Guitar

OCD V2: Subtle tweaks and no major redesign for Fulltone’s drive pedal

23 Aug · This American boutique pedal builder has just updated one of its most popular overdrive pedal designs to offer a V2 version of the OCD that sports a few subtle enhancements.

LEAK: Upcoming Data Corrupter pedal by Earthquaker Devices

22 Aug · 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!

Stomp Under Foot with new two-in-one Full Powered Halo boutique drive pedal

22 Aug · Stomp Under Foot seems on a mission to offer boutique pedals for reasonable money - and the latest Full Powered Halo model combines two old favourites from their existing line-up. Alert: great-sounding demo ...

Line 6 brings Helix Native amp and effects sim to a DAW near you

19 Aug · Line 6 is bringing the same software technology that drives its Helix line of guitar processors to Windows and Mac computers. Helix Native features improved, more detailed amp and effect models...

Subdecay Vector Preamp: Feel Good Hit of The Summer?

19 Aug · With 4 Overdrive Channels, 3 Fuzz Channels and 4 Distortion Channels the Vector uses digital control and a fully analogue signal path to achieve its variety.

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse – 12 individual gain stages in one pedal!

18 Aug · 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.

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay and Reverb pedal: Not much of an upgrade?

18 Aug · A new enhanced version of Keeley's most popular 'Magnetic Echo' effects pedal, the Caverns. Want to play your guitar in a huge cave? All you need now are some bats!

Gibson’s new Slash Les Paul models cost $1500 more with his signature

18 Aug · 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...

Electro Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Pi: Rebirth of a classic ’90s fuzz

17 Aug · 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!

ESP/LTD Guitars announce no more Rosewood use due to CITES

16 Aug · ESP has come in line with worldwide CITES regulations and they now have an official page on their site explaining how they will be achieving this in 2017.

Sneaky! Walrus Audio hide secret ‘Easter Egg’ delay mode in the ARP-87 pedal

16 Aug · Walrus Audio has secretly built an Easter Egg function into its pedal - with the right button combinations, you can access a hidden 5th delay mode!

Face Pedals seek your backing for Eric, a valve-powered mini overdrive pedal

15 Aug · Utilising Russian fighter aircraft components to squeeze valve technology into a smaller format overdrive pedal, will this new Kickstarter campaign take off?

Fender Supreme skateboard Stratocaster drops on Instagram

15 Aug · An all-white limited edition Stratocaster based around the Supreme skateboard brand has just dropped on Instagram - and it looks like it could be very expensive indeed.

F-Pedals’ Nikaos mini distortion pedal: Howling at the moon?

14 Aug · A new dynamic distortion pedal designed for Greek producer Nikolas Farmakalidis, the lupine-themed Nikaos drive pedal has some great tones on tap, all of which can be accessed via your guitar's volume knob.

Suhr Finish Over Finish Classic Antique guitars – Oh dear…

13 Aug · When you make excellent guitars and undoubtedly some of the nicest boutique models in current production in the world, why would you ruin them with a poor relic finish?

Fender ’50s FSR Stratocaster and a P-90 Telecaster

13 Aug · When Fender decides to do an FSR version of their back catalogue you sometimes get something really special. Of course, that also means sometimes you don't.