New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (April 2011)

Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar HH (£335)

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.

This is a collection of electric and acoustic guitars, amps and effects - all of which have been meticulously tested by either Guitarist or Total Guitar in recent months and published on MusicRadar throughout April 2011.

Flick through this month's picks and follow the links to read each product's full review. First up is a rockin' new Squier...

Verdict:

"It's not the prettiest Jag of all time, but its beefy tones are perfect for hard rockers and Kurt Cobain devotees."

4 out of 5

Read the Guitarist Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar HH review

BUY: Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar HH currently available from:
UK: DV247

Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster (£335)

Verdict:

"A pair of sweet-sounding single-coils make this Jazzmaster an afforordable tone machine."

4 out of 5

Read the Guitarist Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster review

BUY: Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster currently available from:
UK: Andertons Music | Gear4Music | DV247
US: Sweetwater

Fender Mustang III (£287)

Verdict:

"The Mustang III offers a vast array of usable tones for practise, recoding and occasional gigging. It's crazy value for money, too."

4.5 out of 5

Read the Guitarist Fender Mustang III review

BUY: Fender Mustang III currently available from:
UK: Andertons Music | Thomann | Gear4Music | DV247
US: Sweetwater | Full Compass

Trace Elliot Trace Acoustic TA200 (£1225)

Verdict:

"The TA200 offers a room-filling spacious sound and an impressive feature list. If you're serious about your sound, it really should be considered."

4.5 out of 5

Read the Guitarist Trace Elliot Trace Acoustic TA200 review

PRS Studio (£2999)

Verdict:

"For any player who values a guitar's sound over fashion, the Studio is going to take some beating. A high-level, thoroughly pro and highly versatile instrument."

4.5 out of 5

Read the Guitarist PRS Studio review

Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster (£1414)

Verdict:

"An American Standard Telecaster with a thin-skin lacquer finish and unique neck plate, so what? So it's one fo the nicest standard production Fender Teles we've played for a long time. Join the party."

4.5 out of 5

Read the Guitarist Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster review