Latest articles by Alun Lower
10 must-know DIY acoustic guitar maintenance tips
It's no secret that guitars are fickle instruments, susceptible to the elements and often prone to damage under clumsy or inexperienced hands.
Top 10 Essential Guitar Maintenance Tips
It's no secret that guitars are fickle instruments, susceptible to the elements and often prone to damage under clumsy or inexperienced hands.
Hagstrom Viking Baritone
From the land of the ice and snow comes a genre-spanning baritone guitar
Faith Nexus Venus Cutaway Electro Cognac
A guitar that strikes the perfect balance between a workhorse and show pony
Faith Blood Moon Saturn
Howling at the sky with the latest addition to Faith’s exotic-looking Blood Moon series
Larrivée OM-03 Silverwood
Can a fancy tonewood make the difference sonically as well as visually?
Marshall DSL40C
Brit amp legend conquers the mid-range, just in time for its golden jubilee
IK Multimedia Amplitube Jimi Hendrix for iPad
A fresh batch of emulated guitar hero gear delivered in compact app form
Diezel D-Moll
The price of Diezel comes way, way down as the firm unveils an affordable high-gain valve amp to die for
Black Knight CB-10 bass guitar
The CB-10 doesn't blow any of its competitors out of the water as such, but for the money it's a great bass that any beginner should be delighted to play. Recommended
Boss FB-2 Feedbacker/Booster
Boss has never been short on new stompbox ideas, but its latest could prove especially savvy: combining a traditional boost pedal with a wail-inducing feedback enhancer
Majik Box Krush Distortion
It's monstrous metal tones aplenty with this Korn-endorsed signature stompbox
Joyo British Sound
Can this Chinese built preamp pedal successfully emulate the none-more-black vibe of a cranked-up Marshall stack?
Electro-Harmonix Crying Tone wah
It's a case of 'wah, wah, what the f…' with Electro-Harmonix's latest innovation
