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Guild GSR F-30CE Cocobolo

Guild GSR F-30CE Cocobolo

The top-end Guild for fingerstyle fiends

Ampeg Micro-CL Bass Stack

Ampeg Micro-CL Bass Stack

$489.994.5 stars

Don't underestimate this diminutive pairing

Vox AC4C1-BL

$425.003.5 stars

A new mini-combo that sounds as good as it looks

PRS DGT Standard

PRS DGT Standard

$4,425.004.5 stars

A new limited production David Grissom signature that is far from standard

Orange VT1000 Valve Tester

$499.004 stars

Nick Guppy (Guitarist)March 7, 2013, 15:32 GMT

Orange VT1000 Valve Tester

A revolutionary product - for a price

For pro players and all serious musical instrument retailers, it's a no-brainer. If you're serious about your tone (and if you can afford it), the VT1000 is an absolute must.

Mesa/Boogie Tone-Burst

$179.004.5 stars

Mick Taylor (Guitarist)March 7, 2013, 11:55 GMT

Mesa/Boogie Tone-Burst

A 'Boogie-branded boost pedal

A superb booster pedal by absolutely any measure.

TC Electronic Ditto Looper

$129.004 stars

Simon Bradley (Guitarist)March 5, 2013, 15:18 GMT

TC Electronic Ditto Looper

A looper pedal without the tech frills

Not without certain compromises, this is a simple, great-sounding and well-conceived looper that'd be ideal to get you started.

Larrivée OM-02E

4.5 stars

Dave Burrluck (Guitarist)March 5, 2013, 11:55 GMT

Larrivée OM-02E

A serious fingerstyle-friendly acoustic

Built to a price it may be, but this is a very serious, characterful electro that proves way more versatile than its wide-spaced fingerstyle design suggests.

Free The Tone Iron Forest Distortion IF-1D

4 stars

Mick Taylor (Guitarist)March 4, 2013, 15:12 GMT

Free The Tone Iron Forest Distortion IF-1D

Distortion tones unleashed

For those about to rock, the Iron Forest awaits you.

Free The Tone Gigs Boson Overdrive

4.5 stars

Mick Taylor (Guitarist)March 1, 2013, 15:30 GMT

Free The Tone Gigs Boson Overdrive

Have we discovered the perfect overdrive?

There are a lot of people out there looking for an overdrive that isn't as mid-heavy as a Tube Screamer, not as ubiquitous as a Boss Blues Driver, more versatile than both and slightly 'boutique' to boot. Fulltone's OCD ticks that box, and we'd say the Gigs Boson does, too.

Free The Tone SOV-2 Overdrive

4 stars

Mick Taylor (Guitarist)February 28, 2013, 15:26 GMT

Free The Tone SOV-2 Overdrive

A thoroughly modern stompbox

If you want slightly less gain, more headroom and to be Very Serious about the modern, transparent-sounding drive that serves the likes of Matt Schofield so well, the SOV-2 is for you. This iteration isn't cheap, but coming from the very hands of its designer, the custom kudos is undeniable.

Kauer Daylighter JR

$2,350.004.5 stars

Neville Marten (Guitarist)February 28, 2013, 12:39 GMT

Kauer Daylighter JR

Handcrafted electric guitar heaven

Here's a great looking US-built player's guitar at a fair and competitive price. Try one.

PRS JA-15

$7,023.004.5 stars

Dave Burrluck (Guitarist)February 13, 2013, 15:37 GMT

One of PRS' priciest put through its paces

The oldest, jazziest-sounding PRS Hollowbody to date. For a compact, modern archtop, we've not heard better.

Patrick James Eggle Saluda Florentine

4 stars

Mick Taylor (Guitarist)February 13, 2013, 11:12 GMT

Patrick James Eggle Saluda Florentine

A sweet-toned, luxurious acoustic guitar

Informed by tradition but not defined by it, the Saluda Florentine is a shining example of contemporary acoustic guitar making at its best.

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