G&L’s Fullerton Deluxe Skyhawk HH: The best of bucker and single coil worlds?

A one-trick pony this isn't: G&L's Deluxe Skyhawk HH includes the PTB system and coil taps, allowing you to coax more than just straight humbucker tones from its dual pickup design.

Thunderbolt 3 for everyone! Intel finally pulls their finger out.

Intel has removed the royalty on Thunderbolt 3 and opened the flood gates for consistent Thunderbolt 3 ports on everything. Compatible with USB it's coming built into the new Ice Lake processors.

Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer: A badass rocker unleashed!

Halestorm frontwoman and guitarist Lzzy Hale gets a cool Alpine White signature Epiphone Explorer model for 2019 that looks like it will rock hard and take no prisoners!

Counterfeit gear factory busted in China; Shure, Yamaha, Sennheiser team up for lawsuit

Not only can cheap clones of big brand equipment sound nasty, they may be outright dangerous. A recent raid in China shows that there are still people making money with knock-off gear.

Musikmesse 2019: Drawmer 1974 and 1976 stereo analog FET-based hardware processors

The 1974 parametric EQ and 1976 saturation & width processor are official. It's certainly nice to have such a varied choice of sub-EUR 999 analog hardware these days!

Joyo launches new Classic and Multimode Wah/Volume pedals

Joyo has just released two new feature-packed, compact pedalboard friendly wah pedals. Best of all both pedals are seriously wallet-friendly and offer lots for your money.

Steinberg Nuendo 10 is coming, and it’s a major update

Steinberg has revealed details about the upcoming Nuendo 10. The new version of the DAW comes with many new features for producers of film, video and game audio. Here's what's new in Nuendo 10.

SSL SiX desktop mixer: finally, big console sound for the common folk

SSL's new SiX compact mixer is a miniature console with a reasonable price tag considering whose logo it carries - but will this package prove compelling to musicians and producers?

Nanoloop: Gamepad style sequencer/synthesizer zaps onto Kickstarter

Nanoloop has escaped from the GameBoy and iOS to evolve into its own hardware. With a casual gamepad interface and 4x4 matrix sequencer it's a very cool 4 channel device to play with your thumbs

Slam XL: Beatskillz’ all-in-one channel strip and mix fattener plug-in reaches v3

Beatskillz has introduced Slam XL, the third generation of the Slam series that picks up where Slam Pro left off and does many of the same things – but in a very different way.

Are Apple’s new iPads better for musicians than the iPad Pro?

The new iPad Air and iPad Mini are powerful, musician-friendly, and certainly among the nicest ~USD 500 pieces of gear you can purchase at the time. Headphone jack and Lightning port, anyone?

Moogfest 2019: The Engineers Pass could have you building a Moog Vocoder

The workshop ticket at this years Moogfest appears to offer the chance to build an unreleased Moog Vocoder in the same size and shape as the previous Subharmonicon and DFAM.

Spiral Electric FX – Yellow Spiral Drive by Tom Cram

Tom Cram's new Yellow Spiral Drive is an all-analogue overdrive pedal that takes the classic DOD 250 design a step further by adding selectable diodes and a Girth control.

EuroTile: a mini case for Eurorack modular in 1U format

Syinsi are bringing a new case to Kickstarter for their 1U analog Eurorack modules. It can take 12 1U tiles and be configured as a fully analog monosynth or versatile modular utility box.

The Fuse Audio VQP Bundle brings rare Langevin EQs to your DAW

Looking for more variety in your virtual EQ rack? For the VQP Bundle, Fuse Audio Labs has modeled the ultra-rare Langevin 258-A and 259-A passive EQ and filter, and released them as plug-ins.

Watch YouTube’s Stevie T play a 20-String guitar. Yes, 20.

Stevie T has revealed via a ridiculous video of himself playing his new 20-string guitar. Is this the ultimate Djent machine? Or is it the most impractically bizarre guitar ever made?

NoiseAsh Rule Tec Collection: Plug-ins to satisfy your Pultec cravings

Thought you had enough Pultec EQ plug-ins? NoiseAsh brings you even more: The firm says its new Rule Tec collection stays true to the character of the original (and pegs it at a nice price).

Walrus Audio takes Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo to V2

Walrus Audio has produced a new V2 of its Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo from 2017, with new expression control and improved responses. Plus now it's smaller!

Blue Cat Audio unveils Re-Guitar virtual pick-up modelling plug-in

Blue Cat Audio says its new Re-Guitar plug-in can make your favourite guitar sound like it has P90s, humbuckers or single-coil pickups - or even transform an electric into an acoustic.

Framus Steve Salas Diablo II Supreme X and Diablo II Pro available from July

Two new Framus Steve Salas Diablo II models will be shipping from July 2019. You can get them in either Teambuilt or Masterbuilt versions, but you may want to take out a loan to go for the latter.

Positive Grid BIAS FX 2 with Guitar Match modelling and new DSP engine

Will the new Positive Grid BIAS FX2 have all the features you need in one place? Certainly looks like PG is cramming in the features and the new Guitar Match feature looks like a lot of fun...

Keeley Synth-1 Reverse Attack Fuzz Wave Generator: Synthesizer tones for your guitar

Keeley aims to turn your guitar into a mono synth with the new Synth-1 pedal, including a handy expression pedal input, some fuzz tones and a Chaos Switch to keep things interesting.

Best free plug-ins this week: Four awesome toys for your musical playground

Here are four new free audio toys to play with that came out last week: Nembrini Audio's LoFi Vintage Clipper, Convology XT Free Factory, HY-Delay 4 and The Wave Weld for Ableton Live.

This woodworm infestation takes guitar weight relief to the next level!

That moment when you find a woodworm infestation while working on your Yamaha RGX 521! Is this the new relic look for 2019? It's certainly a less appetizing way to get a lighter guitar...