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“Ibanez serves up another RG that’s built for stunt guitar, priced for virtuosos-in-training, and with enough sounds to please the fusion kid and headbanger alike”: Ibanez RGR431PB review
By Jonathan Horsley published
The hallowed mid-priced speedster gets a poplar burl glow-up with a hard-tail for white-knuckle riffing and a reverse headstock for metal cool points.

“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
By Phil Weller published
All the joy and versatility of a metal-minded seven-string Ibanez, smartly converted into a travel-friendly format

“We’re back in Laurel Canyon in the late '60s”: Eastman Fullertone Offset review
By Dave Burrluck published
Having launched two very impressive FullerTone models last year, Eastman delivers another – the first with an offset vibrato and oh-so hipster style

“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
By Matt McCracken published
Charvel takes on the lower end of the market with an Indonesian-built T-type that has some very intriguing specifications

“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
By Jonathan Horsley published
Because the original Jackson Kelly was just not metal enough, right?

“If this is the future of guitar, then sign me up”: Strandberg Boden Original N2.6T review
By Matt McCracken published
Look beyond the polarising aesthetic and you just might find something that completely changes your expectations of electric guitar

Fender 75th Anniversary Vintera Road Worn 1951 Telecaster & American Professional Classic Cabronita Telecaster review
By Neville Marten published
To mark the company’s diamond anniversary, Fender has released a slew of celebratory models. Here’s a pair of polar opposite but equally alluring Telecasters

“It certainly appears a lot more expensive than it actually is”: Harley Benton Fusion IV HH FR review
By Matt McCracken published
The return of Harley Benton's Fusion series brings boutique spec at bedroom prices
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