The Winter NAMM Show had some stunning guitars on show - here are our Coolest New Guitars picks from the billions of new models announced. Some of these had us phoning our bank managers....
Made in Nashville, USA these two new combos both launch at Summer NAMM. You can go for either the Clean Sink with Fender/Vox tones or the Dirty Sink with Plexi-style drives.
What a year it's been for guitars - so difficult to choose the 5 best! We had a go anyway: here are Jef's Top 5 guitars of 2018, chosen for their unique properties and interesting designs.
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The new limited run of the Black Ash Endangered Fuzz is EarthQuaker Devices' take on the classic Tone Bender fuzz/boost circuit. Limited to just 1500 units worldwide
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Fender's latest Parallel Universe guitar, the Troublemaker Telecaster takes a huge leaf out of the Gibson Les Paul book. Will this new Limited Edition guitar cause any trouble in 2018?
Peavey is delivering a new hardtail version of the classic modern twin humbucker guitar to dealers - will this new addition bring some much-needed stability to your rock guitar tones?
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?
Slash, Gibson's new Global Brand Ambassador, has got a new range of very green signature guitars for 2017 - with a hefty surcharge if you want his scrawl on it...
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With a short 23¾" scale length, can Guild's new Jumbo Junior acoustic bass pack enough low end to produce some bottom-heavy tones? If it can, this could be a great travel companion for bass players on the go.
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Four brand new Custom Shop guitars for 2017 and with some great new finishes and a new artist model as well. Will these new guitars get you fired up for a new guitar?
PRS have just announced this interesting run of PRS SE Exotic Top guitars via their European page.
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Our Top 5 Weird and Wonderful effects pedals of 2016 so far. Join us down the rabbit hole and seek inspiration on the road less travelled with these odd little stomp boxes of joy.
Choosing the best audio interface can be a really difficult decision. Here's our selection of the Top 5 Audio Interfaces out this year, that we recommend.