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“When you're away from your main rig, it more than fills a void.”: Donner Hush X Pro review

This next-generation travel guitar packs a lot in, but isn't without its niggles

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“It’s staggering that a $329 bass can play like this – I can’t rule out witchcraft being involved”: Sire Marcus Miller V1 review

Marcus Miller-approved bass range gets a new baby sibling – is it worthy of the name?

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“There's hardly a bad setting in the pedal”: Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon review

A triple-block drive pedal isn't a new idea, but CTC has executed the idea very well

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How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp: “People began to see that amp as a companion when the rest of the music scene shut down”

From lightbulb moments to the Amp Intelligence tech that turns cellphone snaps into sound, the Californian amp-builders tell GW about their wild 15-year ride

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“This is a difficult guitar to put a review score on”: Harley Benton Fusion-T II HH RW HT PM review

Harley Benton doubles down as one of the industry’s leading affordable brands with a well-appointed player

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"It may not be perfect, but it is a bargain": Valeton GP-5 review

Valeton takes the miniature to the extreme with a fully capable amp modeler and multi-effects – with NAM compatibility to boot

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“Makes you realise just how good budget guitars have become”: Harley Benton ST-62LA review

Hand-relic'd with a spec sheet that doesn't get old, Harley Benton's Aged Series brings vintage feel on a budget

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“I’ve tested my fair share of import guitars – this Hawk flies above the rest”: Washburn Hawk review

There’s plenty to love about this refreshed reissue of Washburn's original Hawk guitar

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“Fuzz pedals live or die on personality, and the Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz has enough of it to justify a spot in an already crowded market”: Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz review

Warm Audio teams up with boutique builder Dirty Boy to shrink the coveted Afro Fuzz circuit into a compact, wallet-friendly stompbox

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“Scratches the Dumble itch without a rockstar’s budget”: VHT D-20 Tube Amplifier Head review

VHT attempts to emulate the much-vaunted Dumble sound with this moderately priced all-tube amp

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"The Floyd Rose genuinely feels like the finishing touch this model always needed": Gibson Victory Floyd Rose review

Gibson’s latest iteration of this cult, rediscovered ‘80s model is the big win fans have been waiting for

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“Not your average digital delay by any means”: Beetronics Pollinator Hazee Delay review

Beetronics cross-pollinates delay and modulation to create textural sounds that blur the boundaries between them

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Do you even need an ebike? 3 of the best ebike converter kits reviewed

Convert your existing analogue bike with electric power and not only will you improve your steed, you'll upgrade your legs on the hills

"Any aspiring dirt purveyor worth their salt will naturally gravitate toward the HalfLife’s crushing wall of sound" EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion & Booster review

EQD’s HalfLife pedal delivers the droned, bottom-heavy fury inspired by Sunn O))) with uncompromising force

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“Every note comes out with abundant punch and clarity. You could immediately slot it into a mix”: Ibanez Mode MDM1300 review

Ibanez takes on the boutique-styled ‘super Jazz’ market – has it cracked it?

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“I was really at the point where… nobody knows who I am and I don’t want my name on the guitar”: The unsung guitarist who shaped one of PRS’s most sought-after models

He's unassuming, a virtuoso player, and didn't want his name on the guitar out of respect to Ted McCarty – but David Grissom played a key role in designing it

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Still storing your milk in the door in summer?! Experts say your regular fridge organisation just won’t cut it over the warmer months

What to do when temperatures soar

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"It gives the Custom Shop ‘54 pickups in my own Strat a run for their money": Fender Vintera III Late '50s Stratocaster review

Fender sends a love letter to the golden age of guitars with an accessible vintage-inspired instrument

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“I was getting calls from George Harrison and Eric Clapton’s group. They were working together. And what were they interested in? The J-180 and J-185”: Inside Gibson's Century Collection acoustics – and the role the Rolling Stones and Beatles played

Period-correct in (almost) every detail, the Gibson Century Collection’s 12-fret format is addictively playable. Gibson's Robi Johns tells us it’s all downtothe Brits

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“A full-bodied response that would undoubtedly work a treat with flat-wound strings”: Fender Vintera III Late ‘60s Precision Bass review

Fender's Vintera range receives another round of tweaks – and a new ‘60s-styled P-Bass

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"A very persuasive showcase for Fender's dark horse guitar model": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Mustang review

The ultimate distillation of Fender's continuously underrated offset?

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“The sandpapery grittiness, long described as an Orange hallmark, is less apparent and a smoother, more fluid voice takes its place”: Orange OR60 review

Orange swaps the grit for growl to make this new release its purest-sounding premium all-tube head yet

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“With a gritty textured edge to its fuzz/distortion, this is a pedal for big riffs and endless sustain”: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Dual Op-Amp Fuzz review

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

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“His dedication to Gibson’s quality and legacy is beyond reproach”: 5 ways Cesar Gueikian transformed Gibson – and proved to be a very different kind of guitar CEO

As he leaves the top job at one of the world’s biggest guitar companies, we look back at the Gibson leader’s legacy – and how he oversaw a renaissance for the Nashville guitar giant

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"The baritone format might just be the CVT’s natural home": Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone review

Forget surf, this baritone is designed to deliver at the meatier end of the rock spectrum

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