Reviews “A sky’s-the-limit modeling environment”: Two Notes Genome review Meet the impressive new DAW software plugin from digital guitar speaker cab and amp manufacturers Two Notes Bourgeois Touchstone Signature OM and Dreadnought review The essence of a full Bourgeois experience at almost half the price? The revered luthier's latest collaboration with Eastman makes a convincing case “An enjoyable blend of the classic and the hot rod it’s intended to be”: RS Guitarworks Slab Lowboy review How RS Guitarworks tapped into the Tele aesthetic and emerged with its own distinct P-90-loaded take on the classic formula Latest Reviews EHX Lizard Queen Octave/Distortion Review By Art Thompson published 19 June 23 This unique pedal is a blast to play, and for the admission price of $99 you’re essentially getting a boutique pedal for a pittance Gator Cases GTR Minivault E2 Review By Jude Gold published 16 June 23 Gives two solidbody-sized guitars a snug, foam-lined ride to the gig in one convenient, quiet-rolling vessel Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider Custom and Rick Vito Soul Agent Review By Dave Hunter published 5 June 23 Either is worth laying your hands on, but the Rick Vito Soul Agent earns an Editors’ Pick Award for its sheer effortless versatility Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 May 23 This plug-in brings its unique characteristics to the digital realm, with valuable additions for recording BOSS Katana-50 MkII EX Review By Art Thompson published 30 May 23 Loaded with effects, this 1x12 combo provides realistic emulations of tube amps Kiss My Strings JAM Offset and Telecaster Bridges Review By Dave Hunter published 26 May 23 “Excellent in every regard,” our reviewer’s only concern is whether KMS will make him take them off his guitars! Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review By Jimmy Leslie published 26 May 23 Our reviewer says this flexible little booster is the best he’s found and is coming to every gig from now on Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster and Gold Foil Telecaster Reviews By Dave Hunter published 2 May 23 Fender stirs up a buzz in guitar land again with its creative reimagining of classic designs Victory Sheriff 25 Head Review By Dave Hunter published 28 April 23 “Maximum sound with minimum fuss” is a sentiment very well expressed in this lunchbox-sized offering Furch Blue Deluxe Gc-CM Review By Jimmy Leslie published 28 April 23 Boasting superior tone and feel, this acoustic sounds practically like a dreadnought, with the playability of a grand auditorium and the comfort of dual beveling 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“I followed Jeff Watson into Night Ranger; it was pretty intense, I had no idea how to do that eight-fingered thing he does”: From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos2“I was sound-checking at the Corner Hotel in Australia when that came out. I thought about it as a possible James Bond theme”: Jack White on the origins of the iconic Seven Nation Army riff 3“A piece of music history and a slice of automotive greatness in an epic bundle”: Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari4“Oh my gosh, you're here. And you've brought your guitar”: David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet5“We brought in some Marshalls and stacked them, and my friend started playing some bad blues”: Ritchie Blackmore once protested hotel construction by cranking his amps at 3 a.m. – but didn't know that Eric Clapton was in the room next door
EHX Lizard Queen Octave/Distortion Review By Art Thompson published 19 June 23 This unique pedal is a blast to play, and for the admission price of $99 you’re essentially getting a boutique pedal for a pittance
Gator Cases GTR Minivault E2 Review By Jude Gold published 16 June 23 Gives two solidbody-sized guitars a snug, foam-lined ride to the gig in one convenient, quiet-rolling vessel
Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider Custom and Rick Vito Soul Agent Review By Dave Hunter published 5 June 23 Either is worth laying your hands on, but the Rick Vito Soul Agent earns an Editors’ Pick Award for its sheer effortless versatility
Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 May 23 This plug-in brings its unique characteristics to the digital realm, with valuable additions for recording
BOSS Katana-50 MkII EX Review By Art Thompson published 30 May 23 Loaded with effects, this 1x12 combo provides realistic emulations of tube amps
Kiss My Strings JAM Offset and Telecaster Bridges Review By Dave Hunter published 26 May 23 “Excellent in every regard,” our reviewer’s only concern is whether KMS will make him take them off his guitars!
Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review By Jimmy Leslie published 26 May 23 Our reviewer says this flexible little booster is the best he’s found and is coming to every gig from now on
Fender Gold Foil Jazzmaster and Gold Foil Telecaster Reviews By Dave Hunter published 2 May 23 Fender stirs up a buzz in guitar land again with its creative reimagining of classic designs
Victory Sheriff 25 Head Review By Dave Hunter published 28 April 23 “Maximum sound with minimum fuss” is a sentiment very well expressed in this lunchbox-sized offering
Furch Blue Deluxe Gc-CM Review By Jimmy Leslie published 28 April 23 Boasting superior tone and feel, this acoustic sounds practically like a dreadnought, with the playability of a grand auditorium and the comfort of dual beveling
