Hohner ER1-M0 & ER1-SOOSB If a little vintage Gibson or even a Kalamazoo is stretching the budget too far, Hohner’s Essential Roots series offers a dose of that sweet-picking character for a

Not a fan of the off-the-shelf aged guitar movement? Turn the page. But if you like the concept of a really well-done pre-worn instrument, there’s a promising new contender on the block.

Ray Majors may not be a household name, but he’s currently contributing to his sixth decade as part of the British rock scene. Whether playing alongside Lemmy in late ’60s psychedelic outfit

French maker Lag’s first Tramontanes (named after a wind that blows across southern France) were introduced in 2008, but now they’ve been superseded by a brand new, much more extensive bjdget-to-mid-price acojstic

ESP dates back to 1975, when Hisatake Shibuya opened Electric Sound Products in Tokyo, moving from making aftermarket parts to high Iy-rated guitars under the ESP and Navigator names. ESP soon acquired

Ever-rocking guitarist Paul Guerin has a fetish for meaty Les Pauls and twangy Fenders and is also developing a nose for affordable gigging instruments. Lars Mullen pays him a visit Paul Guerin

WARWICK Adam Clayton Re verso Signature The Reverso is a reversed version of Warwick’s Explorer-influenced Stryker bass, and it’s built to U2 bassist Adam Clayton’s specs from top-quality exotic woods. The back

SQUIER Vintage Modified Jaguar Of the three Vintage Modified Squier models we reviewed in 2010, after the Precision, it was the VM Jaguar that got us all hot under the collar. The

Takamine rarely fails to impress with its annual limited editions, and this year’s ‘Iki’ is no exception. Meaning ‘the traditional aesthetic ideal that seeks to promote an emotional connection between the person

This GPCPA4 grand performance (read grand auditorium-size) model is one of Martin’s much more affordable follow-ups to last year’s PAI Performing Artists. The latter carry a multi-function Fishman Fl Aura imaging blender;

Here we have not only another sensibly priced cutaway grand auditorium but one that also comes with laminated koa back and sides, though this one has a solid spruce top. Glossy deluxe

This solid cedar-topped cutaway grand auditorium – one of Tanglewood’s latest Evolution Exotics – immediately beckons the eye courtesy of its koa back and sides. They’re not solid wood, and we wouldn’t