HOW WE TEST

CURATION

Our product selection is driven by our love of gear. We select the most exciting products on the market every month to bring you opinions you can trust.

FACE-VALUE REVIEWS

We’re not gear snobs here at Total Guitar. We judge it on whether it looks good, sounds good and plays well – not by the name on the headstock.

*WHAT IS GAS?

Gear acquisition syndrome

is the guitar-player’s never-ending urge to acquire

new gear, irrespective of whether they actually need it. Don’ t pretend you don’ t

have it – we all do!

NO SNAKE OIL

You won’t find us getting hung up on hokey mythology or nonsense marketing speak: we aim to bring you bullshit-free opinions on the gear you’re interested in.

WE CAN’T BE BOUGHT

TG review scores are a true reflection of our experts’ opinion on the product they’ve been testing. You’ll never find a rating in our mag that has been bought and paid for.

REAL WORLD REVIEWS

We test every product under the conditions that they were designed for. For example, if an amp is designed to be played loud, rest assured that we’ll have tested it at rehearsal/gig volumes!

BESTBUYAWARD

Tg best buy awards are reservedforstand-out products that earn a five-star rating. This is the best, most exciting new gear that you

need tocheckout

BEST FOR…

Different guitarists have different needs. this badge highlights a particular strength that a product has in atg test or group test, so you can choose what’ s best for you