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Editor's Picks

Strandberg Boden N2 Original
"A versatile, brilliantly engineered machine that will have your back, no matter what the gig": Strandberg Boden N2 Original review Strandberg makes key tweaks to its Boden blueprint, aiming to create an instrument to suit any genre - mission accomplished?
Kernom Ridge Overdrive shot on metal grate in photo studio
"The Ridge does something different, which makes it genuinely worthy of praise": Kernom Ridge Overdrive review A pedal that gives you all your favourite drives in one box, and then some
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom: a the dual-pickup Custom was a lesser-spotted model in the Gibson catalogue in the '50s – they didn't make many of them. But Bonamassa presents us with one and this 'Black Beauty' is equipped with a Bigsby.
Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

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Electro-Harmonix Dual Op-Amp Big Muff Pi 2
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Dual Op-Amp Fuzz review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Long-lost circuitry featuring two op-amps is resurrected for the latest iteration of the classic Electro-Harmonix pedal

Guitar Pedals
A Blackstar ID:X Floor Three multi-effects pedal and amp modeller on a worn, wooden floor
“An effortlessly usable unit that delivers dynamically playable sounds”: Blackstar ID:X Floor Three review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Blackstar takes the sounds from its ID:X amp series and puts them into an easy-to-use floor pedal

Guitar Pedals
Johnny Marr in his studio with some of the guitars that are heading to auction on September 17, 2026.
Johnny Marr is auctioning off his most-famous guitars

By Jonathan Horsley Published

After documenting them in Marr's Guitars, the indie icon couldn't bear consigning them to storage once more, and they'll be auctioned via Christie's in September

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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
A screenshot of the Fukkaudio home page, where guitarists can type in a text prompt, and dial in a tone via the web app.
No rig, no problem! This website lets guitarists design amps and effects tones by text prompt

By Jonathan Horsley Published

“How'd you get that great tone?” “Oh, I found it on a website... And it was free to use”

Guitars
Best metronomes 2026: The top mechanical and digital metronomes for musicians

By Dave Clews Last updated

Are you rushing, or are you dragging? You’ll know for sure with these essential time-keeping devices from Boss, Korg, Wittner, and more

Gear & Gadgets
Blackstar Airwire i58
“It’s easy to use, packs a tiny footprint and looks to counter two of the biggest drawbacks of going sans cable”: Blackstar AirWire i58 review

By Phil Weller Published

The affordable British brand enters the wireless market with an anti-intereference trick up its sleeve

Guitar Accessories & Components
Close up of a Taylor GS Mini acoustic guitar lying on a wooden floor
Best acoustic guitars 2026: Super steel string acoustics for all players and budgets

By Daryl Robertson Last updated

Our pick of the very best flat tops from Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Fender and loads more

Acoustic Guitars
JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage: this computer-gray stompbox is a preamp-cum-distortion that emulates the analogue mojo of the Tascam Portastudio
“There’s plenty of output to use the pedal as a conventional boost with tonal options. And there’s a whole area of dirt to be explored”: JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage review

By Trevor Curwen Published

The latest from JHS Pedals captures the sound of plugging your guitar into the input stages of a vintage multi-track recorder, aka, the mk.gee approach

Guitar Pedals
Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani jam at the 2012 Marshall 50 Years of Loud Live anniversary concert
Paul Gilbert on why it can be so hard to resist the urge to shred

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Gilbert says shred can sometimes be the easy way to give his audience what they want, but their expectations only make him want to work harder on his melodies

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