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Sire Larry Carlton X1
“Ideal for beginner guitarists chasing heavier sounds”: Sire Larry Carlton X1 review

By Phil Weller Published

The jazz-minded session ace goes heavy metal with his latest wallet-friendly collaboration with Sire, and it’s heavy in both senses of the word

Electric Guitars
A Mooer GE150 Max Li multi-effects pedal on a concrete floor
"I cycle through the presets to see what’s what, and…they’re not great: Mooer GE150 Max Li review

By Matt McCracken Published

Mooer's battery-operated multi-effects unit delivers all the tools a beginner needs to get up and running, though some features fall short under DSP constraints

Guitar Pedals
Morley x DOD Wah-ocTo-Fuzz Wah/Octave/Fuzz Pedal
"If the WTF is a sign of things to come, I can’t wait to see what these mad scientists cook up next": Morley x DOD Wah-OcTo-Fuzz review

By Daryl Robertson Published

A fantastic, wacky, and eccentric three-in-one stompbox that harks back while creating something fresh

Guitar Pedals
Blackstar Beam Mini
“What sets it apart is access to a humongous range of amp captures”: Blackstar Beam Mini review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Blackstar expands its Beam series with a feature‑packed ultra-compact amp

Guitar Amps
Electro-Harmonix Dual Op-Amp Big Muff Pi 2
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Dual Op-Amp Fuzz review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Long-lost circuitry featuring two op-amps is resurrected for the latest iteration of the classic Electro-Harmonix pedal

Guitar Pedals
A Baum Guitars Verve electric guitar lying on a rug
Baum Guitars Verve review

By Matt McCracken Published

Distinctive looks and a buttery-smooth neck profile with this T-style, but some QC issues hold it back

Electric Guitars
Orange Ed Sheeran Outlowd ES3
Orange Outlowd ES3 Ed Sheeran signature amp review

By Pete Emery Published

Orange teams up with Ed Sheeran to create the Outlowd series of acoustic amplifiers. The diminutive ES3 is the home tool that could add an extra level of lush tone to our home sessions.

Guitar Amps
A Blackstar ID:X Floor Three multi-effects pedal and amp modeller on a worn, wooden floor
“An effortlessly usable unit that delivers dynamically playable sounds”: Blackstar ID:X Floor Three review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Blackstar takes the sounds from its ID:X amp series and puts them into an easy-to-use floor pedal

Guitar Pedals
Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone in Bristol Fog brown sunburst finish shot on wood.
"The baritone format might just be the CVT’s natural home": Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone review

By Stuart Williams Published

Forget surf, this baritone is designed to deliver at the meatier end of the rock spectrum

Electric Guitars
Hotone NC-200 Verbera review
"A stunningly good reverb pedal that sounds and operates like one twice the price": Hotone NC-200 Verbera review

By Daryl Robertson Published

With equally good algorithmic and IR convolution reverbs, this is a seriously impressive little pedal

Guitar Pedals
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