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WHEN IT COMES to tech, the Boss VG-800 sits at the cutting edge, not just in terms of modeling amps and effects, but transforming your guitar into an entirely different instrument. It can make your St

IT TAKES A brave soul to take on Boss in the modeling-amp arms race, and an even braver one to do so explicitly. After all, the Japanese firm’s Katana range — now on its third iteration, following a m

DEFINED AS AN analog amp simulator, the EarthQuaker Devices Easy Listening is a mini pedal designed to go at the end of your pedalboard. Featuring just a single knob, single input and a headphone out,

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DJI hits its stride with its second 32-bit float wireless microphone kit. Damien Demolder stands 400m away to test its range, features and sound quality

THE ULTRA AND Ultra II succeeded Fender’s Elite range as the manufacturer’s highest-end California-made production six-strings, with its most contemporary specs, including neck heel and rear body cont