Fender buys Bigbsy, expanding FMIC portfolio

Fender has purchased Bigsby in a move that makes a lot of sense and will see the American guitar giant add yet another classic guitar company to its portfolio.

Let G-Sonique solve your techno production woes with its Techno-L HN1 rompler

Techno-L HN1 is a badass-looking rompler stuffed full of ready-to-go sounds for techno, minimal and industrial genres that also could be suited to other types of electronica as well.

Hypersynth release Hcard memory cartridges for DX7 and D-50 synthesizers

Store up to 6400 patches in 100 banks on these new Hcard memory cartridges for the Yamaha DX7, DX7-II and Roland D-50. They come complete with the factory library and many more sounds.

NAMM 2019: Bob Moog Foundation bringing Moogseum preview

The Bob Moog Foundation has a dual booth sized Moogseum exhibit showing artefacts from the actual Moogseum that should open later this year including a massive 4 tier Moog modular

NAMM 2019: Dunlop JD4S Rotovibe Chorus Vibrato pedal returns

The flair-flapping, retro-styled, Hendrix-esque vibrato and chorus pedal of choice is available once more in Europe and is being relaunched at NAMM 2019 - and not a moment too soon.

NAMM 2019: Could this be a new synthesizer from Analogue Solutions?

A mysterious photo appears of a device with dozens of knobs but not a single label, allegedly of an Analogue Solutions test bed. Any guesses on what it could be?

NAMM 2019: PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II with low-turn pickups

The brand new McCarty 594 Hollowbody II combines a special scale length and hollow design with low-turn humbucking pickups for what we expect will be sweet tone and excellent playability.

NAMM 2019: Supro David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone oozes retro charm

This is the second Bowie guitar from Supro, based on one of two Dual Tone guitars owned by Bowie and used during the Reality Tour and recording sessions. A fitting tribute.

Burls Art Coloured Pencil Strat: Yes, a guitar made of pencils!

YouTuber Burls Art has used 1200 colouring pencils to build this remarkable, one-off Strat-style guitar - watch the video to see the whole process from start to finish. It's pretty amazing.

NAMM 2019 Preview: The Latest News, Leaks and Rumours

The Winter NAMM Show 2019 hasn't even started yet but we're already seeing plenty of news, leaks and rumours about hot new gear - catch up with our Winter NAMM Preview coverage.

NAMM 2019: HeadRush FRFR-108 powered guitar cabinet with 2000-Watt 8″ speaker

HeadRush has designed the new FRFR-108 powered speaker to be lighter and smaller than the previous model while still packing 2000 Watts of power and costing below $200.

NAMM 2019: Audient teases new guitar I/O product on Twitter

Audient is teasing a new box on Twitter. Could it be a guitar interface? Have built-in DSP/modelling? Can we use it for live work or desktop recording? What could "AMP IO" mean?

Plasma Distortion for your Eurorack? Yes please!

Erica Synths tease us with a glimpse of a glowing tube of fabulously distorting plasma sitting in what appears to be a Eurorack module. This is going to be awesome!

Casper Bastl Dark Matter is here to feedback your reality

Dark Matter will take your Eurorack audio to breaking point with 4 flavours of voltage controller overdrive while feeding back it's own resonant feedback crossfaded and crushed.

NAMM 2019: Ibanez Axion Label and Prestige RG5000 range stand out from the crowd

A dizzying number of new guitars at NAMM from Ibanez, but there are two we think you should be taking a look at, with lots of attention to detail, quality hardware and stunning finishes.

Mad Professor Double Moon: An all-in-one analogue modulation pedal

Finland's Mad Professor has been busy brewing up a new all-analogue modulation pedal with 11 lush-sounding effects available, including flangers, chorus and vibratos. But is it missing a trick or two?

Behringer has finished their first prototype Eurorack module: Loads more to come

Uli Behringer updates us on their plans for Eurorack domination that includes 40 modules over the next two years and that their first prototype is ready to go. You're going to be able to afford this.

Keeley Limited Edition X Pedals: 10 to choose from, but only 30 of each available!

Keeley unleashes 300 limited edition pedals with 'prototype' no-frills aesthetics: The X series encompasses 10 models, all limited to a 30-unit release worldwide.

NAMM 2019: Blackstar bravely launches Studio 10, a trio of Class A combo amps

Blackstar is bravely launching three new 10W combos, the new Studio 10 range based on an EL34, 6L6 or KT88 output tube respectively but sharing the same single-ended input stage.

Top 5 Studio Gear in 2018 by Eventide, Neve, SSL, PreSonus, Zoom

2018 saw some big names in the audio industry reminding us of their decades-old legacy with fantastic new hardware. At the same time, perfectly good gear like digital mixing desks that used to cost a lot more ...

Warm Audio WA-251 tube mic: $10,000 quality for under $1,000?

A straight-up USD 799 replica of the Telefunken ELA M 251 whose official reissue costs no less than USD 9500! Can Warm Audio deliver ten-thousand-dollar quality at a tenth of the price?

Gibson exclusive CME SG Standards in Custom Shop finishes with T-Top pickups!

Gibson is planning an exclusive CME SG Standard series in unique Custom Shop finishes loaded with T-Top style humbuckers - nice! But they could come very dear to buyers outside the States.

Synclavier brings its DSP synthesis engine to iOS and releases a knob

Synclavier is using NAMM 2019 to launch a reworking of their digital synthesis engine onto iOS plus they've got a hardware knob to help you play with parameters.

NAMM 2019: The new Supro Blues King 12 gives more for less

Supro has just announced a new all valve combo, the Blues King 12, a Class A amp with an additional FET boost and analogue spring reverb included in the price, too.