Meyer Sound adds ‘power' to Jagged Little Pill production
Meyer Sound adds ‘power' to Jagged Little Pill production
The stage show of Alanis Morissette’s classic album premiered at the American Repertory Theatre’s Loeb Drama...
Fender American Original ’50s Precision Bass
Fender American Original ’50s Precision Bass
The daddy of the electric bass returns in ‘greatest hits’ form as part of Fender’s new-for-2018 American Original series....
Rift Amps Tweed Vee
Rift Amps Tweed Vee
Fender’s V-Front cab was so complex to construct that it outsourced production before simplifying the design and bringing cabinet building in-house....
JHS adds Dean Markley
JHS adds Dean Markley
US string and accessories brand Dean Markley has moved to JHS for UK and ROI distribution.
Established in 1972, Dean Markley USA...
The Reverb Top 10: Fuzz Pedals
The Reverb Top 10: Fuzz Pedals
There comes a time when every guitarist needs to add a bit of snarling fuzz to their sound. Dan...
Maybach Albatroz 65-2
Maybach Albatroz 65-2
Having wowed us with the Lester single-cut, Maybach’s Albatroz offers another take on a familiar vintage theme for sensible money. Huw Price...
Why I Love My… Romeo Stodart & His Gibson ES-335
Why I Love My… Romeo Stodart & His Gibson ES-335
The Magic Numbers frontman is rarely seen without his trusty Gibson semi – he tells...
Founders Keepers: Fantastic Four
Founders Keepers: Fantastic Four
Our look at the Fender Custom Shop’s 30th Anniversary Founders Design models concludes with a quartet of bolt-ons that are heavy...
JHS pedals The Bonsai
JHS pedals The Bonsai
Can’t decide which Tube Screamer or TS clone to buy? Now you can have them all, and more besides, in a...
Radioshop ID:Chris Buck Loaded Strat Pickguard
Radioshop ID:Chris Buck Loaded Strat Pickguard
Loaded scratchplates are a simple way to radically overhaul your guitar’s tone. Marcus Leadley checks out a pickguard fitted...
Outline CEO Giorgio Biffi reflects on the company’s illustrious history
Outline CEO Giorgio Biffi reflects on the company’s illustrious history
For 45 years, Brescia-based Outline has defined Italian quality in sound reproduction and...
Framus & Warwick are back – with HTD
Framus & Warwick are back – with HTD
High Tech Distribution, the French owned company that distributes Vigier guitars and basses in the UK, has...
Orianthi in Orange
Orianthi in Orange
Leading hard rock guitarist Orianthi has become Orange Amplification’s latest Ambassador. The guitarist, singer and songwriter has performed with Michael Jackson, toured...
EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter
EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter
This analogue synth pedal threatens to brutalise your signal in all sorts of peculiar ways… Richard Purvis braves the atonal underworld.
We’re...
Echopark Esperanto 313
Echopark Esperanto 313
An outrageously cool semi with Queens Of The Stone Age in its DNA and a neck to die for. Chris Vinnicombe takes...
Fender Effects Pedals
Fender Effects Pedals
After decades of dabbling, Fender is making a proper go of the whole stompbox thing – but will these six new units...
‘Creative licence is key’: Sound designer Kirsty Gillmore on producing theatre audio
‘Creative licence is key’: Sound designer Kirsty Gillmore on producing theatre audio
Kirsty Gillmore's devotion to all things audio has led her to...
Guitar Classics: Legends is on sale now!
Guitar Classics: Legends is on sale now!
Guitar Classics: Legends is on sale now! From the team behind The Guitar Magazine, Legends features 132 pages...
All About… Freddie Tavares
All About… Freddie Tavares
Musician, inventor, and a huge figure in Fender’s history. Huw Price celebrates the life and times of Leo’s greatest sideman…
Even if...
DIY Workshop: Martin Kit Build Part Four
DIY Workshop: Martin Kit Build Part Four
At last, the time has come to finish making the body of our acoustic guitar kit. However, things...
New cab for BluGuitar Amp1
New cab for BluGuitar Amp1
Fans of the well received BluGuitar Amp 1, or other micro amps, now have a speaker cab option, the TWINCAB.
UK...
Builder Profile: Stone Deaf
Builder Profile: Stone Deaf
UK company Stone Deaf Effects & Amplification builds innovative stompboxes that have graced the boards of some of the biggest stars...
Interview: The Temperance Movement – Roots Manoeuvers
Interview: The Temperance Movement – Roots Manoeuvers
Losing two founding members could prove a fatal wound for lesser bands, but The Temperance Movement have come...
Vintage Bench Test: 1970 Fender Stratocaster – Blonde Ambition
Vintage Bench Test: 1970 Fender Stratocaster – Blonde Ambition
With one foot in 1969 and the other in 1970, this Fender Stratocaster is proof that...
Auden Bowman Bass
Auden Bowman Bass
Auden’s impressive range of retro-vibed, quality acoustic instruments gets a four-string addition to handle the low-end duties. Michael Heatley tunes in…
Many bassists...
