BEING NO STRANGERS to the world of guitar plugins, Universal Audio has thus far stuck with modeling individual amplifiers for its plugin offerings. Paradise Guitar Studio builds on that foundation, of

WHILE JOHN MAYER has been spotted with a Quad Cortex, Kemper and Axe-Fx in the wild in recent years, he is still primarily known for a discerning collection of boutique and vintage amps. So, having so

MULTI-EFFECTS PEDALS HAVE come a long way in the last 10 years, and we’re just now starting to see the more advanced tech trickling down into the beginner market. Budget multi-effects have typically b

What pedals are you using these days? It’s really just my pedals strung together on the floor, but you’ll get the idea of what my show board is like. The show board is packed away with all the touring

FOR THE FIRST time ever, legendary London recording studio Abbey Road has partnered with a guitar maker, and the result is an instrument that promises to deliver studio-grade sound before your signal

Sony’s enthusiast-focused all-rounder brings major updates and performance boosts, but is that enough to bring it back to the top of its highly competitive class? Andy Westlake finds out