Paul Day
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![While its roots may be in Fender's first electric, this Baritone guitar is not just for retro fans, especially in this Ghost Silver finish](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6bcc367cabe08d8d208407dd81ea6bd-320-80.jpg)
Fender Blacktop Telecaster Baritone
By Paul Day last updated
This new Mexican-made Fender takes the Telecaster into low-tuned territory via an extended neck and a trio of pickups
![From L-R: Duesenberg Double Cat DDC-12, Fender Strat XII, Burns Double Six and Hutchins Memphis 12-string](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9389f329bad11ef64a5110ec7116e6e-320-80.jpg)
Round-up: 4 affordable 12-string electric guitars
By Paul Day last updated
Modern 12-stringers continuing Rickenbacker's benchmark
![This Fender features an original body outline that combines Strat-style horns with a sloping waist and lower bouts borrowed from the Jazzmaster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/49e11d84dcf7fcbbffea9ef1a2c9b4d4-320-80.jpg)
Fender Pawn Shop Offset Special
By Paul Day published
Is that Strat drunk? Nope, in fact, it's not a Strat at all, it's an Offset Special - a Jazzmaster-Strat hybrid and one of the latest models to join Fender's quirk-laden Pawn Shop range
![The '70s Stratocaster Deluxe also borrows features from the Thinline Tele](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abd26927d854d02bee2e63ded9cab33a-320-80.jpg)
Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe
By Paul Day last updated
The name '70s Stratocaster Deluxe' might suggest something comparatively straightforward, but this new model puts the Pawn Shop approach to effective use
![That finish is called Sunfire Orange Flake, in case you were wondering…](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dae799c4dd4d9eb83e40ddecf7ce1b25-320-80.jpg)
Fender Pawn Shop Super-Sonic
By Paul Day last updated
The Fender Pawn Shop Super Sonic actually resurrects a short-lived model first seen in 1997 bearing the Squier brand name
![The Trans Orange finish very obviously hints at the Gretsch influence](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/df7d388279a5ab34a2edd124b6392d53-320-80.jpg)
Cort Yorktown-BV
By Paul Day last updated
The Indonesian-built Yorktown-BV incorporates Gretsch design influences and a cosmetic approach long associated with the famous US maker
![The Cort Sunset I has clearly been inspired by Gretsch's Spectra Sonic Lead](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/41d1450dc1f4f8777241009a63ba1855-320-80.jpg)
Cort Sunset I
By Paul Day last updated
The Sunset I 'borrows' Gretsch design influences and is produced in Indonesia
Buying a Gibson ES-330TD 1962-72
By Paul Day last updated
Used Gear: Guitarist helps you tell the vintage gem among the flotsam and jetsam of used guitars. This month: a 1962-72 Gibson ES330TD.
![HarmonyMan: an awesome harmony pedal!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/91ed6f31fbce65e56e94795a22cbff0b-320-80.jpg)
DigiTech HarmonyMan
By Paul Day last updated
DigiTech's latest intelligent pitch shifter pedal is the best yet for guitarists, being the first to generate accurate harmonies from simple chord strumming.
![The guitar's metalwork gives it a zingy acoustic resonance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54a19bc3c8bbfda067d6fa4b36fbf20a-320-80.jpg)
Sterling AX30
By Paul Day last updated
This new addition to the Sterling stable keeps the Axis image, but loses the heavy-duty hardware
![Italia's Imola (rear) and Mondial (front) models.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5a98717395e878792e20c38ebf1c0582-320-80.jpg)
Italia Imola Standard
By Paul Day last updated
Debuting in 2000, the Italia range has now been re-launched, courtesy of a new distributor. But how does the Imola Standard hold up in the current market?
![The pickups were designed especially for the Apache](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ed0087d7d41e99b958cbaa11a8dd73f1-320-80.jpg)
Burns Guitars Apache
By Paul Day last updated
The latest in a line of Shadows-associated six-strings from Burns
![The ultra-slim body makes the Verythin an extremely manageable guitar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4fcd06902e6671c2e8709a8d26ffd7f6-320-80.jpg)
Hofner Verythin Singlecut
By Paul Day last updated
Echoes of the past, but with single-cutaway styling
![Some may think it looks a little plain, but the Reflex plays fantastically.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9e655bbcb8ff484f702f76fd6270f210-320-80.jpg)
Music Man Reflex
By Paul Day last updated
The latest six-string electric from Music Man makes an affordable return to the Albert Lee HH
![The alder body is all-Jaguar, with the classic offset shape and smooth contours enhanced by a high- shine polyester paint job executed in Faded Sonic Blue](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0e763e6e079c1e0844b05607626d2a9a-320-80.jpg)
Fender Pawn Shop Jaguarillo
By Paul Day last updated
Fender's selection of offbeat electrics continues to expand with the arrival of another novel addition to the Pawn Shop Series
![True to tradition, the excellently applied Metallic Red paint job is contrasted by cream vinyl tape around the sides](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0da1d868efb48d3cfcc4c5e67dad39ed-320-80.jpg)
Danelectro Hodad guitar
By Paul Day last updated
The latest Dano six-string makes a briefer than usual trip into the brand's past, this time reviving a model from the 90s
![The Gibson influences aren't hard to spot.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8d9b7aa9090d8eb86e9e7a1d22bfcacc-320-80.jpg)
Hofner HCT-J17TR
By Paul Day last updated
A big-bodied archtop-electric with more than a hint of Gibson influence
![The Vox Apache II is based on the classic Vox Phantom shape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e46f01fe88a139e4d39d1e35b1e70e85-320-80.jpg)
Vox Apache II
By Paul Day last updated
Styled along 60s lines, the latest Vox electric offers the ultimate in self-contained portability via an onboard amp, twin speakers and even a rhythm section!
![The tear-dropped shaped Apache I, based on the classic Vox Mark shape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f26adc862e785765bc67334a986bee80-320-80.jpg)
Vox Apache I
By Paul Day last updated
A boom Styled along 60s lines, the latest Vox electric offers the ultimate in self-contained portability via an onboard amp, twin speakers and even a rhythm section!Vox?
![LEDs show transmitter battery condition, operation and signal level](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5522c01cd1f2bbcba6375e3fcf314ae0-320-80.jpg)
AKG DMS70 Dual digital wireless system
By Paul Day last updated
Side-stepping the radio setup
![The latest Swede series takes the famous Hagstrom brand upmarket via European manufacture and some enhanced electrics](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/40c9861170d11bcd83b177d052da26e3-320-80.jpg)
Hagstrom Northen Super Swede Flame
By Paul Day last updated
A European-made beauty with enhanced electronics
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