Rob Laing

"It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"

MusicRadar's Rob Laing carried the weight of the guitar world on his shoulders as he single-handedly took on the NAMM Show 2026... and survived to tell the tale

This is a call to all Foo Fighters and semi-hollow fans

Save space on your pedalboard – and money

A simple way to add wireless connectivity to an XLR device with mic signal levels, I find out how well Positive Grid's solution holds up in a full band rehearsal

Gibson's first-ever signature pickup artist returns with a humbucker that could be a dark horse

Neural focuses on guitar amp and drive pedal capturing with its second piece of hardware – but does it get the recipe right?

A songwriter in peak form, a singer and band who hated it, and the song that became bigger than anyone could have imagined

The modelling amp disruptor has brought the Spark concept to wireless headphones – is this its strongest showing yet?

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