VERSELAB MV-1: Has Roland finally cracked the All-In-One Song Production Box?

Cool, compact and clever: VERSELAB MV-1's new approach to music production has it all: patterns, sounds, effects and vocal recording. A new standard?

Sonimus SonEQ 2: A sleek modular 4-band EQ and saturation plug-in

SonEQ 2 lets you combine 4 EQ modules and 1 preamp module in any order you wish, with up to 16 modules possible at once.

Schaack Audio AnalogQ: massive passive analog vibes

Schaack debuts a technically advanced take on the Manley Massive Passive equalizer, as a plug-in. Could this be your ticket to analog mixing goodness?

NAMM 2021: Gainlab Audio Dictator and Empress tube compressor and equalizer

Dictator and Empress dust off Warsaw Pact-era military tubes for modern takes on vintage vari-mu compression and passive tube EQ.

Gibson and Gene Simmons to collaborate on new line of G² instruments

Kiss star Gene Simmons and Gibson have struck a multi-year deal for a new line of G² series guitars & basses.

The Fender Boxer Stratocaster HH from the ’80s returns

The Fender Boxer Stratocaster HH, a reissue of an '80s model, comes loaded with twin humbuckers, a TBX control, and is available in two metallic finishes.

Reverend Six Gun HPP with a humbucker and twin P90s

The Reverend Six Gun HPP comes with a new pickup combination, good hardware, nice finishes and a very decent price tag - is Reverend on to a winner?

LA Circuits: Buchla styled Eurorack ready to launch

A range of strikingly designed Eurorack modules coming from LA Circuits who are unafraid to fill your entire rack with massive modules and massive functionality.

Audient: New iD4 / iD14 MKII interfaces and EVO Start Recording Bundle

British manufacturer Audient starts off 2021 right with the introduction of two new audio interfaces and an inexpensive studio package.

Ibanez launches new Mini Phaser and Mini Boost pedals

Ibanez launches a brace of new analogue mini pedals, the PHMINI and BTMINI, packing quality boost and phaser tones into compact enclosures.

ESP to reissue Kirk Hammett’s KH-3 Custom Eclipse Spider 13

ESP will reissue the Metallica Kirk Hammett KH-3 Custom Eclipse Spider 13 from Metallica's Black Album era, including “Pushead” Schroeder graphics!

Korg USA bags Aguilar Amplification

Well-known bass amp and pedal manufacturer Aguilar Amplification is set to join Korg USA, joining brands like Vox, Blackstar and Darkglass.

New scam surfaces on Facebook for Nintendo NES Guitar

Beware a new scam trying to fleece musicians with a boutique guitar built from a Nintendo NES console! Find out all the details here.

United Plugins Voxessor: enhance your voice-overs with a few simple controls

Looking for a quick way to enhance your speech recordings for podcasts and voice-overs? United Plugins Voxessor is an all-in-one speech processing plug-in that could be just what you need.

Gibson buys Mesa/Boogie amps, Randall Smith to become “Master Designer”

Gibson stuns the guitar world by buying Mesa/Boogie amps, with Randy Smith staying on to design new amps. A dream partnership in the guitar business?

Wavefonix Poly-8 VCO brings CEM3340 based polyphony to Eurorack

Wavefonix has released the first glimpse of their forthcoming Poly-8 range of polyphonic Eurorack modules with the massive Poly-8 VCO and there's much more to come.

The new Toneforge Jeff Loomis has all the tools you need for a modern heavy guitar tone

The Toneforge Jeff Loomis plug-in by Joey Sturgis Tones was developed in collaboration with famed metal producer Jens Bogren and guitarist Jeff Loomis.

Ibanez reveals new AZ Series 7-strings, plus rosewood option and new pickups

Ibanez expands its AZ Series with a 7-sting, a rosewood fretboard option, SD Fortuna pickups and other tweaks that add up to a damn nice guitar.

A new synth from Hammond? What are they up to?

Hammond, famous for their organs, posted an intriguing video on the 1 January teasing us with something "coming soon". OK, we'll bite.

COVID conspiracy theorists claim Boss pedal is a secret 5G chip, or something.

You couldn't make it up: COVID conspiracy theorists claim the Boss MT-2 is a secret 5G chip used by governments for mind control, or something.

Grit and Gain from British Noise Electronics

British Noise Electronics introduces the beautifully serious-looking Grit Analog Filter and Gain Stage Amplifier both dripping with saturation.

Caelum Audio Schlap: A cool, aggressive hardware-inspired compressor plug-in

Need yet another compressor? Yes. Schlap is a modern take on old RMS detection comps with a characterful, aggressive sound and versatile applications.

Behringer is working on a RSF Kobol synthesizer clone

While wishing us all a Happy New Year Behringer posted an image of a prototype Kobol clone having a little party by itself.

The new Ibanez Paul Gilbert PGM FRM300 is a luscious purple shredder with style

This new Paul Gilbert Ibanez PGM FRM300 signature model for 2021 comes with three mini humbuckers and a striking new purple finish.