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Carvin Steve Vai Legacy Drive VLD1 unveiled amidst Facebook hype
14 Feb 2017 in Guitar
The not-so-subtle Facebook hints on Steve Vai's page have finally come to fruition. A drum roll, please, for the VLD1 preamp pedal! Hopefully the price will be reasonable...
Cort and Manson collaborate on new M-Jet model for 2017
13 Feb 2017 in Guitar
A new modern, sleek looking instrument designed by British guitar maker Hugh Manson and with a hint or two of his previous work.
Dr Z debuts ‘no-frills’ boutique combo amp: The Cure
12 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Dr Z wants to remedy your tone with The Cure, a boutique American-voiced amp that dispenses with all the bells and whistles, and comes in at an affordable price point.
JOYO Jam Buddy, a dual-channel pedal-sized stereo practice amp
11 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Aimed squarely at players that need a portable practise rig, the Jam Buddy has features like Bluetooth, stereo speakers, rechargeable batteries and a delay, offering a lot of functionality for your money.
Radial Hot British V9 and Texas Pro pedals announced, sans valves
11 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Once famous for their valve-driven guitar pedals, Radial now believe the way forward is to drop valves altogether. How will the Texas Pro and the Hot British V9 stack up against other valve-based units from ...
ADA’s GCS-5: a hot new contender in the guitar cabinet simulator pedal market?
10 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Hot trend for 2017: the virtual guitar cabinet! ADA has just joined this race with their new offering: the GCS-5.
ZVex announces 111 ‘reverse’ Spam Can Fuzz Factory via Facebook
09 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Zachary Vex has just announced a very special version of the ever popular Fuzz Factory pedal - the 111 uses a reversed-polarity, Spam Can-style transistor...
Could the Electro Harmonix Canyon be your next looper/delay pedal?
09 Feb 2017 in Guitar
The Canyon digital delay box might just leave its mark in the world of echoes for those on a budget, attempting to cram 11 delay modes into one little pedal...
BBE Boosta Grande MBG-20: Mini version of the popular clean boost
07 Feb 2017 in Guitar
A new miniature version of the popular BBE clean boost pedal and designed to give you more control of your gain stages: the Boosta Grande.
Toneforge crank out Jason Richardson signature amp plug-in
If you want tight modern guitar tones for your DAW then this new Toneforge plug-in could be perfect for you.Black Rooster Audio – Cypress TT15 Free amp plugin
Free guitar amp plugin for Mac and PC which looks very familiar indeed!Suhr JM Pro – A modern take on the classic offset
06 Feb 2017 in Guitar
The new Suhr JM Pro Series comes in many flavours and has something for everyone it would seem.
Somnium Guitars – Modular guitar design
06 Feb 2017 in Guitar
The Somnium Guitar range takes many shapes and forms, but is essentially one guitar at heart.
Keeley resurrects and relaunches limited edition Holy Fuzz (again!)
The Holy Fuzz is back - but only for limited time. All just marketing hype? Or does it actually offer something you truly cannot get elsewhere?Reverend Guitars to honour Mike Watt with signature Wattplower bass
04 Feb 2017 in Guitar
Mike Watt has designed a lush-looking short-scale instrument that looks like it can take on the world - enter the Wattplower!
Electro Harmonix to reissue MIG 50 Sovtek amp
03 Feb 2017 in Guitar
EH's old Bassman/Plexi style amp circuit from the '90s is to be re-released as the MIG 50 - just with better quality components and (hopefully) for those on a lower budget...
Pigtronix Disnortion Micro: Squeal dirt box, squeal!
Smaller, more versatile and just as dirty as before: The Pigtronix Disnortion looks very handy for guitar, bass or even synths.Music is Win explains “Why NAMM Show Sucks”
All those cool new toys to play, celebrities signing stuff and booth babes, but somehow it still sucks...1979 fuzz by Mojo Hand Fx: A late 70s Big Muff you can rely on?
27 Jan 2017 in Guitar
The new 1979 takes its classic '70s Big Muff tones and puts them into a modern day pedal, without all the hassle of the originals.
Walrus Audio RED Distortion: A new saturated drive for Shoegaze and ’90s Metal
27 Jan 2017 in Guitar
The new RED pedal is anything but transparent, so if you like lots of gain, this is one to check out; in other news, their popular Julia Chorus/Vibrato pedal gets a limited run, as well...
Fender Tune finally comes to Android
26 Jan 2017 in Guitar
It's free, well laid out and simple to use: Following on from its launch last year on Apple's iPhone, Fender Tune is now finally available to Android users.
Chase Bliss Audio Brothers: The Swiss army knife of gain stages?
Chase Bliss Audio present this intriguing new take on gain staging, marrying analogue sound circuitry with a digital "brain" in a way that makes for a lot of options.Ibanez celebrates 40 years of endorsement by George Benson with two signature guitars
26 Jan 2017 in Guitar
Ibanez and George Benson go way back - four decades, to be precise! The Japanese maker is releasing two high-spec signature guitars at (slightly) different price points.