18/05/2022

Review: Fender Player Plus HSS Stratocaster

Fender Player Plus HSS Stratocaster - I’ve got a brand new out-of-the-box Fender Player Plus HSS Stratocaster to review, ...

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01/02/2022

Review: Sennheiser EW-D 835 Digital Wireless Mic System

I still remember a brief conversation I had with my dad about Sennheiser back in my early years as a musician, in which he ...

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22/12/2021

Review: Laney DB200-210 Bass Combo

Laney is not a name that I’d ever really considered when shopping for a new bass amp, yet this British amp and PA company ...

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10/12/2020

Review: Duesenberg Starplayer III Guitar

Fair to say that Duesenberg is a guitar brand that’s not anything like as familiar as those American juggernauts Fender ...

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06/12/2019

Guitar Review: Yamaha TransAcoustic FG Acoustic-Electric

Arriving in a sealed box, straight out of the warehouse so not set up since shipping, the Yamaha TransAcoustic FG took a ...

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09/07/2019

Review: Beastwars, San Fran, June 27, 2019

With the release of their fourth full-length, the aptly named ‘IV’, Wellington metal heroes Beastwars confronted a topic ...

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21/12/2018

Gear Review: Fender Mustang GT100 Guitar Amp

Fender’s new Mustang GT 2.0 range covers the little GT40 home amp, this review’s studio/stage-oriented GT100 and the ...

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05/12/2018

Gear Reviews: Martin D-28 Standard Series

Hard case all right. Out of the blue, middle of a very busy week, promoting a gig… my usual part-time work dried up, bills ...

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18/12/2017

McPherson White Fuzz

There are plenty of off-the-peg guitar effects pedal options available from the High St shops, so if you’re going to go ...

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