The best Guitar for Beginners – Acoustic or Electric?

Which type of guitar is best for beginners? Find out all you need to know about acoustic and electric guitars for beginners in our buyer's guide.

Behringer AKS Mini: The Putney VCS3 in a minisynth

Behringer shows us the final version of the VCS3 clone pulled into the playful AKS Mini minisynth. It suggests a summer release date for $99.

Portable players are NOT dead: meet the SONY Walkman NW-A306

The Sony Walkman NW-A306 (also called the NW-ZX707 in some territories) is a new addition to the old world of digital music players.

The OP-1 field vocoder is an exciting update from Teenage Engineering

We check out the tasty new OP-1 field vocoder, a firmware update that brings an exciting new aspect to an already versatile instrument.

Introducing the Orange Crest Edition MK2 Bluetooth headphones

We check out the new Orange Crest Edition MK2 wireless headphones, offering more energy efficiency and connectivity than the previous model.

HOT TOPIC – Osmose: Game-changer or eMPEror’s new clothes?

The Expressive E Osmose keyboard is creating an industry buzz. In the first of our HOT TOPIC features, we asked our synth experts for their opinions.

Boss Katana-50 MkII EX, Katana Artist MkII Head and more

Boss reveals new Katana-50 MkII EX, Katana Artist MkII Head and Katana Cabinet 212 Waza cabinet. New features and formats for the new year

Peavey 6505 II the rebirth of that 1992 metal amp

The new Peavey 6505 II is an updated version of the classic 1992 high-gain monster amp head. Perfect for metal riffs and tinnitus

Meet the new Universal Audio Sphere precision modeling microphones

Introducing the Universal Audio Sphere! These two modeling microphones offer up to 38 different virtual mic models with stereo recording.

Midweek Modular: Customisable distortions, effects sends and old Moogs

This time in Midweek Modular we get to put components into the front of distortion, send signals and pretend we're playing with a Moog modular.

Fender Limited H.E.R. Stratocaster Blue Marlin

New Fender Limited H.E.R. Stratocaster Blue Marlin signature model with only 300 guitars being produced worldwide in this colour scheme.

Could AKAI Pro be poised to release the MPC XL?

It's the 35th anniversary of the Akai MPC this year, and buried in software scripts appears to be a reference to an unannounced MPC XL.

PRS SE DGT: Finally, it is out!

The PRS SE DGT model is officially available today and you can see the new David Grissom video here.

Guitar Gear Gems: Floravolt adds fruity powered tones to your rig

The Mattoverse Floravolt gets an official launch, plus we check out an onboard Leslie speaker effect for your guitar and the new Goblin fuzz

Koka’s Drone Box No.1: Droning with inanimate objects

Take four stepper motors, a box and a bunch of inanimate objects, and you have a Drone Box No.1 machine of textures through electrical impulses.

Ibanez AZ2203N Prestige SSS models and LM1-LWH signature

Ibanez announces the AZ2203N Prestige models and Luca Mantovanelli LM1 signature model for 2023 as part of the new lineup

Ibanez FRH10N new budget version of Tim Henson’s nylon-string

The Ibanez FRH10N acoustic looks like a stripped-back version of the Tim Henson signature TOD10N model and is significantly cheaper

The ASUS CES 2023 launch event: A range of creator-focussed tech

We check out the ASUS CES 2023 launch event, with a plethora of exciting new laptops, desktops, and peripherals for creators on show.

Catalinbread Formula 51: Neil Young style Tweed Champ tones in a stompbox

The Catalinbread Formula 51 is based on the classic Tweed amp tone, made famous by Neil Young and now available in a pedal format

Introducing the Roland BRIDGE CAST streaming mixer for gamers

CES 2023 this week brings some exciting new tech into the fold. We take a look at the Roland BRIDGE CAST streaming mixer for gamers!

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp allows you to sculpt your drive tones

The Ibanez Pentatone Preamp combines a huge set of controls that allow you to sculpt your guitar tone and gain the way you want it

Midweek Modular: Radioactivity, Particle beams and Overdrive

This week we find ourselves mining for isotopes, fiddling with Gaussian distributions and distorting the heck out of things in both mono and stereo.

Ibanez Axe Design Lab: Pushing guitar design into new territory

The Ibanez Axe Design Lab pushes traditional guitar design forwards. Offering players high-performance, high-quality guitar designs

Best Amps of 2022: The Top 5 new guitar amps

The Best Amps of 2022 features my 5 favourite new guitar amp releases from the past 12 months. Here are the new models that really stood out in 2022.