Music buyer’s guides

Expert buying advice and recommendations for the best acoustic guitars at every price point

How to pick the right studio chair for you, plus expert recommendations from Ikea, Amazon and Hbada

Elevate your sound in the studio with our pick of the best guitar VSTs for guitarists

Two British pro audio giants go toe-to-toe in our no holds barred audio interface-off

We round-up the best music production software packages

Find the best drum machine for your studio or live setup

Take your playing to the stage, studio or high-street with great acoustic guitar amp from AER, Boss, Blackstar, Fender and more

Our pick of the best reverb guitar pedals for every type of guitar player, whatever your budget

Strum your first chords with the best acoustic guitars for beginners from Taylor, Fender, Epiphone and more

A step-by-step guide to launching your first podcast – from podcasting equipment and how to record, to where to host your pod

Find the best budget guitar amp heads and combos for all styles with our guide to tube and digital modelling amplifiers

This is the DJ equipment you need to create the perfect standalone or laptop-based setup

The finest hardware samplers you can buy today

Pick up a Memorial Day bargain on the latest music gear from Sweetwater, ProAudioStar, Sam Ash, Waves, Dell, Apple and others

The studio monitor is the single-most important investment you can make for your recording studio and you should therefore spend the biggest portion of your studio budget on a set. Here's why…

Invest in a transmitter/receiver and ditch trailing cables with our pick of the best wireless guitar systems from beginner to pro

Unsure how best to power your guitar effects? Here are some of the best pedalboard power supplies from Truetone, Voodoo Lab, MXR and more

Thinking about investing in an electro-acoustic guitar? Here’s our round-up of the best models available…

Our pick of the best mixers for the bedroom producer and project studio