Jared Dines’ 18-string guitar eBay charity auction fail – ‘Don’t drink and bid’

Jared Dines’ 18-string guitar eBay charity auction has failed to reach its goal: The YouTuber was let down by the winning bidder, whose excuse was, "Don't drink and bid on eBay. Sorry".

Island Instruments Galo: Blending a Danelectro and a Fender Jaguar!

Montreal based Island Instruments has just launched its enticing new Galo model, inspired by the old Danelectro Dano Pro and loaded with UK hand wound Mojo pickups. Tasty!

Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87: compact, neutral-voiced condenser mic at a sane price

Roswell is back with a new mic of botique quality at affordable price - the Mini K87. Whereas the Mini K47's goal was capturing a particular vintage voicing, this one goes after transparency.

Gibson Chuck Berry 1955 ES-350T: It’s here at last!

The new Gibson Chuck Berry 1955 ES-350T is getting released on 18 October, Chuck's birthday. This faithful recreation of his favourite guitar will certainly ring a few bells!

Victory The Copper VC35: A new amplifier head with a very British flavour

The latest in the Victory's Compact series, this 35W lunchbox has a very familiar Vox-like tone that should give you bags of tones from its simple layout.

The PRS SE One is back! But only in Europe for a limited time…

A star of the PRS back catalogue, the PRS SE One is a classic single-cut design loaded with a lone P90 in the bridge position - now it's back as a limited edition for Europe. Pure P90 bliss!

Babylon Synthesizer – One Page Wonder virtual synthesizer

Babylon packs all its parameters into a single page for people who like to see every knob at all times. The 257 waveforms and 2300 presets will keep you so busy you probably won't need to edit them.

Zylia ZR-1: a portable recorder for the ZM-1 360-degree mic array

Zylia, maker of the innovative ZM-1 360-degree microphone array, has introduced the ZR-1 portable recorder. The Zylia ZR-1 is a 19-channel field recording device made specifically for the ZM-1.

Godin Guitars intros Session HT model, US-built hard-tail guitars you can afford

Godin Guitars' latest Session HT model offers a high-quality, affordable hard-tail guitar with plenty of great tonal options and features for the money. Who needs trems, anyway?

Electro-Harmonix announces the 5MM pedal, a power amp for your pocket

Electro-Harmonix has just announced another new product to their ever expanding lineup. This time it is their diminutive 5MM Power Amp pedal. A handy 2.5 watt power amp in a pedal!

Steinberg WaveLab 10 mastering and audio editing suite is out. And still kicking (ass).

WaveLab 10 still stands strong against competition from SoundForge and Audition, presenting a streamlined approach to audio manipulation and professional mastering.

AES 2019: Zoom throws podcasters a bone with the new LiveTrak L-8

Zoom cooked up a viable competitor to the RODECaster Pro by downsizing its digital recording desk and doubling down on the podcast-friendly features. Enter the LiveTrak L-8.

Solid Gold FX 76 Plus Octa-Fuzz: A filthy fuzz with wah-like sweeps

The Solid Gold FX 76 Plus Octa-Fuzz is based on coveted Japanese octa-fuzz pedals from the past like the Univox Super Fuzz , Shin-Ei Companion and Ibanez Standard Fuzz. And it sounds pretty great.

TK Audio T-Komp compressor: a vari-mu inspired workhorse

What looks like an unassuming four-knob comp is actually a vari-mu inspired unit with level-dependent ratio that increases with the signal level. That, and lots more to tweak!

Rare Waves Grendal RA-99 Grenadier analogue synthesizer – first look

Rare Waves gives us a glimpse of the prototype of the forthcoming Grendal RA-99 analogue synthesizer, the successor to the RA-9 Grenadier plus the 2TAC Sequencer.

Louder Than Liftoff Chroma+: Stereo channel strip with analogue plug-ins

Louder Than Liftoff has introduced the Chroma+ dual channel strip. Its best feature: You can customize it to suit your sonic ideas by adding various analogue Colour modules.

Waves eMotion LV1 Proton: 16-channel SoundGrid live mixing system

Thinking about retiring your live console and switching to an all-digital mixing system? The new Waves eMotion LV1 Proton system is a 16-channel setup with a mixer, stage box, server and software.

The iCaster: A guitar built from 107 iPhones. Now that’s what you call upcycling.

Someone made a guitar out of 107 Apple iPhones, and shaping them into a Tele-style instrument. But will it run iOS13 and exactly how safe are all those old lithium ion batteries?

United Studio Technologies launches the UT 47FET condenser microphone

United Studio Technologies has announced the UT FET47 condenser microphone. A no-compromise, USA-built U47 FET clone for USD 800? Tell me more!

API celebrates its 50th anniversary with limited 862 channel strip and 2500 bus compressor

50 years of API - how to celebrate? With two limited editions (50!) of the 862 and 2500 sporting gold faceplates, making them collectors' items for the truest of true studio hounds.

AES 2019: Origin is the first SSL large-format mixing console in over a decade

The SSL Origin is a 32-channel console designed for modern hybrid workflows. It features the E-series EQ, the "glue" bus comp, the nifty Listen mic compressor alongside new PureDrive mic pres.

AES 2019: AKG woos content creators with Lyra multimode USB microphone

Lyra is a multimode USB microphone which delivers the well-respected legacy of the classic AKG C414 condenser microphone in a form suitable for podcasters, streamers, and YouTubers.

Analogue Pocket: portable gaming with built-in DAW, synthesizer and sequencer

The Analogue Pocket is a little powerhouse of a portable, handheld games machine but it also has Nanoloop which they say is a digital audio workstation, synthesizer and sequencer. Sounds like fun!

Black Lion Audio Eighteen: Mic preamp and program EQ with a Melcor vibe

Black Lion Audio has introduced the Eighteen microphone preamp and passive program equalizer. BLA says that the Eighteen channel strip is "an homage to the classic Melcor sound".