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“One of the handsomest guitars around, it plays great, and punches well above its weight in the tone stakes”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom Hummingbird Deluxe EC review

Epiphone collaborates with Gibson Custom to come up with one of its tastiest acoustics yet

“The first thing that springs to mind is the value for money when compared with their Gibson forebears”: Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue, 1960 Hummingbird Reissue and 1963 Dove Reissue review

“The first thing that springs to mind is the value for money when compared with their Gibson forebears”: Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue, 1960 Hummingbird Reissue and 1963 Dove Reissue review

Following on from the superb Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom instruments that wowed us, we look at have three from asextet of new historic reissues. Expectations are high...

“You can take the back of this guitar off and the thing stays in tune as well as if it had the back on”: How L.R. Baggs reinvented the acoustic electric guitar

“You can take the back of this guitar off and the thing stays in tune as well as if it had the back on”: How L.R. Baggs reinvented the acoustic electric guitar

Delivering convincing amplified acoustic guitar tone is one of the hardest feats for guitar makers – but somehow L.R. Baggs cracked it. Lloyd Baggs shares its story of radical innovation

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“While the odd corner has clearly been cut, these are true Gibsons with all the individuality that this brand exhibits”: Gibson J-45 Special and Hummingbird Special review

USA-made Gibson acoustics for under two grand, with solid timbers, nitro finish and an LR Baggs pickup. Too good to be true?

"Yes, its small proportions mean it’s somewhat restricted tonally, but forget what it can’t do and concentrate on the areas where it excels.": Gibson L-00 Special review

Small-bodied acoustic built from solid tonewoods and with an LR Baggs pickup, for well under two grand

“The most convincing acoustic tone from an acoustic electric that we’ve yet heard”: LR Baggs AEG-1 review

This cutting-edge electro from LR Baggs has a plywood body frame, torrefied spruce top, rosewood back and studio-quality electrics – and we can’t wait to plug it in…

"Is this a watershed moment for acoustic-electric guitar?": LR Baggs AEG-1 guitar review

Lloyd Baggs has come full circle back to guitar design as a bespoke platform for his latest pickup system – the result could change expectations for stage acoustics

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Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025

Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025

Our top picks from the likes of Fender, LR Baggs, MXR, DigiTech, Jackson and more

“Access to the upper frets means you can fly even higher”: Gibson reimagines its iconic songbird as the Hummingbird gets a cutaway body and LR Baggs electronics as standard

“Access to the upper frets means you can fly even higher”: Gibson reimagines its iconic songbird as the Hummingbird gets a cutaway body and LR Baggs electronics as standard

Evolution comes for us all. Just ask Charles Darwin. And it has arrived for the Hummingbird

LR Baggs is making guitars now – can the pickup expert bring something unique to the market with its AEG-1?

LR Baggs is making guitars now – can the pickup expert bring something unique to the market with its AEG-1?

An electro-acoustic with a HiFi Duet pickup offers pickup and mic settings to enhance versatility

Gibson switches up the tonewood recipe for three classic Standard acoustics, giving the J-45, SJ-200 and Hummingbird a rosewood refresh for “rich sonic allure”

Gibson switches up the tonewood recipe for three classic Standard acoustics, giving the J-45, SJ-200 and Hummingbird a rosewood refresh for “rich sonic allure”

The Rosewood Burst Standards offer three new premium options for the Modern Acoustic series, all featuring Sitka spruce tops, gold Grover tuners and LR Baggs VTC electronics

NAMM 2024: LR Baggs launches lightweight sticker-mounted HiFi Duet acoustic guitar pickup and mic system, promising “a new era in acoustic guitar amplification”

NAMM 2024: LR Baggs launches lightweight sticker-mounted HiFi Duet acoustic guitar pickup and mic system, promising “a new era in acoustic guitar amplification”

This year's NAMM has been good for the modders already, and now the acoustic player has a top-quality non-invasive option for amplified performance from the latest in the Hi-Fi series

NAMM 2024: “A new era in acoustic guitar amplification”: L.R. Baggs innovates the acoustic pickup again with the HiFi Duet – a non-invasive pickup-and-mic system that mounts to your guitar using a sticker

NAMM 2024: “A new era in acoustic guitar amplification”: L.R. Baggs innovates the acoustic pickup again with the HiFi Duet – a non-invasive pickup-and-mic system that mounts to your guitar using a sticker

The Duet adds a Silo mic to the foundations of the flagship HiFi system and promises to deliver “unparalleled sonic excellence”

NAMM 2023: L.R. Baggs reveals the HiFi, a “game-changing” non-invasive acoustic pickup that mounts under your guitar bridge with a sticker

NAMM 2023: L.R. Baggs reveals the HiFi, a “game-changing” non-invasive acoustic pickup that mounts under your guitar bridge with a sticker

The ‘peel and stick’ method helps the pickup provide exceptional connection to the tonewood surface without an invasive installation process

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NAMM 2023: LR Baggs promises “game-changing” performance and non-invasive installation from its new HiFi acoustic guitar pickup system

The HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and high-fidelity electronics for “exceptional balance, definition, dynamics, and good feedback resistance”

Larrivée 0-44R, 000-44R and OMV-44R review

Larrivée’s 44 Legacy Series introduces a range of characterful guitars in a selection of body sizes, each with an upgraded high-gloss finish. Let’s find out exactly how they shine

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