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 Soma Laboratory Cosmos Drifting Memory Station Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 19 September 23 A mood-shifting gizmo that will expand your creative mindset while it soothes you, lowers your blood pressure and lets you drift off into heady sonic realms KRK GoAux 3 Personal Monitors Review By Art Thompson published 19 September 23 These compact monitors have a well-balanced soundstage and aren’t fatiguing to the ears when listening at high levels Epiphone 1958 Korina Flying V and Explorer Reviews By Dave Hunter published 18 August 23 These are surprisingly adaptable and expressive designs, so don’t let their radical looks lead you astray Fishman AFX Mini Acoustic Pro EQ Mini, Broken Record, AcoustiVerb and Pocket Blender Effects Pedal Reviews By Jimmy Leslie published 18 August 23 Fishman joins the revolution for effects tailored to acoustic guitars with four AFX Mini pedals Peavey 6505 1992 Original Review By Art Thompson published 18 August 23 This stripped-down metal machine provides all the essentials needed for maximum heaviness at high volume DOD Overdrive Preamp 250, Envelope Filter 440 and Meatbox Subsynth Reviews By Art Thompson published 17 August 23 DOD and its high-tech offshoot DigiTech are back in business under the ownership of Korea-based Cor-Tek EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 August 23 The sounds on tap here have realism, depth and plenty of liveliness that lend guitar tones a three-dimensional quality Universal Audio Max Preamp/Dual Compressor Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 Features two identical and stackable sets of classic compressors: the MXR Dyna Comp, Teletronix Opto LA-2A and Universal Audio UA 1176, plus an emulation of UA’s 610 tube preamp/EQ Universal Audio Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 UAFX’s alternative option in the delay/reverb category is based on a mid-1970s Roland Space Echo Universal Audio Del-Verb Ambience Companion Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 Delivers emulations of classic delay and reverb effects lifted from the UAFX Starlight and Golden Reverberator 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
Soma Laboratory Cosmos Drifting Memory Station Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 19 September 23 A mood-shifting gizmo that will expand your creative mindset while it soothes you, lowers your blood pressure and lets you drift off into heady sonic realms
KRK GoAux 3 Personal Monitors Review By Art Thompson published 19 September 23 These compact monitors have a well-balanced soundstage and aren’t fatiguing to the ears when listening at high levels
Epiphone 1958 Korina Flying V and Explorer Reviews By Dave Hunter published 18 August 23 These are surprisingly adaptable and expressive designs, so don’t let their radical looks lead you astray
Fishman AFX Mini Acoustic Pro EQ Mini, Broken Record, AcoustiVerb and Pocket Blender Effects Pedal Reviews By Jimmy Leslie published 18 August 23 Fishman joins the revolution for effects tailored to acoustic guitars with four AFX Mini pedals
Peavey 6505 1992 Original Review By Art Thompson published 18 August 23 This stripped-down metal machine provides all the essentials needed for maximum heaviness at high volume
DOD Overdrive Preamp 250, Envelope Filter 440 and Meatbox Subsynth Reviews By Art Thompson published 17 August 23 DOD and its high-tech offshoot DigiTech are back in business under the ownership of Korea-based Cor-Tek
EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 17 August 23 The sounds on tap here have realism, depth and plenty of liveliness that lend guitar tones a three-dimensional quality
Universal Audio Max Preamp/Dual Compressor Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 Features two identical and stackable sets of classic compressors: the MXR Dyna Comp, Teletronix Opto LA-2A and Universal Audio UA 1176, plus an emulation of UA’s 610 tube preamp/EQ
Universal Audio Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 UAFX’s alternative option in the delay/reverb category is based on a mid-1970s Roland Space Echo
Universal Audio Del-Verb Ambience Companion Review By Art Thompson published 20 July 23 Delivers emulations of classic delay and reverb effects lifted from the UAFX Starlight and Golden Reverberator
