Reviews

What makes Dragon Heart Picks so popular? Are they just another eccentric guitar pick in a market flooded with unconventional designs? Or, do they achieve something that the big-name brands have overlooked despite being around for decades?

The Gibson ES-335 is one of the most sought after guitars of all time, and for good reason. However, while Epiphone has long held the crown of best budget alternative, Harley Benton has been giving them a run for their money of late with the HB-35. Let’s take a look.

Boasting vintage-inspired designs, modern playability, and an arsenal of unique sounds, the Fender Modern Player Series telecasters are for guitarists who want classic looking guitars that breaks the rules in a sonically pleasing way.

In our recent roundup of electric guitar starter packs, we gave the DST-102 our best budget starter pack award due to it’s above average components and best in class gig bag. We take a deeper dive into Donner’s flagship budget guitar to see what makes it such an attractive proposition.

With the 2020 line refresh, Epiphone are inching closer and closer to their big brother, and in the Les Paul Custom Pro, they might just be almost the whole way there. Save for a few finer (and easily upgraded) appointments, you could turn your eyes away from the headstock and think you were playing a $4000 guitar. Let’s take a look.

In just four years, the Boss Katana has quickly established itself as the number one choice for the budget minded guitarist. Now with the MKII series, Boss has extended the Katana’s capabilities to make it something that appeals to all. We take a look at this amazingly versitile sub $300 amp.

The Epiphone Les Paul Studio got a revamp in the 2020 Epiphone shake up. We go over all of the new features and improvements that make it a real contender.

We review the amp that kicked off the mini head revolution, and allowed budget players to get some Orange tube goodness in a travel sized package.

The Fender Mustang I V2 has been around for years, and often gets overlooked for some of the newer modelling amps on the market. However, for the money this is still a great practice amp – as long as you steer clear of it’s weak spot. We take a look.

Harley Benton has taken the budget guitar world by storm with their wide range of affordable guitars that punch well above their weight. We take a look at their “mid range” take on the Les Paul, and find a no longer quite as hidden gem.

The PRS SE Standard 24 gives you the opportunity to own one of the best guitar brands out there, but for a “Student Edition” price. But does this affordable model live up to the fabled Paul Reed Smith brand?

We review the Epiphone DR-100, and explain why it wins our award for best acoustic in it’s categor