I wouldn't say I was glad to see the back of the 1980s, but the decade had a lot to apologise for. Gated snares, chorussed toms, washe...

Living in the West Midlands region of the UK – site of manufacture for the Laney range of guitar amplifiers – I was almost inevitably goi...

The Sessionette 3 was a step on from the classic Sessionette 75, and is seen here in a 1988 advert. These updates were, however, beginning ...

What a great roundup picture this is, coming from the summer 1993 edition of Fender Frontline – the brand’s own promotional magazine. It ...

Although the Roland company perhaps became better associated with the world of music technology than the realm of traditional electric guita...

With Fender USA back on its feet in 1987 after a couple of years of very low activity, the company’s revamped and rejuvenated offerings w...

One fond memory I still carry from the mid 1980s is that of going busking with bandmates around the streets and subways of Birmingham, and...

The Stomp King SK-5 GuitarAmp is a belter of an all-in-one guitar amp simulator for the VST environment. This blazing hot virtual pedal h...

This model of amp has an extensive history with eminent stars of rock, pop and other modern music. Many guitarists say they first learned ...

These were American made, valve/tube guitar amplifiers which hit the shops in the mid 1990s. The tweed-finish model was reviewed in the Ma...