Guitars

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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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Warm Audio Reamper: the all-in-one routing solution for reamping and adding effects to recorded tracks.

“Track a performance through your favorite tube amp while simultaneously capturing a dry signal as a safety”: Warm Audio’s Reamper is an analogue “creative routing hub” that could be the recording tool you’ve been waiting for

By Jonathan Horsley published

This all analogue signal convertor could be a real hard-working piece of gear in your studio setup, with silent recording, tracking two amps in one take, and more

Guitars
The Marshall 60th Anniversary Jimi Hendrix Collection features a Marshall 1959 Super Lead half-stack, and a special edition Dunlop Fuzz Face.

“We built the amps, Hendrix made them scream”: Marshall celebrates 60 years of Jimi Hendrix with “cosmic” anniversary collection including hand-wired amp, Fuzz Face and more

By Jonathan Horsley published

Finished with a "cosmic" black-and-purple design, the JMH head is joined by a matching cab and Dunlop Fuzz Face, and an Acton III Bluetooth speaker

Guitars
Jared James Nichols plays his Gibson Futura on a stage lit up in red-pink.

“I felt like I was levitating off the ground. I felt like I was in Cream in 1968”: Jared James Nichols on why he switched to Marshall amps

By Jonathan Horsley published

The '68 Marshall Plexi might be challenging amp to play but it's easy to fall in love with, and Nichols admits he has fallen under its spell – even if its 100-watts tore the paint off the studio wall

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Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal Kelly

“Everything a headbanger could want from a metal guitar – just as long as you don’t need a neck pickup”: Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal KE1A Kelly review

By Jonathan Horsley published

Because the original Jackson Kelly was just not metal enough, right?

Electric Guitars
IK Multimedia Tonex One Plus

The most mighty mini amp modelling pedal just got mightier as IK Multimedia offers full MIDI integration and wireless editing on the Tonex One+

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Tonex One+ offers top-class sounds and is just as small as its predecessor – only now you have a lot more control over it

Guitars
Roland Lydia Phase 2

Project Lydia, Roland’s neural sampling stompbox, moves a step closer to becoming a finished product

By Ben Rogerson published

Next-gen pedal enables you to transform an audio signal into something that sounds completely different

Tech
Three new additions to the $99 JHS Pedals range: Glitch Delay, Bit Crusher and Ring Modulator – all compact stompboxes with white enclosures and three knobs

Meet the $99 stompbox that’ll crush your bits – JHS expands its affordable 3 Series with three exotic effects for your pedalboard

By Jonathan Horsley published

JHS Pedals unveils a ring modulator, glitch delay and bit crusher that's priced for beginners, because an affordable pedal can be fun and a little weird too

Guitars
EVH Gear Wolfgang Special Baked Maple: the high-performance electrics are refreshed with baked maple necks, TOM bridges and Floyd Rose vibratos

Eddie Van Halen-approved baked maple necks? Check. Flagship pickups? Check. EVH Gear unveils stunning refresh of the Wolfgang Special

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Wolfgang Special Baked Maple is offered with a Floyd or a fully adjustable EVH compensated bridge with fine-tuners. In other EVH news, a 5150III 6L6 2x12 has been added to the Hypersonic series

Guitars
The Taylor Jacob Collier GS Mini is a compact five-string acoustic that encourages players to explore Collier's D-A-E-A-D tuning.

“This is quite a hard guitar to categorise – and perhaps Jacob Collier likes it that way... For the right player, though, it could be the key to experiencing guitar anew”: Taylor Jacob Collier GS Mini 5-String review

By Jamie Dickson published

Compact, sweet-toned five-string, as quirky as its namesake

Acoustic Guitars
Jared James Nichols plays his Gibson Futura live onstage

“So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps

By Jonathan Horsley published

The purveyor of Blues Power says his heart belongs to the sound of a cranked Plexi and Gibson guitars

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