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Horizon Devices Nano Attack: A single-knob Djent box?
28 Nov · The latest pedal from Mish Mansoor's Horizon Devices is a single-knob affair based around their popular Precision Drive's ability to tighten your low-end signal. Perfect for Djent!
Markus 88: a spectral modelled Stage 88 electric piano
28 Nov · Sampleson has taken their Rhodes samples apart and found that they only need to tune sine waves to accurately recreate the entire spectrum of sound. Markus 88 is only 25MB and sounds like a 2GB instrument.
Uli Behringer updates us on the UB-Xa Oberheim OB-Xa clone
28 Nov · This particular labour of love is still some way off as Behringer engineers knuckle down to try to make some money to fund synthesizer passion projects such as the UB-Xa.
Gibson B.B. King “Lucille” ES limited edition – in Alpine White!
28 Nov · The Gibson B.B. King Lucille ES model gets a limited edition run for 2019 - in Alpine White! It's based on the famous instrument Mr King rescued from the flames...
Synthwatch: A synth you wear on your wrist
28 Nov · New on Kickstarter is the chunkiest, ugliest, most expensive and barely-functional musical wristwatch you could possibly imagine. Synthwatch - what are you all about?
Billy Corgan: “Paint colour changes the sound of a guitar”
27 Nov · Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan has, er, a unique take on the old "what guitar hardware sounds best" discussion, having gone on record stating that white guitars sound better to him...
Flow Motion FM Synth combines FM and subtractive synthesis in a very cool GUI
27 Nov · Waves have a go at making FM synthesis free flowing and easy with Flow Motion FM Synth and bolt in some analog style filtering for good measure. Does it sound as fabulous as it looks?
Chapman ML3 Modern Semi-Hollow Obsidian Burst: A USA Exclusive
27 Nov · Chappers has just announced his latest iteration of the ML3, but the only problem is that it is an American only exclusive model, so you'll need to get one from Guitar Centre in the US!
Cornell Amps Traveller 5: The ideal 5 Watt combo amplifier?
27 Nov · UK amp guru Denis Cornell has just announced his new boutique Traveller 5 all-valve combo amplifier - this thing has lots of appeal for players needing great but portable tube amp tones.
Joyo extends new R Series with R-03 UZI distortion pedal
26 Nov · The latest Joyo R-Series pedal has just been announced, along with a very decent-sounding official demo video. At a mere GBP 50, could the new R-03 UZI Distortion pedal rock your world?
Phil’s Cascade: a one-off tube colour and saturation box in plug-in form
26 Nov · Phil's Cascade recreates a boutique saturator best described as a hodge-podge of rare, aged analogue components made by brands like Philips, Sprague, Erdmet, Wima and PSW.
Alesis Strike Multipad: hit it, beat it, sample it, loop it
26 Nov · The performance pad controller is back with a sampling audio engine, on-screen editing, triggers, 9 velocity sensitive pads and audio looping in a device that you beat with sticks.
EMMA Electronic ND-1 Navigator: A new analogue/digital hybrid delay pedal
26 Nov · EMMA Electronic brings us the ND-1 Navigator, a delay pedal with an analogue signal path and digital control that provides plenty of options without forcing you to navigate cryptic menus.
WaslioFM: easy FM synthesis with neon highlights make for an 80s-tastic plugin
26 Nov · With its arcade style interface and retro 80's vibe WaslioFM ticks the right nostalgia boxes. But with multiple unison modes and detuning of 8 voices per operator it's futuristic enough to make it fresh and ...