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“Powerful, extremely versatile and creatively refreshing, it offers a ton of inspiration if you click with it”: LAG HyVibe 10 HV10ACE review

A capable acoustic guitar that’s its own pedalboard and speaker, too

MusicRadar · Feb 13

“A joy to use, offers some interesting opportunities for patching and can grow with your rig too”: ADDAC System 814 6x6 Stereo Matrix Mixer review

Mix, match and morph both audio and CV with ease, using ADDAC’s matrix mixer

MusicRadar · Feb 13

“A very good guitar with an evocative backstory”: Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic review

One minute Gretsch wants to be the guitar for the ‘new generation’ and the next it releases an instrument with roots in the recording studio scene of early ’60s. Help!

Guitar World · Feb 13

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"The combination of onboard multi-effects and a looper on a travel acoustic is an inspirational proposition here": Cort Earth GO 3/4 Dreadnought guitar review

Onboard HyVibe H2 effects with a looper on a mini travel guitar – too good to be true?

Guitar World · Feb 11

“Jam-packed with features and functionality that will serve more experienced users well, and simple enough to use that pretty much anyone could pick it up and start making music with”: Akai MPK Mini IV review

Akai refines its classic MIDI keyboard and finally ditches the joystick

MusicRadar · Feb 9

“An outline that’s both striking and original with an almost bygone vibe”: West Valley Indiana review

A new name on the UK’s vibrant guitar-making scene, West Valley comes to market with a vision inspired by the golden era of guitar design

Guitar World · Feb 6

“I struggle to think of any Fender that surpasses a Mary Kaye Strat in value or collector appeal”: Body dated January 1956, the first of its kind, played on an Aerosmith album – is this the holy grail of all holy grail Fender Stratocasters?

Only two features distinguished a Mary Kaye Stratocaster from any other Strat that might have rolled off Fender’s production line during the mid-to-late 1950s. So why are vintage examples so darn valuable?

Guitar World · Feb 4

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“From functionality through to physical design, IK Multimedia has completely nailed it”: IK Multimedia ARC On-Ear review

Want to improve your headphone monitoring? We might just have the perfect solution

MusicRadar · Feb 3

"Fractal's renowned amp modeling at a lower entry price": Fractal AM4 review

Roadtesting Fractal's renowned amp modeling at a price that could make a serious splash in the compact modeler market

Guitar World · Feb 2

“Having played some pretty off-feeling versions over the years, getting them back as they were is more than worthy”: Gibson Les Paul Junior Double Cut and Les Paul Special Double Cut review

Hot on the heels of the Les Paul Custom ’70s, two more blasts from the past rejoin Gibson’s USA line-up. The DCs are back!

Guitar World · Feb 2

“A sturdy, interesting and decent-sounding effects unit with tempo syncing and sequencing capabilities”: Polyend Mess review

Polyend turns its considerable hardware tracker skills to the world of pedal-based, sequenced multi-effects. An alluring combo, so how does it sound?

MusicRadar · Feb 1

“An impressive percussion machine with raw analogue weight and manual control”: Erica Synths x Hexinverter Hexdrums review

Is Hexdrums – a “Mutant-infused analogue powerhouse” – the perfect rhythmic bedrock for modern techno production?

MusicRadar · Jan 31

“It’s four octaves up or down. Some people would argue that’s too much. We’d argue that we look forward to what people could do with it”: How Boss reimagined the wildest effect on your pedalboard

Boss's Matt Knight gives us the lowdown on the XS-1 and XS-100 Poly Shifter series, the pitch-shifting pedals that put the DigiTech Whammy on notice

Guitar World · Jan 29

“Those cleaner tones are very characterful and usable, evoking classic tube-driven bass amps”: Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom review

Geezer Butler helped invent heavy metal. Here’s a slab of heavy metal bearing his name.

Guitar World · Jan 28

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MusicRadar · Jan 20

“A perfect choice for podcasters, streamers and music users”: AKG C-Series microphones review

We associate AKG with quality mics, but can their new and most affordable mics to date really deliver? Let’s find out

MusicRadar · Jan 20

“A good combination of comfort and sonics in a lightweight design”: Rode NTH-50 review

One model has dominated the on ear headphone market for years. Let’s see what these new arrivals have to offer

Golf Monthly · Jan 20

Improve Your Ball Striking With A 'Plane' And Simple Iron Play Drill (That You Haven't Tried Before)

Investing time in iron play drills to boost your ball striking is a great move this winter, but I bet you didn't expect this item to hold the key to improvement

Guitar World · Jan 16

“A variety of tonal options for not much outlay”: Vintage Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Reverb pedals review

The UK-based Vintage brand enters the pedal market with a baker’s dozen of budget-friendly models

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Guitar World · Jan 14

“There’s more ‘Fender’ to Fiore and more ‘Gibson’ to the SE DGT… Inspiring guitars from inspiring players”: PRS Fiore HH and SE DGT Standard review

PRS has ignored its existing signature artists during its 40th Anniversary, but finally we get two new models that illustrate huge diversity, proving PRS does indeed make guitars for us players

Guitar World · Jan 13

“You may feel that the whole TransAcoustic thing is a novelty… we’d urge you to put aside your preconceptions”: Yamaha TAS3 C review

Reading a manual to find out how to connect your acoustic guitar to Bluetooth might deter some traditionalists, but there is treasure to be found for the adventurous

Guitar World · Jan 9

“This offers the quality of tones I’d expect from a high-end plug”: IK Multimedia Tonex Plug review

IK Multimedia crams its celebrated amp modelling tech into a portable powerhouse – but does it meet expectations?

Guitar World · Jan 6

“There’s nothing here that’s radical, let alone modern. But that’s in its favor – it’s a considered design that irons out some of Gretsch’s historic quirks”: Gretsch Electromatic Jet review

With plenty already in the lineup, Gretsch has released a new range of both Electromatic and Streamliner Jets that appear modern-aimed and very affordable. What’s new?

MusicRadar · Jan 5

"It isn’t just a collection of cool features; it’s a tool designed to make your recorded guitar sound better, right out of the box": Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic review

Gretsch packs the legendary studio magic of Abbey Road into a guitar that's also pleasantly playable, and competitively priced

MusicRadar · Jan 5

“Pro-quality results at semi-pro cash”: IK Multimedia Precision 6 MkII review

IK’s iLoud Precision speaker range has just received a MKII upgrade and a price downgrade. Is it too good to be true?

MusicRadar · Dec 29, 2025

Music technology gear of the year 2025: Our favourite new synths, drum machines, plugins and more

MusicRadar's Si Truss and Simon Arblaster pick the best music tech hardware and software of the past 12 months

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