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“I wanted to write it off after seeing the fretboard and feeling the back of the neck, but it won me over,”: Charvel Standard Series San Dimas Style 2 SD2 HH HT review
By Matt McCracken published
Charvel takes on the lower end of the market with an Indonesian-built T-type that has some very intriguing specifications

“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?

“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

“If this is the future of guitar, then sign me up”: Strandberg Boden Original N2.6T review
By Matt McCracken published
Look beyond the polarising aesthetic and you just might find something that completely changes your expectations of electric guitar

“A bit of EQ tweaking with the Bad setting will get it sounding like a viable substitute for a Klon... there’s a world of drive to be explored”: DOD Badder Monkey review
By Trevor Curwen published
From Bad to Badder, DOD revives DigiTech’s drive pedal and gives it increased versatility

Fender 75th Anniversary Vintera Road Worn 1951 Telecaster & American Professional Classic Cabronita Telecaster review
By Neville Marten published
To mark the company’s diamond anniversary, Fender has released a slew of celebratory models. Here’s a pair of polar opposite but equally alluring Telecasters

“It certainly appears a lot more expensive than it actually is”: Harley Benton Fusion IV HH FR review
By Matt McCracken published
The return of Harley Benton's Fusion series brings boutique spec at bedroom prices

"For blues players and fingerstyle enthusiasts especially, it’s hard to imagine a better-suited companion": Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret review
By Daryl Robertson published
Gibson harkens back to its past with a 12-fret version of an acoustic classic

"Danelectro’s finishing falls noticeably short of what the market now expects at this level": Danelectro Dan O. Cool 12 String
By Daryl Robertson published
Plenty of Dano charm in the tone department, it's just a pity about the build

“It’s easy to use, packs a tiny footprint and looks to counter two of the biggest drawbacks of going sans cable”: Blackstar AirWire i58 review
By Phil Weller published
The affordable British brand enters the wireless market with an anti-intereference trick up its sleeve
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