Guitar Gear
Everything published on Viyolens under Guitar Gear — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The Complete Guide to Orange Effects Pedals
Orange effects pedals deliver professional-grade quality and distinctive sonic character, representing British engineering excellence in compact pedalboard form.
Squier Mustang: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The Squier Mustang offers genuine playability and character at a budget price. This buyer's guide covers what to check, setup costs, and how it compares to alternatives.
The Ultimate Guide to Modelling Amps
Modelling amps simulate the behaviour of classic valve amplifiers using DSP technology. This guide covers the full picture — from how they work to which platforms are worth your time.
Boost Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
New to guitar effects? Understand boost pedals: what they do, why pros use them, and when you might want one for your own playing.
The Complete Guide to Direct Box Guitar
A direct box guitar converts your instrument's high-impedance signal to microphone level for professional audio equipment. Essential for live sound and recording.
The Complete Guide to Prs Strap
PRS straps combine premium leather and synthetic materials with design aesthetics that complement PRS guitars. Durable, comfortable, and visually cohesive with the instrument.
Blues Junior Amp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A Blues Junior amp is an easy amp to buy well once you know which specs matter and which are just marketing noise. Here's the checklist.
Hughes And Kettner Guitar Amp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A comprehensive buying guide for Hughes and Kettner guitar amps, covering power classes, tube specifications, budget strategies, and how to match amp to venue size.
Volume Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The differences between volume pedal models are real and they matter live — this guide covers the factors that should drive your buying decision at every budget.
Behringer Guitar Effects Pedals for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Master Behringer guitar effects pedals as a beginner. Understand signal flow, effect types, and start exploring tone shaping today.
The Complete Guide to Fender Strings
Fender strings combine decades of manufacturing expertise with reliable performance across multiple musical genres, offering professional quality at reasonable prices.
The Ultimate Guide to Distortion Pedals
The Complete Guide to Boss Guitar Multi Effects
Boss guitar multi-effects offer comprehensive tone-shaping in portable units. Discover the GT and ME series, evaluate amp modelling quality, and learn how to integrate multi-effects into your rig for...
The Complete Guide to Synth Guitar Pedals
Synth guitar pedals transform your guitar into a hybrid synthesiser instrument. Learn how they work, what to look for and how to integrate them into your rig.
Overdrive Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Curious about overdrive? This guide demystifies overdrive guitar for beginners, explaining what it does and how to start exploring.
The Complete Guide to Bd 2 Boss
Explore the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver: the iconic overdrive pedal offering warm, organic tone that responds to your playing for over 30 years.
Patch Cables for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You've bought your second pedal and now need something to join it up. Here's exactly what to get, no studio jargon required.
A Guide to Phaser Pedals
A phaser pedal splits your signal, shifts phase relationships through a chain of all-pass filters, and creates sweeping notches in the frequency spectrum. Once you understand how it works, you hear it...
A Guide to Marshall Mg 30 Fx
The Marshall MG 30 FX is a thirty-watt solid-state combo with built-in chorus, phaser, flanger, delay and reverb — a complete, dependable amplifier that gets out of the way and lets you play.
Mxr Guitar Pedals: A Complete Buyer's Guide
MXR guitar pedals have earned their reputation through decades of professional use, but buying the right pedal requires understanding fundamental differences between effect types and recognizing genui...
Locking Tuning Machines: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Upgrading to locking tuning machines improves tuning stability and playing experience. This guide covers compatibility, quality assessment, installation, and how to choose the right locking tuning mac...
Amp Mixer: A Complete Buyer's Guide
An amp mixer enables blending multiple amplifiers for flexible performance setups. This guide covers channel capacity, connectivity, impedance matching, and quality assessment for dual-amp and multi-a...
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Fender Mustang Lt25
A compact modelling practice amp with flexible tones, easy controls and everyday portability for home players.
Guitar Frets
Guitar frets define note positions on the neck and strongly affect intonation, comfort and playing accuracy.
Guitar Tuners
Reliable tuning hardware for acoustic, electric and bass guitars, with options for upgrades, replacements and classic re...
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Ibanez Electric Guitar
Fast-playing electrics with modern styling, comfortable necks and versatile tones for everything from practice to profes...
Les Paul
Iconic solid-body electrics known for sustain, thick tone and a classic rock and blues feel.
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PRS Se
Affordable PRS guitars with comfortable playability, versatile tone and strong value for practice, recording and gigs.
Squier
Accessible electric guitars inspired by Fender classics, popular for beginners, upgrades and live performance.
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Telecaster
The Telecaster delivers bright tone, simple controls and reliable versatility for stage, studio and rehearsal.
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