Best Practice Amps 2021: 9 great-value amplifiers to improve your playing

Need a compact amp for home practice sessions or as a songwriting tool? Here are nine of the best-value guitar practice amps on the market.

Review: UAFX Golden Reverberator, Starlight Echo Station and Astra Modulation Machine

Announced in January 2021 to great fanfare, were able to get our hands on the three new UAFX guitar pedals and take them through their paces!

Best FRFR Guitar Cabinets: Top 6 full-range cabs for your digital rig

The best FRFR cabinets for your digital rig! These boxes cover all price points, from budget-conscious to audiophile, and everything in between.

My Top Fuzz Pedals: Fuzz for the modern guitarist

Whether you're just venturing into the world of fuzz, or looking to add yet more fuzz to your board, here are a few pedals that should be on your radar.

The Cassette Files: Four tracks of pure magic

RIP Lou Ottens, inventor of the compact cassette. We take a look back and discover how today's artists use cassettes to create artistic masterpieces.

Review: Harley Benton SC-550 Plus EMG ups the ante for budget single-cuts

Harley Benton's guitars have a big following - can the SC-550 Plus EMG live up to expectations? It can. And then some. Read our in-depth review.

The VOX Clyde McCoy Wah: A classic wah pedal and its history

The humble wah pedal has come a long way. Today we take a brief look at the history of this effect, and its connection with Clyde McCoy.

The Pedalboard Challenge: Get a full-on pedalboard with effects for €200!

Can you build or buy a pedalboard and cram it full of effects for €200, the same cost as a cheap multi-fx unit? Spoiler alert: You can!

Best Guitar Gear 2020 under €250: The best value guitars, basses, amps and effects!

The best guitars, amps, effects and basses from 2020 for those on a smaller budget looking for reliable, good-sounding gear!

The Best Plug-ins of 2020: Top 10 Compressors, EQs, and Creative Effects

So 2020 was a bitch. But we still saw some great plug-ins released this year! Here are 10 compressors, EQs and reverbs that should be on your radar.

Craziest Guitar Gear of 2020: The weirdest guitars and pedals of the year!

Our Craziest Guitar Guitar 2020 list includes guitars made of concrete and salt, puzzle-shaped pedals and condoms for your pedalboard. Let's dive in!

Best Synthesizers 2020: The Top 10 Hardware Synths by Moog, Behringer, Korg and more

The Top 10 Hardware Synths 2020! Some awesome musical hardware was released this year, here are our favourites by Korg, Behringer, UDO, Arturia et al.

Best Christmas Gifts for Guitarists: Last chance for orders!

The best Christmas gifts for guitarists, all the way from €14 to great value, quality gear that will rake you in some serious brownie points!

Best Guitars of 2020: 10 guitars that should be on your radar

The Top 10 Best Guitars of 2020! Our favourite guitars this year include retro 6-strings, rock'n'roll workhorses and bona fide shredder axes.

Best Creative Dynamics Plug-ins: 6 Tools to Push Your Mixing Boundaries

Inject some new creativity into your mixes with these 6 must-have plug-ins that let you get creative with dynamics and EQ.

The Gearnews Holiday Raffle, Week 3: Win a Sennheiser MD 435 (closed)

It's Week 3 of the Gearnews Holiday Raffle: Win a super-premium Sennheiser vocal mic, the MD-435, worth €499! Perfect for your first post-Covid gig!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Sample Science collection, Afro elements, free piano

The best sample packs this week: a Sample Science collection, space age sounds, vocal chants, Afro-Beat rhythmic elements and a great free piano!

Strymon NightSky Review: Reinventing the Reverb?

Strymon lent us its latest reverb unit, the NightSky "Time-warped Reverberator" with a step sequencer, for a test run. Here's our review.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Metal drums, heavy bass, Caribbean marimbas

Cool new new sample packs for you: millennial metal drums, heavy bass, Caribbean marimba and vibraphone vibes and female house vocals. Check 'em out.

Video Podcasting and Vlogs for Musicians: How to Get Started!

We listen to podcasts passionately and some of us even have YouTube channels. We would love to help you make your own - and here's how!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Kontakt harp, heavy techno, Afro-Cuban rhythms

A harp for Kontakt, heavy techno and thick synths, Afro-Cuban rhythms, 70s-style rap and hip hop beats and a traditional Vietnamese instrument. Phew!

Mac file recovery and backups: Here’s what musicians need to know

How do I recover a file on my Mac? And what about preventing data loss? What software tools do I need? Here's everything musicians need to know.

Best Creative Reverb and Delay Plug-ins: Our Top 5 Time-based Effects

These plug-ins go way beyond boring standard effects and will help you open up new horizons: Here are the Best Creative Reverb and Delay plug-ins!

Best Sample Packs This Week: Neo noir, ragga beats, cinematic soundscapes

Samples released this week include noir and horror-inspired material that can be manipulated with included the effects, a trio of stringed instruments, ragga loops, and tense cinematic soundscapes.