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Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal Kelly
“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?

Electric Guitars
Telepathic Instruments Orchid
“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review

By Bruce Aisher Published

Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?

Digital Synths
The Taylor Jacob Collier GS Mini is a compact five-string acoustic that encourages players to explore Collier's D-A-E-A-D tuning.
“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

By Jamie Dickson Published

Compact, sweet-toned five-string, as quirky as its namesake

Acoustic Guitars
A Strandberg Boden Original N2.6T headless electric guitar with a Fender Tone Master amp modeler
“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

Electric Guitars
DOD Badder Monkey pedal
“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

By Trevor Curwen Published

From Bad to Badder, DOD revives DigiTech’s drive pedal and gives it increased versatility

Guitar Pedals
Fender 75th Anniversary Telecaster Road Worn and Cabronita
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

Electric Guitars
A Harley Benton Fusion IV HH electric guitar lies on a white floor with a rug and guitar cable nearby
“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

Electric Guitars
Gibson L-00 Century
"For blues players and fingerstyle enthusiasts especially, it’s hard to imagine a better-suited companion": Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret review

By Daryl Robertson Published

Gibson harkens back to its past with a 12-fret version of an acoustic classic

Acoustic Guitars
Rhodes MK8
“An undeniable classic, for the modern age”: Rhodes MK8 review

By Roland Schmidt Published

The new Rhodes electric piano is no longer a vintage curio from the '70s and '80s. We play the new MK8, with all of its FX and MIDI finery

Keyboards & Pianos
64 audio Aspire 3
“An excellent addition to the 64 Audio product line, bringing their excellent build quality and design to a more affordable price point”: 64 Audio Aspire series review

By Jon Musgrave Published

There’s an enticing new offering from in-ear leaders 64 Audio and we have three of the models on the test bench

Headphones
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