Category Archives: Auxiliaries
Jeff Beck
The fifth instrumental album from maestro Jeff Beck, released in 1989, was Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop — described by the man as ‘an abstract, whatever-you-will type of record.’ This instrumental tour de
DIY Pedal Kits
We’re always fascinated by the latest amazing sounding boutique effects and we do our best to keep you informed about the most exciting new releases. However we’d be the first to espouse
Best Bass AMP
WARWICK Hellborg Mono Power 500 Amp & Preamp Although the winner of our bass amp category is way beyond most people’s budget, Warwick’s Hellborg preamp and power amp make up a cool-looking,
T-REX Reptile 2
T-REX Reptile 2 TheT-Rex Reptile 2 is an excellent example of how sweetly ‘best of both worlds’ digital/analogue theory can work in practice. Digital processing brings low-noise operation and flexibility; faux-analogue signal-tampering
Recommended
MOOG MF-108M Cluster Flux This cheekily-named pedal with its gorgeous ‘NASA coffee table’styling and high price tag isn’t just a chorus. No, indeed. One half of the Cluster Flux provides analogue delay-based
Guitar awards
E-H Neo Clone Vintage-style chorus PRICE £50 CONTACT www.ehx.com Electro-Harmonix has spent the past few years giving all its old stompboxes a facelift and launching what seems like about a million new
Custom Badass 78 Distortion
The 78 Distortion may be a fiery box of all-out filth, but who ever knew all-out filth could be so downright classy? MXR kicked off their new Custom Badass series with this
LOUIS ELECTRIC KR12&JPF Sir Charles 15
LOUIS ELECTRIC KR12 Keith Richards was happy to put his initials on this American boutique combo, and you can’t argue with that (well we’re not), for this is a hand-wired tone machine
LAZYJ 80 Combo
The J80 is clearly inspired by the classic, high power Tweeds of the late 5O’s but it combines that huge physical presence with an impresively wide frequency range. It shares the same
Orange TH100&Carvin V3M
Orange TH100 Don’t be fooled by all the clever power-cutting options fitted to the TH100 – they work fine, but this is a proper all-valve 100-watter and demands to be used as
