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May 2026

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May 30
- “Make no mistake, it could grace any professional stage with its superb range of sounds, rugged build and great flexibility”: Fractal Audio Systems AM4 review review
May 29
- “The very essence of the Fender aesthetic… It reigns supreme for its no-nonsense approach to a dual-channel, giggable package”: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV 30th Anniversary review
May 26
- “For those who find Strandberg’s space-age designs a little too alien, Ibanez’s Q series is the perfect middle ground”: Ibanez QX527B review
May 20
- “There’s an almost played-in vintage feel to this new Offset that’s appealing: it doesn’t feel like a glossy new guitar”: Eastman FullerTone Offset '62 review
May 19
- “Chunky, organic, trashy and very characterful”: Zultan Raw 8” Mini Hi-Hat review
May 18
- "If you’re after a pedal that delivers classic Cry Baby attitude with plenty of versatility, this is the one": Dunlop Cry Baby BB535 Reissue review
May 15
- “I wanted to write it off after seeing the fretboard and feeling the back of the neck, but it won me over,”: Charvel Standard Series San Dimas Style 2 SD2 HH HT review
May 12
- "If you want a pair of low-latency headphones for DJing or instrument monitoring, the Studio Max 2 ticks all the necessary boxes and a few more besides": OneOdio Studio Max 2 headphones review
May 8
- "Overall performance is high enough to make you wonder if it’s really worth spending any more": Soundcore Space 2 headphones review
May 7
- “A pro-quality monster with speed and firepower. Everything a headbanger could want from a metal guitar – just as long as you don’t need a neck pickup”: Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal KE1A Kelly review
May 6
- “An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review
- “This is quite a hard guitar to categorise – and perhaps Jacob Collier likes it that way... For the right player, though, it could be the key to experiencing guitar anew”: Taylor Jacob Collier GS Mini 5-String review
May 5
- “If this is the future of guitar, then sign me up”: Strandberg Boden Original N2.6T review
May 3
- “A bit of EQ tweaking with the Bad setting will get it sounding like a viable substitute for a Klon... there’s a world of drive to be explored”: DOD Badder Monkey review
May 2
- “One is the archetypal vintage workhorse, the other aims to be a hot-rodded example that any custom builder might devise”: Fender 75th Anniversary Vintera Road Worn 1951 Telecaster & American Professional Classic Cabronita Telecaster review