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AIR Music Tech has released 7 new plug-ins in one go. Hype, Solina, Odyssey, Mellotron, Electric, TubeSynth, and Bassline are based on sound engines from the AKAI MPC and Force.
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The Cult's Billy Duffy has teased a new Gretsch signature White Falcon on Instagram, then discussed his new guitar with Dave Friedman on Tone-Talk.
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From Sampleson's new Luthier Series comes ElectroNylon where you can morph from fully nylon guitar to electric piano and everything in between in this unique and unlikely hybrid instrument.
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Korg has officially announced the new and improved SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano. It retains the awesome looks of the SV-1 but piles on the sounds, the polyphony. The SV-2S comes with integrated speakers.
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Sampleson has worked some magic with their spectral modelling to build a piano in software from a patent filed by Leo Fender in 1959 of an electric piano that was never constructed.
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E-Instruments has released a collection of deeply sampled electric piano sounds for Steinberg's HALion and HALion Sonic instruments. Vibrant Electric Pianos could be all the pianos you'll ever need.
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Oozing vintage vibe, the Supro Ozark may have been the first electric guitar owned by a certain Jimi Hendrix. Designed for slide players, it has a single pickup mounted single steel baseplate.
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The new Joyo MA-10 series of cheap, portable battery-powered amps could be perfect for busking and includes models for electric and acoustic guitars as well as basses.
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In a stunning change of direction Clavia produce the gorgeous looking Nord Grand which could easily become a cool piece of furniture as well as an awesome piano and sample synth.
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Sampleson uses spectral analysis and modelling to faithfully recreate the Wurlitzer 200a in only 30MB of sine wave samples. The Reed200 is refreshingly simple and delightfully full of character.
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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.
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A new 12-string semi-hollow electric guitar for under $1000? This could be just what you need for getting some jangle into your sound, without breaking the bank.
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The timing of NIs precisely sampled homage to the Les Paul couldn't have been better considering the dire straits Gibson is in. Electric Sunburst has a remarkably realistic engine of picking, strumming and ...
D’Angelico is often associated with acoustic and semi-acoustic guitars, but the US maker is bringing a new line of solid-bodied electrics to the NAMM show. Can these make inroads in a saturated market?
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Simple and minimalistic the D1 Digital Piano provides a very playable weighted piano in a tidy and compact form that's great for gigs and perfect for the home.
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Too good to be true? The new XT-1 pedal simulates different guitars at the push of a button. OK, so it might not stop you ever buying a new guitar, but there's some promise here...
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One Man Band has a new crowdfunded bit of kit that lets you play other instruments on your guitar or generate backing tracks in several genres - either as an "upgrade" or prefitted to their guitars.
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No tools, no damage, no mess. Just lots of cool extra pickup sounds for your favourite acoustic or electric six-stringed guitar. This new pickup system will give your instrument a split personality.
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The V-Combo VR-730 and VR-09-B are vintage looking keyboards for live performance with the sort of organ, piano and synth sounds the gigging keyboard player needs. Light, portable and very useful.
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The VOX Continental Keyboard injects itself with three classic organs, three electric pianos and three acoustic pianos to create what it believes to be the ultimate stage keyboard - in orange.
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Korg announce a lighter, faster, groovier Kronos LS workstation that won't break your back taking it to gigs. And check out the new red SV-1.
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The second piano from Waves doesn't disappoint. The Electric 200 Piano another classic of Wurlitzer goodness.
Boss expands its ever-popular pedal range with two really useful new effects pedals. How do they squeeze so much stuff into such small boxes?
A google search has revealed the name of IK's secret new product - MODOBASS
