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Best guitar gear of the month: March 2010 review round-up

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By Total Guitar, Guitarist, Chris Vinnicombe published 1 April 2010

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Palmer PDI-03 Speaker Simulator (£460)

Palmer PDI-03 Speaker Simulator (£460)

Every month, MusicRadar’s industry-leading sister magazines - Guitarist, Computer Music, Total Guitar, Rhythm and Future Music - publish the best independent and in-depth music-making gear reviews.

We’ve collated the latest electric and acoustic guitars, amplifiers and effects to have fallen under the expert eyes and ears of Guitarist and Total Guitar's test teams. All the gear on show here was originally reviewed in Guitarist issues 326-327 and Total Guitar issue 200. It was published on MusicRadar throughout March.

Scroll on for this month’s top picks and click through to read each product’s full review and check out video and audio demos. First up: here's Palmer's legendary Speaker Simulator reissued.

MusicRadar’s verdict:

"Easy-to-use hardware cabinet simulation for recording guitarists."

4 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: PDI-03 Speaker Simulator


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 326)

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Patrick James Eggle Linville Gareth Pearson (£1900)

Patrick James Eggle Linville Gareth Pearson (£1900)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"A cracking electro with bags of presence and punch built for a long life on the stage."

5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: Linville Gareth Pearson


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 326)

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Mesa/Boogie Multi-Watt Dual Rectifier 100W head (£2329)

Mesa/Boogie Multi-Watt Dual Rectifier 100W head (£2329)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"Plug into one and you'll find it very hard not to be impressed – the updated Dual Rectifier is set to be amp of the decade… again!"

5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: Multi-Watt Dual Rectifier 100W head


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 327)

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Fuchs Overdrive Supreme 50-watt 2 x 12 combo (£3099)

Fuchs Overdrive Supreme 50-watt 2 x 12 combo (£3099)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"For serious players only (and those with plenty of cash), the Fuchs is a pro-level tone machine that will never let you down."

4.5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: Overdrive Supreme 50-watt 2 x 12 combo


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 326)

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Vox AC30C2 2 x 12 combo (£822)

Vox AC30C2 2 x 12 combo (£822)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"If you've been put off by previous AC30s, this, finally, is the one to opt for and enjoy."

4.5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: AC30C2 2 x 12 combo


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 327)

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Boss TU-3 pedal tuner (£80)

Boss TU-3 pedal tuner (£80)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"Simple: a classic, updated. Success awaits you, TU-3."

4.5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: TU-3 pedal tuner


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 327)

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Blackstar HT Stage 60 2 x 12 combo (£699)

Blackstar HT Stage 60 2 x 12 combo (£699)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"This workhorse gigging amp will pay for itself."

5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: HT Stage 60 2 x 12 combo


(Reviewed in Total Guitar magazine issue 200)

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Gibson Dusk Tiger (£2799)

Gibson Dusk Tiger (£2799)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"An exciting new toy for well-heeled experimentalists. The rest of us will have to wait for the technology to filter down the food chain."

3.5 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: Dusk Tiger


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 327)

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Moog E1 guitar (£2899)

Moog E1 guitar (£2899)

MusicRadar's verdict:

"An innovative approach has created a new genre of our chosen instrument. If you want easily controllable and infinite sustain, this Moog is the place to find it, albeit at a price."

4 out of 5

FULL REVIEW: E1 guitar


(Reviewed in Guitarist magazine issue 327)

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Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

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