Slash Signed Doubleneck Replica: Gibson’s most expensive Slash signature guitar yet?

The new Gibson Custom Shop Slash Signed 1966 EDS 1275 Doubleneck Replica Aged Ebony is the ultimate stadium rock guitar/boat anchor.

Moog Matriarch is out!

We've enjoyed the relationship to the Grandmother, revelled in the awesome analogue sound and bathed in the 4 whole notes of polyphony. The Matriarch is a lovely synthesizer and they've just started shipping.

Genelec adds 8361A and 8351B speakers to its “The Ones” studio monitor line-up

Studio monitor royalty Genelec introduced new products in its "The Ones" series. These are the 8351B and 8361A three-way monitors and the W371A Adaptive Woofer System.

AVP Synth ADS-7 MK2: a solid update to their analog drum synthesizer machine

AVP Synth's ADS-7 MK2 7-channel analog drum machine gets a much-improved sequencer and pattern management system along with a few tweaks to what was already a legendary drum synthesizer.

Brushify Pro puts a brushed and swept drum kit on the end of your fingers

A brushed kit is something of a rarity in sample packs and drum instruments. Sampleson is looking to redress the balance while reproducing some of the technique that's unique to drumming with brushes.

Erica Synths adopts Buchla Voicecard preset management for Pico System III

Erica Synths announce Pico System III single face-plate modular analogue synthesizer with Voicecard preset management for storing and recalling patches just like the Buchla Music Easel - wow!

Stoneheavy Decade: A passive pedal for 60s and 70s tones

Is the new Stoneheavy Decade pedal a way to achieve classic vintage guitar tones, or is it just a fancy looking pedal with a nice paint job and a high price tag?

Fender is selling five historic Stratocasters via a special Reverb ‘yard sale’

Fender has put five historic instruments up for sale on Reverb.com, including a 1954 Stratocaster, that were used to create more modern models like the Vintera and  American Vintage ranges.

ZVex Box of Rock Clear Limited Edition: Bullet-proof glass meets a Marshall JTM45

Pre-orders are now open for the latest limited edition of the ZVex Clear Box of Rock. A drive pedal based on the classic 1966 Marshall JTM45 amplifier.

Buchla announce the compact Easel Command Module and 208C

The synthesis section of the Buchla Music Easel gets pulled out and updated as the 208C module for your Buchla modular or as the Easel Command Module standalone synthesizer.

Buchla USA bringing back the San Francisco Tape Music Center 100 series

The San Francisco Tape Music Center was instrumental in bringing Don Buchla's ideas to life in the 1960's. They developed what became the Series 100 modular synthesizer and Buchla are bringing it back.

Erica Synths announce the massively cosmic and impressively dark Black System II

Black System II is a perfectly balanced and straightforward modular system with digital and analogue oscillators blending into a system for performance and patching adventures into Erica's modules old and new.

Chase Bliss Audio Blooper: A premium-priced experimental looping pedal

A Kickstarter campaign is underway for the twisted Chase Bliss Audio Blooper, a premium-priced new looper pedal that courts chaos and encourages experimentation!

Korg release an updated and expanded KROSS with a “super matt black” finish

In light of the new Fantom and Jupiter-X the updated KROSS2-88MB seems dated and unimpressive but for a piano-style workstation with decent sounds in an understated form that anyone could use (and afford) - ...

KMA Audio Machines Logan: A flexible boutique drive pedal with a secret

Built in Berlin, KMA Audio Machines' Logan is an overdrive with a plenty of tonal variation and options, including an expression pedal input - and it has a few internal secrets too!

Joyo BSK-60: A feature-packed 60-Watt acoustic amplifier for guitar and vocals

The new Joyo BSK-60 acoustic amp is crammed with features for musicians on the move: a Li-Ion battery, Bluetooth, FX, looper, an included footswitch.... The perfect busking amp for those on a budget?

PRS Limited Run SE Custom 24 Roasted Maple available in the USA (at last)

Once exclusive to Europe, the PRS SE Custom 24 Roasted Maple models are to be made available to the USA. With stunning looks and some great tone upgrades, these should sell out quickly.

MXR Clone Looper: Six minutes of looping in one pedal

Compact but pretty robust looking, the new Clone Looper by MXR packs in a total of six minutes of recording time, unlimited overdubs and variable loop speeds.

Steinberg releases Dorico 3 notation software with many new features

Steinberg has updated its Dorico notation software. The new Dorico 3 and Dorico Elements 3 come with many new features designed for more streamlined composition, arranging, and notation workflows. 

Deal: United Plugins Front DAW turns digital into analogue – for free

United Plugins has introduced Front DAW. The input plug-in is meant to bring the sound of analogue mixing consoles to your DAW. And here's a treat: For a limited time, Front DAW is completely free!

Roland evolves the Fantom into a space age composition behemoth

If you're after a huge workstation that will be everything and do everything while looking like the flight deck of a moon-sized space station then Fantom is right up your exhaust port.

Reworked Roland JU-06A Boutique now includes the soul of both Juno-106 and Juno-60

Much improved front panel design on the reworked JU-06A that brings in the Juno-60 to play with the Juno-106 complete with chorus, arpeggiator and sequencer.

The Roland Groovebox returns with the MC-707 and MC-101

The MC-707 is packed with 8 tracks of sequencing, sampling, loops and phrases with the synthesizer, drum and effects engine of the new Jupiter-X. The MC-101 does the same with 8 tracks - but where's the D-Beam?

Roland announce Jupiter-X Flagship synthesizer and Jupiter-Xm sidekick

The Jupiter-X looks fantastic and runs all their vintage models and has a built-in drum machine. The Jupiter-Xm has all that in a more hipster package. Is this the flagship we've been waiting for?