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Les Paul’s White Custom 50th Anniversary Les Paul on sale for $250,000
09 Aug 2019 in Guitar
A special one-off Les Paul guitar is now listed on Reverb by Les Paul’s longtime luthier Tom Doyle. It was supposedly one of Les' favourites - now you could down it. If you have the money.
ESP Godzilla: Radioactive monster riffs from the ESP Custom Shop
09 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The ESP Custom Shop in Japan has created a radioactive tribute to the ultimate monster icon of film and TV to celebrate 65 years of the Godzilla franchise. It comes with a monster price tag, too...
Electro-Harmonix BASS9 Bass Machine: Get nine different bass tones from your guitar
09 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The new Electro-Harmonix BASS9 Bass Machine pedal gives guitarists the opportunity to get low down and dirty, without the need for detuning or other laborious shenanigans.
Music Man Ball Family Reserve for August: A valentine steak bursting with cherry
08 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The Ball Family Reserve August releases include the new Valentine Target Burst, Majesty Blue Steakhouse and the Bongo 5HH Wild Cherry Burst - some very tasty limited edition models here...
Mojo Hand FX’s new RVT and Park Theater pedals mash up multiple effects
07 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The new Mojo Hand FX RVT and Park Theater pedals both combine multiple effects in one unit. One of the pedals also includes a donation to charity in its price.
A trippy finish: Strandberg debuts Boden Metal Sarah Longfield edition
06 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The new Strandberg Boden Metal Sarah Longfield signature model is available in either six, seven and eight-string varieties. A stunning new modern guitar for high performance playing.
Mix up to 8 IRs at once with LIBRA IR mixer by STL Tones and Ignite Amps
05 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The brand new LIBRA IR mixer is the world's first to allow guitarists to blend up to eight simultaneous Impulse Responses at once using its Cartesian Mixer front end!
Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H, a 20-Watt Plexi head, hits dealers
05 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The Marshall Plexi amp tone is associated with so many classic recordings - now Marshall aims to give you those tones at a far more manageable 20W with its new Studio Vintage SV20H amp head.
Thorpy FX launches the Heavy Water Dual High Headroom Boost pedal
05 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The new Thorpy FX Heavy Water dual boost pedal combines the clean boost of the DANE along with a grittier Germanium diode boost to give you up to three boost tones available in one pedal.
John Mayer PRS Silver Sky: An upcoming new maple neck version?
05 Aug 2019 in Guitar
This weekend John Mayer was spotted playing a new version of his signature PRS Silver Sky. Is this a pre-production version of the Silver Sky with a maple neck? Can we expect a new Silver Sky soon?
New video of Gibson destroying guitars, this time it’s ES models
03 Aug 2019 in Guitar
YouTube channel BJs World has now uploaded another video of Gibson destroying new ES model guitars. The whole process looks pretty severe and will make you cringe.
EMG leaks new Fender Jim Root signature Jazzmaster
02 Aug 2019 in Guitar
EMG has teased a new Fender Jim Root signature Jazzmaster model on their Instagram page, which will come loaded with a new set of his signature pickups.
Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop ’62 SG Junior
02 Aug 2019 in Guitar
Brian is the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s band and his new Custom Shop '62 SG Junior has lots of features to make his job a lot easier and give him a smooth ride.
The new G&L Espada: Leo Fender’s vision for the future of the Telecaster?
02 Aug 2019 in Guitar
The new G&L Espada was a design that Leo Fender was kicking around in the late '60s. Now the old blueprints have been found and this very Telecaster like guitars has been released.
Peavey to auction off $12 million worth of parts and returns
02 Aug 2019 in Guitar
Peavey is auctioning off $12 million of parts, raw materials and customer returns, following the closure of two factories that were shut down in Mississippi back in 2015.
Spiral Electric FX White Spiral Boost: Your next “always on” boost?
01 Aug 2019 in Guitar
Tom Cram's new White Spiral Boost is billed as a Low-Gain Boost Harmonic Stimulator. What exactly does that mean? We don't know, but we suspect this is far more than just another boost pedal.
Gibson Firebird guitars mass destruction video uploaded online
01 Aug 2019 in Guitar
A video has surfaced online of Gibson destroying hundreds of Firebird X guitars using a digger and it essentially shows just how bad the quality control at the company can be. Even the company's official ...
Danelectro launches three new models – Happy 60th Anniversary!
31 Jul 2019 in Guitar
Three new models from Danelectro: iconic shapes, select pickups and some eye-catching colours, all for an affordable budget. Can these models entice you to check out these retro flavoured guitars?
Can the Ibanez AZ2204-SCR Prestige capture a slice of the boutique market?
30 Jul 2019 in Guitar
With the new AZ2204-SCR Prestige, Ibanez aiming to take a slice of the boutique market. Made in Japan, this sleek, modern S-type guitar certainly has some impressive specs - but can it deliver?
Friedman BE 100 Deluxe: 100 Watts of all-tube Plexi tones, now with added Thump!
29 Jul 2019 in Guitar
The new Friedman BE 100 Deluxe is finally here - and it's a beast! New additions on this 100-Watt all-tube amp head include the Plexi Clean channel and Thump Knob. Can you tame this tone monster?
New PRS video gives you a tour of its SE series factory in Indonesia
27 Jul 2019 in Guitar
Jack Higginbotham, COO of PRS walks us through a fascinating tour of the PRS SE factory in Surabaya, Indonesia. Can you spot the new PRE SE Silver Sky model?
Lucille! BB King’s legendary Gibson ES-345 guitar to be auctioned
27 Jul 2019 in Guitar
A crucial part of BB King's career was played by a certain Gibson ES-345 that he named "Lucille". Now, a prototype he used in his later career is to be auctioned in September 2019.
TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay pedal: Now with MASH and TonePrint
26 Jul 2019 in Guitar
TC Electronic's Flashback 2 X4 Delay adds a new Crystal delay and dual delay algorithms, six TonePrint slots and three MASH footswitches for on-the-fly messing about with parameters. Phew!