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Strandberg Boden N2 Original
"A versatile, brilliantly engineered machine that will have your back, no matter what the gig": Strandberg Boden N2 Original review Strandberg makes key tweaks to its Boden blueprint, aiming to create an instrument to suit any genre - mission accomplished?
Kernom Ridge Overdrive shot on metal grate in photo studio
"The Ridge does something different, which makes it genuinely worthy of praise": Kernom Ridge Overdrive review A pedal that gives you all your favourite drives in one box, and then some
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom: a the dual-pickup Custom was a lesser-spotted model in the Gibson catalogue in the '50s – they didn't make many of them. But Bonamassa presents us with one and this 'Black Beauty' is equipped with a Bigsby.
Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

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The DOD Badder Monkey is a redux take on the DigiTech Bad Monkey overdrive, but it adds two all-new circuits, plus a wooden barrel knob for blending them. It is painted green and has an illustration of a chimpanzee on the front of the pedal, which is an ape, not a monkey.

DOD reimagines a Gary Moore overdrive favourite as the Badder Monkey – think the DigiTech Green Monkey, only badder

By Jonathan Horsley published

DOD creates the king of the pedalboard swingers, combining the original Bad Monkey circuit with two new drive circuits, and some truly bananas ways of blending them all

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Elton John and Davey Johnstone perform at the piano during their 2012 tour, with Johnstone playing the Les Paul Custom 'Black Beauty' that John originally bought for himself, but gave it to Johnstone after the band had all their gear stolen.

Davey Johnstone on guitar shopping with Elton John – and how he ended up with his iconic Les Paul Custom

By Jonathan Horsley published

Johnstone says some of his best guitars came via the kindness of Elton John as he recalls one surreal day in the legendary NYC gear institution Manny's and the unexpected gift of a Clapton Strat

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Fender has made an exacting replica of Tom Morello's 'Arm The Homeless' guitar, the mongrel S-style made from parts that became the cornerstone of the Rage Against The Machine guitarist's sound.

Tom Morello’s favourite 'Arm the Homeless' electric guitar has just been recreated by Fender

By Jonathan Horsley published

We have all seen this guitar. We have all heard it. Now we can buy it, and it has the same off-brand build and graphic finish as the original

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A Cort G200SE on a dirty white floor

"Just as good as many affordable Squier, Epiphone, or Yamaha guitars I’ve played": Cort G200SE review

By Matt McCracken published

Cort's beginner-friendly S-type shows just how far beginner guitars have come in the last 20 years

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Mark Tremonti plays a big chord on his signature PRS electric guitar as he performs a 2025 live show with Creed

“If I sit down with a Dumble, the last thing I’m going to do is do any kind of fast techniques”: Mark Tremonti on why he is addicted to Dumble amps

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist's love for Dumbles underlines the importance of choosing the right amp for your style

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Steve Morse poses in the studio with his Ernie Ball Music Man signature model – not the guitar synth at the bridge.

“Nobody can play better than that guy, man!”: Steve Morse on the supernatural powers of Petrucci, Johnson and Blackmore

By Jonathan Horsley published

His new Steve Morse Band album Triangulation is an audacious work of instrumental rock

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Dirty Boy SilverBOY: This high-end all-analogue preamp pedal was inspired by a digital plugin

Dirty Boy turns the tables on guitar’s digital revolution with an all-analogue preamp pedal inspired by a plugin

By Jonathan Horsley published

SilverBOY is fully wired for sound and presents players with a high-functioning preamp pedal with all mod cons, proving that the inspiration between pedals and plugins can go both ways

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EVH Gear Hypersonic 5150III 6L6: The new all-digital modelling combo offers the same stylings and super-hot tone as its all-tube predecessor but is 16kg lighter

EVH Gear turns “holy grail” Eddie Van Halen amp Hypersonic with super-lightweight 5150III 6L6 digital modelling combo

By Jonathan Horsley published

The three-channel 50W monster is a super lightweight combo that is easy on your back while showing no quarter with its high-gain tone, and EVH Gear says its faithful to the original tube amp

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Adrian Belew with the Fender Stratocaster that he and Seymour Duncan relic'd in the back garden

Adrian Belew on how he and Seymour Duncan made one of the first relic’d guitars

By Jonathan Horsley published

The prog guitar icon has posted new pics taken by Seymour Duncan that show off their handiwork as they turned Belew's new Strat into a relic and started guitar's most controversial trend

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The Electro-Harmonix ABRAMS100 is a compact, guitar amp head with 100-watts, 3-band EQ, effects loop and bright switch, and it has a yellow control panel and black dials.

Electro-Harmonix presents 100-watts of solid-state power in a compact guitar amp head weighing just 2.5lbs

By Jonathan Horsley published

An amp you can throw into a backpack, the ABRAMS100 is a single-channel head with digital spring reverb, 3-band EQ, Bright switch and effects loop and it has ample clean headroom

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