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Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

DANELECTRO SPRING KING JUNIOR £199

Strymon’s standalone emulation of an Echoplex offers a host of adjustable parameters to tailor your sound

SHAFTESBURY DUO FUZZ HERITAGE EDITION £349

Lloyd Baggs is the genial genius behind the mighty LR Baggs acoustic pickup company that today supplies some of the biggest artists and guitar brands in the business. We joined him earlier this year to hear how slide legend Ry Cooder inspired him to get the whole thing started – and learn why his new AEG-1 guitar may be a game-changer