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Fender Offset Telecaster Magnificent 7: Introducing the 8th wonder limited edition
08 Jun 2016 · US dealer Make'n Music are doing a limited run of this modern hybrid guitar design. Available now in a more traditional Fender colour scheme associated with vintage 1950s Telecasters.
Empress Effects Reverb: Lots of spaces in a compact space
07 Jun 2016 · Empress launch a reverb effect which can emulate many different spaces and classic reverb types. And it even has a 'Beer' mode!
Mercuriall Audio Tubes Creamer – Free virtual Ibanez Tube Screamer plugin
06 Jun 2016 · A free virtual Ibanez TS-808 for your DAW is to be launched later this week: Get your SRV Texas Blues licks ready and try out this new plugin for yourself!
Wild Customs Harvest J-45: a re-imagining of a classic acoustic guitar
05 Jun 2016 · An interesting take on Gibson's classic J-45 dreadnaught acoustic design, this boutique guitar has hand-etched detailing and is loaded with a P90 pickup.
Tremolution Trem-O-Dapter: A pointless tremolo upgrade?
03 Jun 2016 · This tremolo "upgrade" looks like a metal carbuncle strapped onto your guitar. Pointless idea or utter genius? You decide.
Epiphone 2016 Summer NAMM range launched
02 Jun 2016 · Presenting at Summer NAMM 2016, Epiphone have some really cool looking models this year and some nice limited editions as well.
ElectroPhonic Model One: A new take on the “play anywhere” guitar?
02 Jun 2016 · A very retro-looking yet modern take on the travel guitar, this instrument is claimed to give a tube-like tone as well...
TC Electronics WireTap pedal: Capture those riffs before they disappear into the void!
31 May 2016 · Get your song ideas down quickly before they escape using this new pedal. With an accompanying smartphone App. Available on both iOS and Android this neat idea could save you from losing those precious song ...
Cog Effects Knightfall 66 and Mini 66 Overdrives: Double the dirt
30 May 2016 · Enter a new pair of boutique overdrive pedals from the UK featuring the ability to blend in a full clean tone to give your tone more definition.
Pickatto Bluetooth guitar plectrum on Indiegogo
28 May 2016 · A Fitbit for your guitar? This Bluetooth enabled guitar pick is a new concept to help players become more accurate with their plectrum technique.
Guild Guitars S-200 T-Bird – Reissue of the classic ’60s guitar
27 May 2016 · A much loved Sixties 'oddball' guitar reissued for 2016: One for all you hipsters out there, perhaps?
Dr. No Effects Motherbrain Analog Delay for the more cerebral atmospheric moments
27 May 2016 · With a plenty of references to brains, yet very little detail on the actual effect itself. Are Dr.No Effects suffering from a frontal lobotomy?
PRS Core McCarty 594 – A modern classic with vintage aspirations?
25 May 2016 · New vintage inspired version of the popular McCarty design from master guitar builder Paul Reed Smith. The 594 is a new addition to his core range of guitars, previously only available as a Private Stock ...
Shin-Ei Retro FX Vibe-Bro Chorus Vibrato pedal reissued
24 May 2016 · Modern day reissue of 1960's vibrato and chorus pedal used by iconic guitarists Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Robin Trower.
Fender Gary Moore Stratocaster finally released!
23 May 2016 · A rumour come true: Gary Moore's Stratocaster now available as strictly limited Custom Shop model.
Dunlop BD95 Billy Duffy signature wah pedal: An Electric Sonic Temple?
19 May 2016 · This limited edition wah pedal was designed with The Cult's guitar tones in mind. Will the world 'love' this new addition to the popular Cry Baby Wah range?
Top 5 Fuzz Pedals: The best dirt boxes of 2016
18 May 2016 · We at GearNews believe that a good dirt box is an essential part of any guitarist's rig. We've rounded up our top fuzz pedals that have been released so far this year.
Fender Pro In-Ear Monitors. Too many versions?
13 May 2016 · Fender have now launched their range of in-ear monitoring systems for musicians. It's a pretty competitive market and they have decided to launch with five different versions in total. Is this brave or ...
Positive Grid ‘tone match’ BIAS Distortion Pro coming later this year
12 May 2016 · Due later this year, the Distortion Pro from Positive Grid is intended to model all types of gain pedal in your DAW via the Positive Grid BIAS software. Virtual gain in a virtual world?
Rivet ’63 and ’64 Pickups – ‘Unique’ tone shaping idea now on Kickstarter
11 May 2016 · Organic-sounding tonal options from Rivet: the company has announced a crowd funding campaign to get their new design off the ground and into your guitars. This is one to watch out for and check out.
Dr No Effects and Alain Johannes 11.11 fuzz/wah: A marriage made in Heaven?
11 May 2016 · A very special bit of kit, this fuzz pedal has lots of hidden symbolic messages about Mr Johannes' marriage to his late wife, Natascha Shneider.
James Bond’s latest (musical) gadgets
06 May 2016 · James Bond is amazing, quadrocopters are amazing - what if you got robot quadrocopters playing the James Bond theme? Pure awesomeness! These little guys are a little off most of the time, but the idea is great ...