TC Electronic BAM200: A bargain 200-Watt bass amp?

TC Electronic has just announced the new BAM200 - and it is a lot of bass amp for very little money. It's aimed at gigging bassists on a budget, or players needing a small practice rig.

Denise.io Bite and Space Invader: bit-crushing and flanging in full colour

Developer Denise.io offers a refreshing take on bit-crushing and flanging, two ways of of making your tracks stand out from the crowd by adding texture and movement.

Ernie Ball Music Man unveils February Ball Family Reserve Collection

Four special limited-run guitars have just been announced for the February Ball Family Reserve release, each one in a limited colour and with a few enhanced features.

Mezzabarba Trinity: A flexible 100-Watt three-channel amp head with optional extras

Built in Italy by Mezzabarba, the new Trinity amp head is rated at 100W and has MIDI programmability, three dedicated channels and a few optional extras to help you get the most out of it.

TWA Minimorph Dynamic Waveshaper: A compact, creative sound-mangling tool for guitar

The new TWA Minimorph pedal has finally been released and this little hoodlum can destroy your guitar's signal to give you creative fuzz/synth tones in seconds. One to watch!

Paramount Synth floats a futuristic looking analog polysynth on Indiegogo

Straight out of the futuristic vision of the 1980s comes a synth based on CEM 3340 VCOs and 4-voice poly. But with no prototype and no demos can Paramount Synth capture the imagination of Indiegogo investors?

Deals: get 50% off all Waves products, free IK Multimedia T-RackS Quad Compressor

Waves and IK are having a 50% off sale and plug-in giveaway, respectively. Now that you've hopefully recovered from Christmas spending, it may be the right time to expand your plug-in collection.

Morley adds Mini Classic Switchless Wah to its pedal lineup

This new Mini Classic Switchless Wah from Morley squeezes lots of features into a much smaller housing, making it interesting for guitarists whose pedalboards are already cramped...

AI Synthesis AI006 will get your stomp boxes into your Eurorack

Love using guitar stompboxes to effect the signals in your Eurorack? Then you need the AI006 to sort out your levels and drastically improve the signal going through the loop.

Roland registers the look of the TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks

Roland pulls their finger out and registers the design and layout of the iconic TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks in Germany. How will this affect Behringer and other clone manufacturers?

Billy Corgan’s stolen ‘Gish’ Stratocaster returned after 27 years

The guitar was stolen 27 years ago within five minutes of the band finishing a live set at Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall in June 1992. It's just turned up and is back with Corgan!

Softube Dyna-mite limiter/expander: three plug-ins for the price of one

Not only has Softube recreated a very interesting vintage unit, it's also come up with what we think is a really good offer - three plug-ins for the price of one!

Ableton Live 10.1 is coming: Here’s what’s new

The update, which is currently in beta, contains an extensive list of workflow improvements and bug fixes. Perhaps more interestingly, there are new tools for making music as well...

Softube Modular gets slapped and excited with Mutable Instruments Rings

Softube Modular acquires another official Mutable Instruments module. Rings is a popular physical modelling Eurorack module that's helped define the sound of Eurorack over the past 3 years.

Buffalo FX Patriot MkII: A boutique “Civil War” Big Muff fuzz pedal

Many associate the "Civil War" Big Muff with David Gilmour's sound on Pink Floyd's Pulse. Now you can get closer with the Patriot MkII fuzz - without having to shell out wads on the used pedal market.

TC Electronic Brainwaves pitch shifter: A rival to the Digitech Whammy?

Could the new TC Electronic Brainwaves pitch shifter be serious competition for the Digitech Ricochet and Whammy pedals? In a word: Yes. And this one has all that TonePrint gadgetry going on, too.

Gibson Custom Shop debuts Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top

A new Gibson Custom Shop 'mashup' of two guitars (one from 1959 and one from 1960) the new Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top combines two classic guitars into one.

Soma Dvina: strings vibrating in magnetic fields electro-acoustic instrument

Soma Laboratories has come up with the simplest of classical stringed instruments where vibrations are captured with magnets, transformed, pre-amped, delayed and distorted in completely haunting ways.

Outlaw Effects launches Dumbleweed Overdrive, General Germanium Fuzz and more

Canadian pedal manufacturer Outlaw Effects is releasing four new mini analogue effects pedals, with some nice sonic options and a tiny footprint (great for cramped pedalboards).

Gibson Custom Shop is back – with a vengeance!

Looks like Gibson Custom Shop has dropped some of the more unpopular materials and parts, like Richlite fretboards. Will 2019 see Gibson's premium range return to form?

UK pedal maker Vein-Tap conjures the Dark Arts Tap Tempo Phaser

The new Dark Arts analogue phaser pedal is made in the UK and features sixteen different waveforms, tap-tempo and other useful functions, making it a bit of a modulation beast!

Is Jamstack the ideal mobile practise solution for guitarists?

A new guitar amp that can process effects from a smartphone app and attaches to your guitar. Is Jamstack the perfect practise guitar amp solution for guitarists on the move?

NAMM 2019: Black Corporation Xerxes seen in action

We finally get to see the Black Corporation Xerxes in action which was largely overlooked at NAMM. Based on the Elka Synthex 1980's analogue polysynth.

Yamaha adds new Revstar models – but do they stand out?

With a retro Café Racer bikes styling, the Yamaha Revstar series launched back in 2015. Now we have five new Revstar models being launched this year including Bigsby trem and P90 options.