Raiders from Westone, EMG pickups and more besides

GOSSIP, FIBS, STUFF AND NONSENSE

guess what?

Who's bought what from where.

All the stuff the Sun leaves out!

Few instruments have caused as great a stir in the marketplace as the futuristic-looking DG1. Stepp describe it as "a radically new instrument that plays like a guitar, and which can produce some of the most phenomenal sounds you're ever likely to hear." Ian Gilby visited Stepp to find out for himself and talk with its creator, Stephen Randall.

Son of Leo Meets Son of Les — a further attempt to sort out the neat from the naff.

Jaydee Hooligan 85 (with Floyd Rose Trem)

ITs guide to the British Music Fair.

Ampcheck

An ampman? A personal stack? Alan Kensley goes mobile

Bargain Basement, or 'Firewood Special'?

Jaydee Crusader 'Jazz'

TST50 Six String

Electric Guitar

From the humblest of 4-track cassette recorders to the might of 48-track digital, multitrack is the technique used for 99.9% of all commercial recordings. David Mellor looks at the background to this powerful tool and wonders how we ever managed without it.

Hitsound Sampling CDs

Paul Ireson checks out the first three volumes in the Hitsound Sampling CD library: Pure Gold Synth; Old Gold Synth; and Guitar.

Accessorycheck

Our pet axeman Dave Burrluck gets Duncan disorderly

Accessorycheck

The ultimate addition to your guitar tried and tested by Dave Burrluck

Multi-effects Processor

the stereo chorus 400

In a world that's constantly changing