Yamaha's classic CS80 makes a welcome appearance alongside the CZ101, Bit 99 and DW6000, and more ROMs for the DX7 complete this month's selection of readers' sounds.

GuitarCheck

Dave Burrluck dons swimming trunks and picks up his surfboard to review this reissue of famous sixties favourite, the Fender Jag

Rockin' red reissue rates

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

The Roland Alpha Juno, Korg Poly 800 MkII and Yamaha CX5M are among the machines featured in this month's selection of readers' synth sounds, and there's a review of new voicing tapes for the Ensoniq ESQ1.

fold-up guitar

Get broken very easily, especially when you throw guitar strings at them. Make them hard with Making Music.

Dave Crombie tinkles the RMI Keyboard Computer — not so much a synth, more a souped-up organ.

The synthesist who knows no parameters discusses his works. Interview by Tony Mills

Category crossing contemporary composer cornered

Giddy young thing Paul Bacon talks to Vertigo about their hopes of scaling the heights of success, the demo-tape route

The sound of an acoustic piano is perhaps the most important single timbre in pop, rock, jazz, and classical music. Julian Colbeck looks at contemporary MIDI alternatives to the real thing.

Basscheck, Guitarcheck

Six-stringed and headless. Dave Burrluck goes and does it again

Getting active with the axe

Second instalment: the bender gets acne.

Aria JX-Plus Guitar & RSB Performer Bass

California Show

Report from the NAMM front.

This month, owners of the Ensoniq ESQ1, Roland Alpha Juno 1, Casio CZ101 and Yamaha DX7 offer their sounds for public consumption and personal distinction. Have you submitted a patch yet?

Framus Guitars

The history of Framus guitars, by request.

MIDI Fader Controller

Want an easy way of manually switching Programs or mixing 16 channels of MIDI volume? This baby will let you do both... and much, much more.