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Funny Little Boxes Caught By The Fuzz: inspired by Supergrass, this two-knob fuzz has a white enclosure, blue dials, and a comic graphic of someone being apprehended in a police car.
"Its simplicity is a selling point": Funny Little Boxes Caught By The Fuzz review

By Alex Lynham Published

A UK-built, two-knob fuzz for under a hundred bucks? We're listening...

Guitar Pedals
Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic
"It isn’t just a collection of cool features; it’s a tool designed to make your recorded guitar sound better, right out of the box": Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic review

By Daryl Robertson Published

Gretsch packs the legendary studio magic of Abbey Road into a guitar that's also pleasantly playable, and competitively priced

Electric Guitars
A Blackstar Beam Solo guitar headphone amp plugged into an electric guitar
“The modelling offers sumptuous guitar tones with plenty of variety”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

By Matt McCracken Published

Blackstar may be late to the guitar headphone amp party, but its offering has some seriously good sounds

Guitar Amps
PRS SE Fiorre HH
“These are classy sounds with no danger of single coil hum... a near-perfect function-gig guitar”: PRS Fiore HH Satin review

By Dave Burrluck Published

PRS’s under-the-radar Fiore, the signature guitar of Mark Lettieri, gets a dual humbucking makeover and packs serious punch

Electric Guitars
Gibson Les Paul Special DC
“Virtually every sound I conjure recalls a classic player or style”: Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut review

By Dave Burrluck Published

Along with the punk classic Les Paul Junior double-cut, the twin pickup Special is now readily available from Gibson USA. It might be stripped down but it’s a great platform for its two P-90s.

Electric Guitars
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

Electric Guitars
Positive Grid Spark LINK XLR
"In terms of audio and signal performance, it delivers everything I would want as a vocalist": Positive Grid Spark Link XLR wireless system review

By Rob Laing Published

A simple way to add wireless connectivity to an XLR device with mic signal levels, I find out how well Positive Grid's solution holds up in a full band rehearsal

Microphones
IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal Bass Edition
"With a DI box and some time to learn the layout, it's a robust, reliable and ridiculously well-equipped powerhouse for the stage and studio": IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal Bass Edition review

By Stuart Williams Published

The sonic power of TONEX, ported to a bass-friendly version of the TONEX Pedal

Guitar Pedals
Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage JR review
"When it comes to sound, I'm convinced there isn’t a bad tone in this pedal": Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage JR reverb pedal review

By Daryl Robertson Published

With a clutch of reverbs from standard to experimental, this could be your one-stop shop for all your spatial requirements

Guitar Pedals
Warm Audio Tube Squealer
Warm Audio Tube Squealer review

By Pete Emery Published

Adding options to a tried-and-tested circuit, Warm Audio releases its take on an iconic overdrive pedal

Guitar Pedals
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