Reviews "One cool guitar from one of the hippest builders." The Rivolta Quadrata is a stylishly original take on a famous retro rock axe Lightweight Simarouba wood for the body and glued-in neck keep this beauty at a respectable weight Fuchs' ODH hybrid tube/solid-state amp is a gig-worthy tone machine at an approachable price Designed by Andy Fuchs to meet his own needs, the new head looks primed for broad acceptance Taylor 50th Anniversary 858e LTD Grand Orchestra 12-string combines vintage glory with modern tech for a glorious playing experience In homage to its founding year, no more than 1,974 guitars for each model will be made available worldwide Latest Reviews Vox’s four new Valvenergy pedals aim to put tubey richness and compression in guitarists’ sight By Dave Hunter published 11 November 24 The quartet of overdrive, booster, compress and graphic EQ pedals make use of Nutube technology Fractal's VP4 delivers much of what's in its big-brother powerhouse, the Axe-FX III, in a compact and price-friendly unit By Dave Hunter published 11 November 24 The VP4’s size and demands of its features call for minor connectivity shortcuts, David Kowalski’s Rare Earth Germanium Device is one of the most innovative fuzzboxes we’ve seen By Dave Hunter published 8 October 24 We put the Rare Earth Germanium Device to the test and discovered an inspiring variation on the iconic germanium fuzz “A sky’s-the-limit modeling environment”: Two Notes Genome review By Dave Hunter published 30 August 24 Meet the impressive new DAW software plugin from digital guitar speaker cab and amp manufacturers Two Notes Bourgeois Touchstone Signature OM and Dreadnought review By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 24 The essence of a full Bourgeois experience at almost half the price? The revered luthier's latest collaboration with Eastman makes a convincing case “An enjoyable blend of the classic and the hot rod it’s intended to be”: RS Guitarworks Slab Lowboy review By Dave Hunter published 27 August 24 How RS Guitarworks tapped into the Tele aesthetic and emerged with its own distinct P-90-loaded take on the classic formula “A satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures”: Danelectro Nichols 1966 review By Art Thompson published 23 August 24 A reissue of a stompbox that company owner and Foxx founder Steve Ridinger designed and started making when he was just 14, the Nichols 1966 has plenty of retro flavor, with just as many modern applications “The ne plus ultra of LP Junior–style axes”: Knaggs SSC-J Steve Stevens Signature review By Art Thompson published 20 August 24 This well-built, sonically-pleasing six-string has become, the Billy Idol guitarist tells us, Steve Stevens' recording guitar of choice Silktone Overdrive+ review By Dave Hunter published 19 August 24 The Overdrive+ is a characterful, original, and extremely versatile design that stands out in a sea of overdrives Mackie ShowBox All-in-One Performance Rig review By Jimmy Leslie published 22 July 24 With an ingenious breakaway six-channel mixer that includes multiple effects with snapshot recall, amp models, an overdrive, a compressor, a tuner, a looper, Bluetooth, and even onboard recording, the ShowBox promises a lot. Can it really be all that? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar...” Joe Perry reveals his unusual techniques behind writing classic Aerosmith riffs 2Justin Hayward on “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan 3Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man4A more affordable Jimmy Page Double-Neck returns with uncanny accuracy, thanks to 3-D scanning5The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. Guitarist Wayne Kramer and his bandmates have passed on, but the celebration is just beginning
Vox’s four new Valvenergy pedals aim to put tubey richness and compression in guitarists’ sight By Dave Hunter published 11 November 24 The quartet of overdrive, booster, compress and graphic EQ pedals make use of Nutube technology
Fractal's VP4 delivers much of what's in its big-brother powerhouse, the Axe-FX III, in a compact and price-friendly unit By Dave Hunter published 11 November 24 The VP4’s size and demands of its features call for minor connectivity shortcuts,
David Kowalski’s Rare Earth Germanium Device is one of the most innovative fuzzboxes we’ve seen By Dave Hunter published 8 October 24 We put the Rare Earth Germanium Device to the test and discovered an inspiring variation on the iconic germanium fuzz
“A sky’s-the-limit modeling environment”: Two Notes Genome review By Dave Hunter published 30 August 24 Meet the impressive new DAW software plugin from digital guitar speaker cab and amp manufacturers Two Notes
Bourgeois Touchstone Signature OM and Dreadnought review By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 24 The essence of a full Bourgeois experience at almost half the price? The revered luthier's latest collaboration with Eastman makes a convincing case
“An enjoyable blend of the classic and the hot rod it’s intended to be”: RS Guitarworks Slab Lowboy review By Dave Hunter published 27 August 24 How RS Guitarworks tapped into the Tele aesthetic and emerged with its own distinct P-90-loaded take on the classic formula
“A satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures”: Danelectro Nichols 1966 review By Art Thompson published 23 August 24 A reissue of a stompbox that company owner and Foxx founder Steve Ridinger designed and started making when he was just 14, the Nichols 1966 has plenty of retro flavor, with just as many modern applications
“The ne plus ultra of LP Junior–style axes”: Knaggs SSC-J Steve Stevens Signature review By Art Thompson published 20 August 24 This well-built, sonically-pleasing six-string has become, the Billy Idol guitarist tells us, Steve Stevens' recording guitar of choice
Silktone Overdrive+ review By Dave Hunter published 19 August 24 The Overdrive+ is a characterful, original, and extremely versatile design that stands out in a sea of overdrives
Mackie ShowBox All-in-One Performance Rig review By Jimmy Leslie published 22 July 24 With an ingenious breakaway six-channel mixer that includes multiple effects with snapshot recall, amp models, an overdrive, a compressor, a tuner, a looper, Bluetooth, and even onboard recording, the ShowBox promises a lot. Can it really be all that?