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“Some believe the slab ’boards have a different tone to veneer ’boards, but others think it’s more of a visual thing”: Everything you need to know about pre-CBS Stratocasters – the holy grail of vintage Fender guitars

Steve Hove of ATB Guitars presents us with five Strats from Fender's golden era and details their specs, the model's evolution, and the market dynamics behind their astronomical price

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“A timely reminder of a true great. Will you sound like him when you plug it in? We wish”: Epiphone Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood review

Another fabled Les Paul joins ‘Greeny’ in Epiphone’s top-end lineup

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“Acoustic guitarists - meet your new best friend”: ToneWoodAmp2 review

This is a sequel you need to see and hear

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“It took 400 audio tracks for me to get it to throw an error, which is frankly insane”: Asus ProArt P16 review

Looking for an alternative to a MacBook? Asus might have just provided the answer for musicians everywhere

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“Could this bass convert players to fanned frets?”: Dingwall SP1 review

This modern take on a classic design could open up new markets for Dingwall

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Every Golfer Should Carry A Sponge In Their Golf Bag (Trust Me... I'm A PGA Pro)

The sponge - a humble household item or the key to improving your golf swing?Both are correct, so let me explain how it can help you shoot lower scores...

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“More than just a metal machine and I would have no qualms in taking one out for gigs, fresh out of the box”: Spira T-450 TDB review

A T-style with a twist, and there’s plenty of bang for your budget metal buck here

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"Up there as one of the better value for money metal guitars that you can currently buy": Spira S-450 TPP review

From the team behind JET guitars comes new brand Spira. Created to serve the heavier side of music, and applying an impressive spec in a budget-friendly, metal package

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“A highly flexible yet portable unit that is easy to use but can also be configured to taste”: Zoom H6 Essential review

Compact location recorders with six inputs are a rarity. Let’s see what this latest Zoom design has to offer

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“Ribbon tweeters are sometimes criticised for their limited vertical dispersion, here this is not noticeable unless you are sitting very close”: Adam Audio D3V Monitor

If you want quality monitoring but space is limited, Adam Audio’s latest monitors could be the answer

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“Looks, feels and sounds far more expensive than it actually is”: Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue TV Yellow review

The most affordable of the new Inspired by Gibson Custom models – but it could be a highlight of the range

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"Engaging the pedal transformed my previously thin and uninspiring tone into a beautifully fat, warm, and full-bodied sound": Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II review

If you're ready to get nerdy about your acoustic tone, this intelligent pre-amp is the unit for you

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“It's built in Jack White's spirit, with abundant potential for dialling in sounds that range from the practical and useable to wild and anarchic”: Donner x Third Man Hardware Triple Threat review

This Jack White collab collects high-gain distortion, phaser and echo in one $100 unit. It's big on value, but how does it sound?

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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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“The kind of instrument that inspires you to take in-the-moment risks instead of feeling like you’ve got to play it safe”: Kramer Volante HSGT Triburst review

Meet the new line-up of fast and furious high-performance machines from Kramer

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The Root Cause Of This Common Golf Swing Fault Occurs Before The Club Even Moves... Let's Fix It NOW!

If you are struggling with your ball striking, or your swing feels out of sequence, this common fault could be the problem... but I can help you fix it!

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The ultimate guide to pedal board essentials (and what order to put them in)

Here's what you need on board and where they all sit best for maximum effect

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"An astounding number of features and a lot of bang for your buck, but is it too good to be true?": Mooer GS1000 multi-effects and amp profiling pedal review

Mooer presents their MSNRS 2.0 amp capturing tech, allowing users to "emulate their favourite gear" at an affordable price point, with a ton of other features to boot

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“Most players buy a Soloist for stank face riffs and shredding ‘til sundown. For that, the SL2DX is magnificent”: Jackson American Series Soloist SL2DX review

Jackson’s latest speed metal machine is built in Fender’s Corona factory and sticks close to the time-tested Soloist recipe, and could just prove to be your next heavy metal workhorse

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“This bass has plenty of cutting power, and it's versatile enough to handle just about any gig”: Cort GB-Fusion 4 review

A new entry to the wallet-friendly bassmarket, the Cort GB-Fusion 4 combines impressive pickups and hardware with classic J-Bass style

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“It's probably this year's greatest metal guitar so far, even if it lacks the pointy edges to prove it": Jackson Pro Series Lee Malia LM-87 review

The most-anticipated metal guitar of 2025 is here but is it worth getting all offset about?

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Recognise This Fault In Your Golf Swing? It's Time 'Elvis Leg' Left The Building...

Plenty of people try to emulate the great Elvis Pressley, but doing so on the course rarely leads to success in the golf swing. Tom Motley explains...

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“It excels, positively stuns, at summoning the tight, immediate and percussive guitar tones of modern metal”: Fortin Meshuggah Preamp/Distortion pedal review

Plug in, turn on, tune down, tune down some more...

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Can you fix your guitar's frets yourself? We try three innovative approaches from MusicNomad to investigate how they might conquer a major cause of fret buzz

Uneven frets are a common issue with our guitars, but MusicNomad has come up with different ways to empower players to deal with it themselves

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“With its tone knob backed off this thing gets sasquatch-hairy without losing clarity. It’s a surprisingly killer stoner rock machine”: EVH SA-126 Standard review

Wolfgang Van Halen’s adventurous high-gain-friendly, semi-hollow signature gets a budget build – but does the magic carry across?

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