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Can you get a wall of sound from something the size of a brick? John Walden plugs in his guitar, inserts his earplugs and finds out.

Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser check out a product which offers up to four minutes of sample time, 22 different effects, audio processing and resampling facilities — for £199. If you'd been reading this only a few years ago , you'd have assumed that some digits had been missed off the price...

John Walden puts his foot down to test-drive Zoom's GFX8 floor-mounted guitar direct recording and effects processor.

Paul White gives Zoom's new low-cost modelling guitar preamp the once over.

Paul White foresakes his towering effects rack for a budget processor that looks for all the world as though it would float in the bath!

Paul White puts away his expensive toys to try out a couple of low-cost studio effects from Zoom, but does he still have fun?

Zoom's new beatbox offers a wide range of percussion sounds and patterns at an extremely affordable price.

With 32‑bit recording, six inputs and a stereo mix facility, as well as impressive battery life, this versatile compact recorder should have wide appeal.

Zoom’s modular approach makes this unique portable recorder far more versatile than others.