The first big delivery of the week was from Danelectro - we've had the new NOS DC-59s for a while and they've put our mind to rest that the new Korean factory has sorted out the quality control issues that put us off the Chinese versions. New to Forsyths is the DC-59 12 string, the DC-67 Heaven, and the '56 Convertible which builds on the promise of the original by adding a piezo pickup. Online here

We also got to see a couple of the new models from Vox this week: an AC-10 valve amp and the new VX practice amps. The AC-10 gets a big thumbs up, capturing the sound of the larger amps very effectively in a smaller, more portable package. The reverb is digital although you'd be hard pushed to tell, and it has a surprising amount of headroom for such a small amplifier. Online here

We're big fans of Auden guitars and were pleased to snag the very same Colton 12 string that featues in this month's Acoustic Magazine. As we'd expected it sounds fantastic. We also have a matching Baritone. Online here and here

Martin have been expanding their Road series models and we just received the new Performing Artist body style version. These are Mexican made like the popular X series but use all solid woods rather than the HPL of the X series, and they still come in at under the £1000 mark so they're great value if you want the classic Martin sound on a tight budget. Online here

Lastly for guitars this week Faith have added to the Naked series with a dark Cherry Sunburst Neptune - great for those who find the regular Nakeds a little too austere in appearance. It's a limited run at the moment but we suspect these will find their way into the standard models. Online here.

We've just taken delivery of our first batch of Bare Knuckle pickups - we'll be posting more on these soon as they deserve their own entry and product page, but in the meantime we can help you with any pickup enquiries by email ([email protected]) or by phone (0161 834 3281 ext 606).

More next week!