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Stylistically radical, Ibanez’s multi-scale Alpha series might just be the 21st-century prog-metal player’s favourite new guitar – but do you get the 7-string or the 8?

The Alpha series has everything you'd need form a high-performance guitar, with stainless steel frets, Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, locking tuners and more

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"Where this guitar truly shines is under the fingers of a blues or folk picker": Epiphone Blues King Studio review

Epiphone takes a swing at a regal pint-sized parlour, but unfortunately, there are some QC issues

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“A jumbo-bodied 12-string cutaway acoustic that’s light on the pocket, but big on sound”: Harley Benton unveils Custom Line jumbo 12-string with a $350 price tag that’s for the Byrds

Harley Benton serves up all that shimmery Roger McGuinn jangle for the player on a budget, and the King-12 CE NT sure looks the part

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“If you're looking for a do-it-all acoustic guitar for well under $500, then there really aren't many better options”: Harley Benton CLG-650SM-CE review

High-gloss finish, superb playability, on-board pickup system and all-solid wood… at $339?

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"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?

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“This has been through thick and thin… one of our crew fell on a stair, the whole neck snapped right off”: Swedish heavyweights Orbit Culture show us their ESP guitars – and tell us why the EverTune bridge was a game-changer

Richard Hansson and Niklas Karlsson on why passive humbuckers are better for downtuned riffs, James Hetfield's influence, and why baritones and extended range guitars are too much guitar

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“Well-spec'd and looking like it could do serious damage on the battlefield, this guitar is as muscular as Rammstein’s live shows”: ESP LTD RZK-III OW review

Rammstein’s riffer-in-chief Richard ZK returns with his third signature guitar, marking a departure from its predecessors with an arsenal of fun features

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“A new evolution for PRS”: Herman Li tears up the PRS template with the Chleo – a signature model 4 years in the making that’s unlike anything the firm has ever done before

A new body shape with radical contours, custom Fishman pickups, 13 tonal voices, and a floating trem stabilizer headline the Chleo, which ushers in a new era for PRS guitars

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“We spent more than four years in research and development, working closely with Herman to get everything exactly right”: PRS activates total shred mode for the launch of Herman Li’s feature-packed Chleo signature electric

Available in Orchid Dusk and Charcoal Purple Burst, limited to 200 units, we've got 13 unique tone combinations from its HSH Fishman pickups, a Gotoh floating vibrato and Eclipse Dragon inlays too

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"Slimming down on features and the most budget-friendly version yet, this could open up the Acoustasonic to a different type of player": Fender Standard Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Review

Fender aims for acoustic and electric versatility in a relatively affordable package

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“Fender has stripped back the price – but has it gone too far paring back the sounds, too?” Fender Standard Acoustasonic Telecaster review

The Acoustasonic finally gets much more affordable for players, and some things have had to give to get there

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“The tuning did not need tweaking for the entire time we spent trying to avoid playing Stairway To Heaven”: Faith Eclipse Venus E/Cutaway & Neptune E/Cutaway 12-String review

“Designed as the ultimate stage guitars, with workhorse reliability and maximum performance capability,” theselook the part, but how do they deliver in terms of quality and tone?

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“While it might not be the vintage D-28 of your dreams, this is a Martin you can be proud of”: Martin X Series Remastered D-X2E Brazilian review

The HPL’s had a glow up, but how do Martin’s latest affordable dreadnoughts sound?

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“I really like that you can sweep pick on this thing, so it gets you the nylon-string sound without the physical limitations”: Tosin Abasi issues update on Abasi Concepts' much-anticipated hybrid nylon-string

Abasi says Fishman is designing the pickup for what promises to be a groundbreaking acoustic electric. In other Abasi Concepts news, fresh Legion Series models in Deep Sage drop today

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“We’re guitar players. The reason we’re designing gear is we’re making things that we wish existed”: Tosin Abasi is pushing the boundaries of progressive music and guitar gear on multiple fronts – and he’s got no plans to slow down

The Animals As Leaders and Abasi Concepts mastermind on upcoming music, his favorite new players, switching from modelers to tube amps, and why he might not be ready to record a blues album just yet

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“This may bethe ultimate Superstrat-Tele hybrid”: Caparison Dellinger-JSM V2 review

Killswitch Engage’s Joel Stroetzel has debuted a signature guitar that presents itself as a miracle of high-performance guitar design – but it ain’t cheap

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“Brutal looks and razor-sharp tones to push the limits of creativity”: Schecter’s Red Dawn series aims to weaponize a legion of chug-loving metal players

Impressive specs and humble price points see the Californian co strengthen its metal guitar offering

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“Exceeds in playability, looks, and affordability”: Cort promises the pinnacle of affordable acoustic guitars with its $449 Essence series

Grand Auditorium and OM Cutaway models feature in the all-new vintage-modern electric-acoustic designs

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“Built for speed, equipped for domination”: Jackson stealth-launches the Pure Metal range – a trio of limited edition single-pickup shred machines

Finished in Black with Creme binding, this Kelly, Rhoads and Soloist are packing a Fishman Fluence Modern humbucker, a Floyd, and that iconic six-in-line headstock

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“A versatile spectrum of acoustic and electric tones in a single creative tool”: Fender reveals its most affordable Acoustasonic builds yet – in the form of the $599 Standard

Made in Indonesia and featuring Fender and Fishman designed electronics, the release brings Fender’s cutting-edge electric-acoustic well under the $1,000 mark

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“Prized for its warm and rich character”: Cort brings unsung solid cedar to an accessible price point with 2 sleek $370 acoustics

Two new Fishman-loaded builds take a tonewood reserved for premium and nylon-string acoustics to a new budget-friendly price range

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“Cedar topped guitars bring warmth and resonance to production models at an attractive price point.”: Solid red cedar tops on a $369 acoustic? Cort unveils a pair of affordable and eye-catching cutaway electros with satin black tops

The handsome cutaway dreadnought and orchestra model acoustics feature solid red cedar on top, mahogany on the back and sides, Fishman electronics – and those ivory pickguards look cool against the black tops

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“Designed as the ultimate ‘stage guitars’”: Faith launches the all-new Eclipse series – a trio of all-solid cutaway acoustic electric guitars with a maple forearm rest for comfort and Fishman electronics

Upgraded with Fishman's Ink Body pickup and preamp system, the Eclipse series gives players plenty of control over their amplified tone

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“The mahogany armrest enhances comfort and aesthetics”: Harley Benton debuts the impressive yet affordable CLO and CLG acoustics, featuring all-solid spruce and rosewood builds, Fishman electronics and an inviting armrest

Available as a cutaway auditorium or user-friendly OM-sized acoustic, and with a more affordable layered rosewood option for both, the CLO and CLGmodels look very classy for the price

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“It’ll suit those players who like to hit hard and make their guitar really shout”: Epiphone Masterbilt Texan review

We put this unsung acoustic hero through its paces and find out if it’s deserving of more plaudits

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