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Robert Keeley is launching a new compressor/overdrive pedal at this year's NAMM Show, and let's face it, he knows a thing or two about compressors and drive tones.
Looks like Suhr are debuting a new guitar at this year's NAMM Show and could it finally be the Single-Cut design that Suhr fanboys have been waiting for all these years?
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Combining the British preamp tone of the Pork Loin Overdrive and the mid-'90s fuzz tones of the Russian Pickle it sounds as though this new bass effect could be a match made in heaven.
The JM4 is a '60s Fender styled bass guitar by a boutique builder that comes in at less money than you would expect for such a cool guitar. Will Fano be able to give Fender a run for its money?
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With an active EQ section designed to compliment you amp's tone, this subtle drive pedal from boutique effects builders Earthquaker Devices looks like one to check out.
Looks like Gibson are just starting to tease new models for 2018 and amongst this batch, we have some old favourites and a return of a model we haven't seen in years
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This new pedal from Vertex claims to sound and feel like a boutique Trainwreck amp, if it manages this task then the T Drive could be an absolute bargain for many.
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How did Mustaine get THAT tone on Rust In Peace? Might have been down to an oddly wound stock Seymour Duncan humbucker - so now they have recreated it in the form of the Thrash Factor.
Fulltone is adding a new pedal to their Full-Drive range of overdrive effects, a back-to-basics approach to the same classic '90s drive tones that made the original famous - yet with a few added features.
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The US guitar company has just announced yet another well-priced 'globally sourced' guitar, and this time it is a solid-bodied offset with some nice design features.
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It might be a stretch to say that the new PRS Custom 24-08 is the only guitar you will ever need, but there's definitely a lot of versatility built-in here with 8 tones on tap from two humbuckers.
Three brand new finishes for the already pretty well specified Classic Player version of the American built Les Paul 2018 models, will Ocean Blue make you want to dive in?
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You could not make this stuff up. Gibson has done it yet again and puts another image of a damaged guitar up on its own website. This time the image seems to show a crack in the headstock of a 2018 Les Paul.
This blonde-finish Class A/B combo amp is available for a limited time with a rather nice speaker upgrade, making it a very well-priced, unique-looking amplifier for the money.
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The US guitar giant is flogging its Memphis factory for a cool $17 million, it comes with a nice big car park and an entertainment centre, so a bit of a bargain really. Bye, bye Gibson Beale Street Showcase.
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This week's pedals include budget octave pedals and two unique boutique offerings from the USA including two monstrously dirty pedals inspired by mythical beasts.
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This new Artist Series signature model guitar for Gary Clark Jr certainly stands out from the crowd in its bright yellow finish and triple P90 layout.
With saturated amp-like tones from this 'new' limited run overdrive pedal, this is based on a modification to a Blues Driver pedal from 16 years ago and now tweaked for 2017.
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Is it a bird? Does it have a $1500 scrawl surcharge? Or is it the new Slash Signature model Firebird? This new SlashBird has just been 'leaked' via the man's own social media page...
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Taking the AC and RC pedals from Xotic Effects, combining them into one unit to make a limited edition signature model effects pedal for guitarist Oz Noy.
Mike Vickery has made a reputation for making some of the best Big Muff fuzz boxes in the boutique pedal world. Now he has taken on the fabled Marshall BluesBreaker circuit.
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This new pedal has been accidentally leaked by a US guitar dealer and is now out in the wild - Zzounds and ED prove you can buy gear that doesn't even exist yet - the Data Corrupter!
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With a such a simple design, the lunaReclipse pedal from boutique pedal builders Fuzzrocious has plenty to offer, with a grand total of 12 different gain stages on tap for you to play with.
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The Sovtek-era Green Russian Big Muff is being relaunched in a modern-day nano housing - this great-sounding fuzz pedal from the '90s is finally being reborn!
