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“A perfect melding of vintage sound with modern practicality”: Strymon EC-1 review
By Trevor Curwen published
Strymon’s standalone emulation of an Echoplex offers a host of adjustable parameters to tailor your sound

"The 2.0 firmware update has expanded its multi-effects versatility significantly": Neural DSP Nano Cortex review
By Rob Laing last updated
Neural focuses on guitar amp and drive pedal capturing with its second piece of hardware – but does it get the recipe right?

“A versatile overdrive and a high-quality octaver – two pedalboard mainstays in one box”: Darkglass Electronics Kaamos review
By Connor Flys published
Darkglass and session ace Amos Heller team up to create something a little out of the ordinary

“A really vintage‑flavoured friend”: Epiphone 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue review
By Dave Burrluck published
With a raft of recent high-spec reissue launches, is Epiphone now the home of affordable ‘vintage’ Gibsons? On paper, yes. But what about in the flesh?

Vox V863-CA Semi-Auto Wah Pedal review
By Pete Emery published
Featuring three modes and both manual and automatic control, Vox has put together a versatile wah to help get the funk out

Atlas DSP, Your Last Steps Review
By Phil Weller published
The new kid on the block delivers its first hard-hitting amp sim, which is tailor-made for brutal noise making and modern metal grit – just don’t call it the blues

“Unbeatable... A play-anything guitar”: Duesenberg Alliance Series Tom Bukovac Session Man review
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of the world's G.O.A.T. sessions players gets a candidate for G.O.A.T. signature guitar – a stunning semi-hollow with dual humbuckers and a piezo, and a vibrato, and... well, it's a lot of guitar

“At times it can really feel like more of a multi-effects pedal rather than just a straight reverb pedal”: Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss review
By Matt McCracken published
EHX brings us a reverb pedal with sliders, a screen, and all the potential to be a Strymon-killer

"Up there as one of the better value for money metal guitars that you can currently buy": Spira S-450 TPP review
By Pete Emery published
From the team behind JET guitars comes new brand Spira. Created to serve the heavier side of music, and applying an impressive spec in a budget-friendly, metal package
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