Whilst on a tour of the Deep South Gear Review took a slight detour to Chatanooga to visit the Song Birds Guitar Museum.......,more

First released in 1958 as part of the modernist series, which included the Flying V, Explorer, and Moderne (Never Released), the Flying V was a radical design introduced by Gibson to compete with the other solid bodied guitars that were gaining popularity at the time.....more

If you are looking for a left-field, different and perhaps even slightly ever strange offering for an electric guitar, look no further than the Gibson Firebird. Designed by the legendary car designer Ray Dietrich, the look is based on the extravagant tail finned and chromed American made cars of the 1950s.....more

I recently bought a new old stock 2015 Les Paul Less+ and although this model has been around for a few years now I felt that as it is really not very well known I thought I would share my impressions of this guitar....more

We haven’t reviewed a low cost guitar for a while (A Squier 51 was the last I think), so when I purchased this “bling” axe for my 10 year old daughter recently I thought I would do a little write up on it for the site to aid any potential future buyers....more

Nowadays most guitars manufacturers conform to a formula of tried and tested methods, or perhaps deviate slightly from it within their model range. more.....

As our regular readers will know this is not the first time the Gear-Review team have visited el Porton del Jazz. Having hosted greats in previous edition such as Spyra Gyra, Victor Bailey, Robert Cray, Victor Wooten, and this year’s headliner Marcus Miller.....more

Toto is a band which currently has (and has had in its past) within its ranks some of the top musicians ever to play together in a musical formation.   Formed in 1977 by the best session musicians in Los Angeles at the time, the band has had a long and successful career with several top 40 hits such as “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna” and “Africa”, whilst also holding six Grammies to their name....more

Something that most guitars, basses or other stringed instruments all have is a pickguard. With time and use these can deteriorate, get marked or one might simply want to change the look of one’s instrument. ....more

Sterling Guitars (named after Music Man’s CEO Sterling Ball) is the import division of Music Man Guitars which sells its own mid-level versions of the models Music Man produces in the USA......more

Peterson have long been producing well-made and accurate tuners for many years and the new StroboClip HD (SC-HD) is no exception.

Following on from the design of the original Stroboclip this one is housed within a sleek black housing with rounded edges.....more

Hailed as one of the hardest working musicians in the current music scene, Joe Bonamassa has come to light as one of the best contemporary Bluesmen of his era. Playing guitar since an early age and mentored by many greats he has risen to a status reserved for the likes of his predecessors such as BB King, Gary Moore and many other guitar legends. .....more

An evolution from the original Blues Deluxe the Hot Rod Deluxe (HRDX) packs a 40 watt powerhouse into a small footprint 1 x 12 combo that is ready to gig anywhere from small pubs to large stages.....more

Following on from the well-known iRig for electric guitar mobile technology giant IK Multimedia now moves on to the acoustic realm to provide an industry first. The iRig Acoustic is a portable solution to mike up, process and record any stringed acoustic instrument with many advantages. more....

Well known for their pickups, Seymour Duncan also produce a range of high end pedals for the discerning musician......more.

This is the first review of an acoustic guitar we have ever had on this site as most of our reviews tend to focus on electric instruments. This entry level Taylor was purchased recently to replace an Epiphone Ej200 Jumbo as an upgrade in playability and also so my young daughter could use it as she found the jumbo too cumbersome......more

The first concert review ever published on this site in 2002 was … Jamiroquai Live in Granada Spain. Fast forward fifteen years and in the present day we head to Madrid to see Jay Kay and his band on their current “Automaton” tour.......more

The recently launched Bassbreaker series is a new line of amplifiers by Fender that are out of the sparkly clean tone zone usually associated with Fender amplifiers......more

A good interface is the heart and soul of any home recording studio and the Tascam US16x08 promises to be just that. I previously had a Tascam US600 (And a Tascam 144 cassette 4-track 20 odd years ago) and more......

IK Multimedia iRig 2
Sponsored By IK Multimedia

For some time now, Gear-Review has been following the array of products been produced by IK Multimedia for IOS/Android.  

The iRig 2 has recently been released by IK Multimedia, and improves on the well baked and successful recipe set on the musical menu by its predecessor the original 2010 iRig which has deemed to be very popular with mobile guitarists.....more

A Tale of Two Les Pauls

This isn’t the first (or the last) article on this site to feature a Gibson Les Paul, in fact we have reviewed several models in the past such as the Classic, Studio+ or Double Cut.  Things however change with time and we thought we would check out these two 2013 model Les Paul Studios.....more.

IK Multimedia - The Mobile Musician Part II
Sponsored By IK Multimedia

As those of you who follow this site will know we have recently been looking several different products aimed at IOS devices.

However two things which are quite essential and required during live performances have not been addressed: Amplification and Sound Switching....more

For many years stomp boxes have come in many shapes and sizes but most seem to conform to the standard format and size set by mainstream manufacturers......more