The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

Fender reaches into its archives to bring this lesser-known classic back to life. Let’s see if it captures the original magic

Manson Guitar Works’ first stompbox delivers a high degree of variation in your fuzz tone

ONE OF THE most inspiring guitar tones is the sound of a tube amp that’s just on the edge of breaking up. There’s something truly magical about a combo that hovers between clean and distorted, coaxing

Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early 60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth

Hot on the heels of the Les Paul Custom 70s, two more blasts from the past rejoin Gibson’s USA line-up. The DCs are back!