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Blackstar is launching the HT-20R MKII head and combo at NAMM 2019. Will this updated version of a popular amp bring enough to the table to convince players in a saturated market?
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The cat is out of the bag: The Audient Sono is a desktop interface with a single 12AX7 tube on the inout and two notes Torpedo modelling tech to give you amp-like feel and tone.
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The new Strymon Volante is a modern day take on classic virtual drum, tape and reel-to-reel echo effects all designed to make tape style echoes fun and less hassle.
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This new Kiwi-made Fuzz God III silicon fuzz pedal has 64 combinations/variations of fuzz available, and completes some sort of "holy trinity" (we have no idea what that means)...
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Orange unveils Pedal Baby 100 power amp and TremLord 30 combo - Of the two, the Pedal Baby 100 advances existing Orange amp concepts in interesting ways.
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EMG has added new signature pickups designed for Lars Frederiksen, David Ellefson, Frank Bello, Tom Araya and Prashant Aswani; the new sets are due to ship in late January 2019.
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This fantastic new box of tricks from EarthQuaker Devices has everything you need for a complex pedalboard and more. Yes, the Swiss Things Pedalboard Reconciler is very useful indeed!
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Joyo's R Series of budget effects pedals is causing a bit of a stir and its latest addition is the new Aquarius delay/looper pedal. with 300 s of loops and 8 delay models for under 80 quid.
