The Zero Guitar: A sustainable, eco-friendly 3D-printed guitar now on Kickstarter

This sustainable new 3D printed instrument could be a glimpse into the future of guitar making: the makers behind the Zero Guitar want to create less waste, with cutting edge eco-friendly materials.

Kurt Cobain Fender Mustang from Nirvana ‘In Utero’ period is up for auction

A custom-made Fender Mustang built for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain for his use during their In Utero period is up for auction. Of course, you'll need to be left-handed to make the most of it.

UVI goes infinite with Falcon 2 Hybrid Synthesizer

Falcon 2 decides that having every kind of synthesis and sampling is not nearly enough and removes all boundaries to let you play with infinite sonic possibilities. Sounds like fun!

Audiomodern Playbeat is a creative groove randomizer plug-in

Need some new inspiration for your beats? Audiomodern has released Playbeat, a pattern generator plug-in that helps you come up with new ideas by randomizing grooves.

Electro Harmonix Bluetooth headphones: Listen in style

After the EHX R&B Buds, Electro Harmonix is releasing more hipster-compatible Bluetooth headphones. With the EHX NYC Cans and Sport Buds, you can now listen in style anywhere you go.

Ernie Ball Music Man October Ball Family Reserve: A Majesty, a 7-string and a Stingray

The Ernie Ball Music Man October's Ball Family Reserve collection has now been announced and features a Majesty and a seven-string JP15 signed by John Petrucci, plus a fretless Stingray bass

Behringer Pro-1 and Crave are on their way and open for preorders

The eagerly awaited Pro-1 and Crave analog synthesizers are on their way. The first 1,000 units should land in Europe in the next few days and you can now preorder!

Blackstar Silverline amplifier series: New digital amps with boutique ambitions

The new Blackstar Silverline series promises a boutique feel with a tube sound. But the five amplifiers are completely digital - can that work?

Jared Dines 18-string Ormsby guitar on eBay for a good cause

Jared Dines is sacrificing his 18-string Ormsby guitar on eBay and auctioning it off for a great cause. Help this YouTube legend reach his goal and do something good, go bid on the beast!

Can Sonnox Drum Gate handle all your drum gating and triggering?

Drum Gate aims to dispense with the inconsistencies and difficulties of traditional drum gating by means of intelligent detection and optimisation, and combines several tools in one.

Kali Audio is back with the IN-8 studio monitor and an innovative 3-way design

Kali Audio is moving onto the next price segment with the newly announced Project Independence speakers. First to arrive is the IN-8, which is a 3-way design with co-axial mid-range and tweeter.

JBL introduces the EON ONE Compact portable PA

JBL has added the EON ONE Compact to its line-up of portable PA systems. The all-in-one PA is powered by a rechargeable battery and features a 4-channel mixer with effects and Bluetooth streaming.

Tranzient: making music in virtual reality – are we there yet?

Tranzient from AliveIn Technology offers an immersive music-making environment in VR. Triggering loops, sequencing synthesizers and playing drums in real-time is just the start - this could be huge.

Cosmotronic Dimensions: a multi dimensional cosmic choir complex oscillator

Cosmostronic were showing Dimensions at Synthfest over the weekend. They are calling it a multi-dimensional cosmic choir which is the best description of an oscillator I've heard in ages.

Fender Rarities Flame Koa Top Stratocaster with Tim Shaw pickups

The latest Fender Rarities model is a Flame Koa Top Stratocaster loaded with some great-sounding Tim Shaw pickups - this Strat will stand out from the pack!

FoxGear Multitune: A polyphonic tuner pedal for opening tunings

FoxGear pedals Multitune polyphonic tuner claims it can make guitar tuning easier for players using open tunings, as it can easily display sharps and flats in realtime.

DSM Humbolt Simplifier: A zero-Watt amp destined for your pedalboard

DSM Noisemaker and Humboldt Electronics have partnered to create the Simplifier, an all analogue, zero-Watt, eminently useful little stereo guitar amplifier with some great features.

Mix like a pro with Apogee Clearmountain’s Domain

Want to sound like David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen or the Stones? With Clearmountain's Domain by Apogee, you can now recreate Bob Clearmountain's signal chain in your DAW.

Accusonus Rhytmiq: AI-driven beat variation and generation for studio and live

Rhythmiq is an intelligent engine which randomizes and generates rhythms for virtually endless variations, but is very easy to use.

CMA alleges Fender Europe illegally prevented price discounts

The UK Competition and Markets Authority is further investigating Fender Europe over allegations of online price fixing, sometimes referred to as Resale Price Maintenance.

New PRS SE 2020 models launched including Mira and Starla

PRS SE new models have been announced today and they include for the first time the Mira and Starla models of their Core US lineup, plus some nice new hollow bodies and two new burl top Custom 24 models too

Enter the Jetta, the most affordable Dr Z boutique amp to date

The new Dr Z Jetta is the US company's cheapest hand-wired all tube combo yet. This 30 watt amp packs in all the high end components but at a lower price. And only three control knobs: bonus!

Sampleson gets playful and intuitive with THINGS: the synth for fun times

THINGS is a fun virtual instrument that gives you a great place to play while generating surprisingly cool sounds, modulating rhythms and weird noises.

Telefunken TF39 brings switchable polar patterns to the Alchemy mics

The TF39 is an upgraded TF29 with three switchable polar patterns found on the power supply unit: cardioid, omnidirectional and figure of eight.