New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (August 2011)
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Charvel San Dimas Wild Card (£839)
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The new kid on the block with heavyweight backing
Suhr Rasmus Standard S100 (£899)
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An '80s flavour from a dual-purpose pedal
T-Rex ToneBug Chorus + Flanger (£145)
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Two overdrives and lots of switches
Jetter GS3 (£199)
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44 watts in the palm of your hand
Electro-Harmonix 44 Magnum (£109)
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Being quiet has never been easier
Guitar Tech GTE005 Active Volume Pedal (£49.99)
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The SNARK gets a little brother…
Qwik Tune SNARK SN-1 Guitar and Bass Tuner (£14.99)
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Quiet, loud, clean, dirty, with speaker or without. Is there nothing this new valve mini-head can't do?
Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 18 (£559)
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Echoes of the past, but with single-cutaway styling
Hofner Verythin Singlecut (£1175)
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Now into its stride, we evaluate the new Knaggs Guitars model
Knaggs Chesapeake Severn 3 (£2599)
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The latest in a long line of heavyweight combos to bear the iconic Twin name
Fender Super-Sonic Twin (£1798)
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The Nine Inch Nails man's signature throws up a few surprises
Schecter Robin Finck Ultra (£899)
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Redefining the old 'bang for your buck' cliché…
LTD Viper 10 (£165)
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Martin kicks up an acoustic storm with this addition to the Performing Artist series
Martin Performing Artist Series DCPA4 (£1359)
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A Les Paul-alike that's hard not to like
Knaggs Influence Kenai 3 (£2699)
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Effects and looping combine in a pedal designed for live performance
Vox VDL1 Dynamic Looper (£239)
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The true bypass champion reveals its latest tuning development
Hardwire HT-6 Polyphonic Tuner (£99)
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A beefy grand performance electro-acoustic
Martin Performing Artist Series GPCPA4 (£1359)
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Mini size, maxi sound from this pocket-sized practice powerpack
Korg Pandora Mini (£95)
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A pick'n'mix amp sim that offers maximum flexibility
IK Multimedia AmpliTube Custom Shop
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Dual-stage overdrive from Soldano and Co
Jet City Afterburner (£79)
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If any guitar amp can be considered controversial, this is it
Dean Dime Amplification D100 head (£449)
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A new addition at the affordable end of the legendary amp-maker's range of electric guitars
Vox Series 22 (£480)
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Bored with traditional wah sounds? Have a word with this talk box-inspired pedal
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Talking Machine (£157)
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Pickups with tone like butter? We can't believe they're not more expensive
The Creamery Wide Range Humbuckers (£150)
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This HD amp modeller claims to be '10 times' better than before, we test these bold claims...
Line 6 POD HD (£349)
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This electro-acoustic aims to blend a golden era of guitar-making style with modern features