading guitarists puts his name to an overdrive pedal

Guitar Pedals
Small enough to fit almost anywhere you'd like to put it.
Blackstar HT-1R

By Mick Taylor Published

A teeny, tiny one-watt valve amp that packs more punch than you might imagine

Guitar Amps
Dare we call this Tele design vanilla?
Fender American Deluxe Telecaster

By Mick Taylor Published

A sleeker, upgraded version of a true classic

Electric Guitars
For small gigging and realistic recording volumes this is a great sounding amp.
Jet City JCA2112RC

By Mick Taylor Published

A new brand at a great price with some big-name pedigree

Guitars
Smoother, sleeker and upgraded.
Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster

By Mick Taylor Published

Fender's new American Deluxe Series shoots squarely at the boutique imitators

Electric Guitars
Incredible build quality is matched by a very high price-tag.
PRS Angelus Custom

By Mick Taylor Published

PRS enters the acoustic world with a suitably spec'd and priced flat top

Acoustic Guitars
The Super-Sonic 22: a mid-power revelation.
Fender Super-Sonic 22 combo

By Mick Taylor Published

Fender classic cleans plus all new tonehound focused, thick distortion

Guitars
The world's favourite amp has been given a few changes.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III Combo

By Mick Taylor Published

The world's most popular do-it-all amp gets updated

Acoustic Guitars
A glowing, growling box of tonal wonder
Mesa/Boogie TransAtlantic TA-15

By Mick Taylor Published

Top of the tiny tube amp class?

Guitar Amps
One of a pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II Slash humbuckers
Gibson Slash Appetite Les Paul

By Mick Taylor Published

See the video, read the in-depth review

Electric Guitars
Dictaphones? Who needs 'em...
Blue Microphones Mikey iPod microphone

By Mick Taylor Published

An extremely neat stereo mic for your iPod

Microphones
Boss TU-3 tuner on a wooden surface
Boss TU-3 pedal tuner

By Mick Taylor Published

World's best-selling stompbox guitar tuner updated

Guitar Tuners
Revolutionise your pedalboard with this simple, stylish and wonderfully effective tuner
TC Electronic PolyTune

By Mick Taylor Published

Polyphonic tuning in a stombox

Guitar Pedals
Combos don't come much cooler, or cuter than this
Marshall Class 5 combo

By Guitarist, Mick Taylor Published

UK-made mini-Bluesbreaker with a huge punch

Guitar Amps
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Joe Bonamassa launches new Marshall Class 5 amplifier

By Mick Taylor Published

Guitarist found itself in the swanky surroundings of Ronnie Scott’s Club in Soho on Tuesday 28 July for the launch of the all-new Marshall Class 5 amplifier.

Guitarists
40 years of experience bears extremely toneful fruit
Mesa/Boogie Mark Five

By Mick Taylor Published

How much more Boogie could you possibly want?

Guitar Amps
The body isn't that much fatter than a Strat's
Epiphone ES-335 Dot

By Mick Taylor Published

Very possibly the best electric guitar under £300

Electric Guitars
The Haze MHZ40C is more classic rock than modern metal
Marshall Haze MHZ40C combo

By Mick Taylor Published

Compact, no-nonsense combo with some classic-voiced tones

Guitar Amps
Not a strict reissue, more an exercise in vintage aesthetics
Vox AC4TV

By Mick Taylor Published

Low-power all-valve fun in a compact package

Guitar Amps
The logo may polarise opinion, but there's no disputing the quality of the Classic Lead 80's tone
Hayden Classic Lead 80

By Mick Taylor Published

This must-try new rock amp will scare the competition

Guitar Amps
That plastic panel is more 'bat' than 'snake' to our eyes
Peavey Vypyr 30

By Mick Taylor Published

Peavey launches a two-fanged attack on the modelling market. Will you bite?

Guitar Amps
None-more-retro Plexiglass front panel and 1970s logo
Orange OR50H Head

By Mick Taylor Published

Hear this 40th anniversary head provide a new take on a classic theme

Guitars
The sound veers towards a modern, bright and snappy tone
Fender VG Stratocaster

By Dave Burrluck, Mick Taylor, Guitarist magazine Published

A glimpse of the future as the first digital Stratocaster rolls off the production line

Electric Guitars
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