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Best Effect Pedals 2023 – Our 5 favourite stompboxes of the year
18 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Effect Pedals 2023 contains our five favourite new guitar effects released in the last 12 months. Each selection should be on your radar!
OBNE Dark Light – Limited Edition Dual Reverb pedal announced
15 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Light dual reverb combines the Dark Star and the Sunlight. This limited edition is coming January 2024
Best Guitars 2023: Our Top 5 Guitars of the Year
15 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Guitars 2023 contains our five favourite new guitars released this year and has a little something for everyone. Each one with great tones
Harley Benton JB-75-5MN Natural – Get your Groove on!
15 Dec 2023 in Guitar
This Harley Benton JB-75-5MN Natural '70s style J Bass offers retro styling and at a price point that you just can't argue with. Time to groove!
The Best Value Offset Guitars – Jaguars, Jazzmasters and more!
14 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Value Offset Guitars contains a selection of Jazzmaster and Jaguar-style guitars you should check out. Both traditional and contemporary.
Stone Deaf FX Rise & Shine – Fuzz Octave Tremolo/Vibrato
12 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Stone Deaf FX Rise & Shine incorporates Fuzz Octave Tremolo/Vibrato effects via various modes and with an analog heart controlled by a digital brain
HeadRush FRFR-108 MKII and FRFR-112 MKII adds Bluetooth
HeadRush FRFR-108 MKII and FRFR-112 MKII have been revamped and now come with a dedicated Bluetooth channel for streaming audio toGuitar Gear Gems: ReValver 5, Foxgear 100W Series pedals & more
12 Dec 2023 in Guitar
ReValver 5 is back under the HeadRush brand and we take a look at the new virtual guitar rig. Plus Foxgear announces the 100W Series amp in a pedal
Epiphone Adam Jones Queen Bee Les Paul Custom – The Last One
12 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Epiphone Adam Jones Queen Bee Les Paul Custom is the final release in the Art Collection Series for the Tool guitarist
Best Value Bass Guitars – 4 string, 5 string, short and long scale!
11 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Looking for The Best Value Bass Guitars currently available? Then why not check out our top 5 picks based on Thomann user reviews?
Guitar Deals: PRS, Fender, Positive Grid and Line 6
This weeks' Guitar Deals on Thomann include some great savings on PRS, Fender, Positive Grid, and Line 6 productsThe Best Value Tube Guitar Amps – 5 amps for all budgets and tones
08 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Value Tube Guitar Amps takes you through five amps that should be on your radar, each offering something different and all with great tones
Crazy Tube Circuits HI POWER – Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here tone
07 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Crazy Tube Circuits HI POWER offers David Gilmour's Wish You Were Here guitar tone via his pedal and amp rig in a single stompbox.
Wampler Tumnus Germanium – Limited Run Klon-style overdrive
07 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Wampler Tumnus Germanium is a limited run Klon-style overdrive that uses NOS germanium diodes to achieve even more Klon like tones
Jackson MJ Series Rhoads RR24MG – Gloss Black or Snow White?
06 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Jackson MJ Series Rhoads RR24MG is a premium Japanese model based on the Randy Rhoads shape, available in Gloss Black and Snow White
The Best Value T-Style Guitars – Buying The 50s Workhorse
06 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Value T-Style Guitars is our roundup of the best value models currently available. Perfect for anyone looking for a quality instrument.
Catalinbread Sinkhole – Ethereal Reverb with modulation
06 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Catalinbread Sinkhole contains a harmonically-rich “hole” reverb with an impossibly deep four-voice chorus. Perfect for exploring the depths of reverb
Fender 70th Anniversary Stratocaster models announced
05 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Fender 70th Anniversary Stratocaster models have been announced to celebrate one of Leo Fender's most famous guitar designs
Guitar Gear Gems: Alex Lifeson LERXST amp range
05 Dec 2023 in Guitar
We check out the Alex Lifeson LERXST amp range, Bad Cat's new Jet Black amp series and finally Kemper 10.2.1 is here and Liquid Profiling is official
The Best Value S-Style Guitars – The World’s Most Loved Guitar Design
05 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Best Value S-Style Guitars is our roundup of some of the Strat-type guitars that offer guitar players plenty of bang for their buck.
Kramer Lzzy Hale Voyager in Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
05 Dec 2023 in Guitar
The Kramer Lzzy Hale Voyager comes in a super sparkly Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle finish and has a stripped back look for rock
Soldano ASTRO-20 – Tube Tone with Galaxies
05 Dec 2023 in Guitar
Soldano ASTRO-20 all-tube amps with 20-watt head and combo available. Using Impulse Responses and Galaxies for great tone