PJD Origin Series St John for Australian Guitar Review Profile.
Builders and Designers

Featured Guitar Builder – PJD Guitars

I’ve been looking at builders of late and doing some profiles to help shine a light on the small builder guitar and gear industry. After recent chats with great local and local-ish makers like Mr Glyn’s Pickups and Tonecat Pedals, this week I am catching up with the owner of PJD Guitars, Leigh Dovey. While […]

Budget DIY Dust Cyclone
Building

The Bunnings Budget Dust Cyclone Separator

I went camping a few weeks back and my small workshop is also partly my storage shed for the camp gear. Dust had settled everywhere, in camp chairs, nooks and crannies and just anywhere that it could. Unfortunately, my solution of ‘just sweep regularly’ isn’t exactly the best way of keeping dust down and with

positive grid spark review Australia
Gear

5 Best Practice Amps for Electric Guitar (Australia 2026).

Finding the best practice amps for your home setup doesn’t have to be difficult, so I put a little guide together about some great options that are out there. I’ve always loved loud amps — that chest-thumping growl you get when a speaker gets pushed a little too far. But I have to admit, that

Beginner Gear, Buying

Best Budget Electric Guitars Australia 2026

Buying a budget electric guitar can be an absolute stress. With the amount of models and an ever increasing push from ‘fast fashion’ instrument makers, it can be hard for the novice guitarist to make a decision on what they may like to buy and what suits them. So I figured that I would put

Photo of Razorbeak Pedal for Australian Review.
Australian Companies, Builders and Designers

GalahcoreFX Feature Builder

I’ve been looking at local builders of late and doing some profiles to help shine a light on the Australian guitar and gear industry. So far we have looked at Mr Glyn’s Pickups and Tonecat Pedals and this week we are looking at a proper Galah – namely GalahcoreFX and I’m speaking with owner, Paul.

Australian Companies, Builders and Designers

Mr Tonecat of Tonecat Pedals

Last week I spoke with Glyn of Mr Glyn’s Pickups and this week I am having a chat with Ryan (aka Mr Tonecat) of Tonecat Pedals to trace how a doodled badge on a retro cab morphed into a fledgling pedal-making venture. Tonecat particularly came to my attention through their Instagram page and their brilliant

Mr Glyn's Pickups
Builders and Designers

Mr Glyn’s Pickups

I caught up with Glyn of Mr Glyn’s Pickups to trace the path from guitar-repair bench to boutique-pickup maker, and to learn what makes his New Zealand–born designs so special. At the moment, I am trying to shine a spotlight on some great local and local-ish builders and designers and I have come across some

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