Rising star

OUR TEST BLONDE version of the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb features the modelling combo series’ first major new software with the IR Manager via the v2 firmware update. It promises to add extra function

THE ROTARY SPEAKER effect is a classic of the early rock ’n’ roll era, and Boss aims to bring back the goodness it captured in its original RT-20 pedal in a more compact guise here. In typical Boss st

Decked out in tooled western-style livery with a saddle bag’s worth of speaker and circuit upgrades, this anniversary edition stands strong in the lineage of the classic benchmark combo

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

Compact, affordable and full of Fender DNA, the Blues Junior celebrates 30 years as one of the company’s most iconic and celebrated valve amp designs. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, joins us to mark the milestone

MOST OF US think of PRS guitars and see the beautifully opulent-looking flamed maple-topped masterpieces the Maryland-based company built its 40-year-old reputation on. We also don’t need to tell you