Solar Guitars Type G Series adds three Singlecut models – and one’s not black!

An interesting new design with sharp edges and some unusual finishes (well, for Solar Guitars!): Ola's brand launches three new guitars in its Type G series - including one that isn't black!

JHS Pedals 1966 Series: Josh Scott clones four classic effect pedals

Each pedal in JHS Pedals' new limited edition, hand-wired 1966 Series is based a classic vintage effect that changed the world of guitar forever. But at USD 399 each, are they too expensive?

BASSYNTH: filthy, gritty and epically modern bass making soft synth

An "entirely new bass engine" built in the familiar Kontakt Player with 11GBs of sampled synths, brass, strings and basses from all sorts of places in 4 layers with effects and masses of modulation.

Epiphone debuts Vivian Campbell Signature Holy Diver Les Paul Outfit guitar

Epiphone has launched the Vivian Campbell Holy Diver Les Paul Outfit, based on the guitar Mr Campbell used on the Dio album of the same name. The specs look promising given the reasonable price...

Spitfire Audio brings the BBC Symphony Orchestra to your DAW and it’s huge

Spitfire Audio has teamed up with the BBC Symphony Orchestra to create an orchestral sample library of epic proportions. 99 players, 418 techniques per instrument, 11 mic positions – it's madness.

Antares releases Auto-Tune Artist for real-time pitch correction

Antares has released Auto-Tune Artist. The plug-in is optimized for low-latency pitch correction and aimed at musicians who like to use Auto-Tune during tracking or live performances.

Behringer K-2 available for preorder at €331

The first shipment of the Behringer's Korg MS-20 clone known as the K-2 is on its way to the Thomann Music Store and they have just opened preorders for delivery in 2-3 weeks.

Midihub: customisable MIDI interface, processor and router

Blokas is about to open preorders on a very versatile 4-port MIDI interface box that via an editor can become any MIDI processing device you can possibly imagine.

Joe Bonamassa: $7000 Echopark Amos Flying V replica had finish “falling off”

Joe Bonamassa has called out Echopark Guitars on Instgram for what he says was poor work on a copy of his 1958 Gibson Amos Flying V he ordered from the Detroit-based boutique guitar builder.

Gibson launches Chris Cornell ES-335 Tribute model, 250 units to be sold

Gibson has today amounted the release of the Chris Cornell ES-335 Tribute. Limited to 250 guitars worldwide and to Chris's original specification of his 2013 model.

Arturia 3 Delays You’ll Actually Use: 3 delays with some cool extras

Arturia has released 3 Delay's You'll Actually Use. After 3 Preamps, 3 Filters, and 3 Compressors, you can now add three Arturia delays to your DAW, including two emulations of analog classics.

CITES lifts rosewood ban for guitars and other musical instruments!

Champagne corks pop at Fender & Co. as the ban on rosewood for finished musical instruments is lifted! Now you can take your guitar on a plane without fear of the fretboard being hacked off.

CircleFade announces the CFM2 semi-modular macro-oscillator synthesizer

CircleFade is developing a desktop semi-modular synth and would like your input. It has a macro-oscillator inspired by the MI Plaits and all you need for a little modular system. Feedback appreciated!

Behringer Crave found alive after vanishing for 6 months

A photo posted on Facebook by Behringer shows that the Crave monosynth that surprised us at NAMM is still alive and well and will be in your local store sooner rather than later

Black Corporation XERXES synthesizer preorders open for real this time

Black Corporation is now ready to take your deposit on their forthcoming XERXES 8-voice polyphonic desktop synthesizer for delivery shortly before Christmas.

Mid Valley FX Lo-Fi Giant Fuzz pedal: Get ready for some high-gain oscillations

The new Lo-Fi Giant by Mid Valley FX is an oscillating (or non-oscillating!) boutique high gain fuzz that can dish out a ton of low-end filth and still cut through the mix. Bring it on!

Joe Bonamassa reveals transparent Fender Twin Amp made of Lucite

Joe Bonamassa has just revealed a transparent Fender Twin amp on his Instagram page. It looks stunning and might be based on one of his signature Twin amps. Here's what we know so far.

Propellerhead becomes Reason Studios and releases Reason 11 as a plug-in

Talk about a revolution! Propellerhead has announced that Reason 11 will run as a plug-in, letting you use the Reason Rack in other DAWs. They've also changed their name to Reason Studios.

Neural DSP Archetype Nolly: A new Djent virtual amp and effects plugin

Adam "Nolly" Getgood is one of the pioneers of Djent and this new software package captures his own amp collection and gives you all you need to make tight, clean modern metal guitar tones in one software ...

PRS John Mayer Silver Sky Relic – Only $400 more than a standard version!

You can now buy a custom aged, relic version of the popular PRS John Mayer Silver Sky signature model. This custom work will add a $400 increase in price, but people will think you gig heavily and that you are ...

TC Electronic Hall Of Fame 2 X4: A reverb pedal on steroids

TC Electronic has expanded its Hall Of Fame 2 pedal, putting it on a course of steroids by adding 4 MASH footswitches, 8 presets, mono and stereo modes as well as a few other goodies.

Fender announces Eric Clapton Crossroads Blind Faith Telecaster

Fender's Custom Shop has built a copy of one of Mr Clapton's most famous guitars: the Eric Clapton Crossroads Blind Faith Telecaster! Proceeds from the sale are to go to Mr Clapton's charity.

Madrona Labs Aaltoverb: Change the size of the room in real time

Madrona Labs has released Aaltoverb. The reverb plug-in has a very simple GUI that may not look like much at first glance, but it has a very cool trick up its sleeve.

Fender Player Series guitars get new Silver and Capri Orange finishes

Fender's Player Series gets some striking new colours for autumn 2019. If you're bored of the standard sunburst or black finishes, check out the new Silver and Capri Orange tones!