Bad Cat Era 30: A New Era with Mark Sampson

Bad Cat Era 30. Experience the magic of hand-wired craftsmanship and the legendary tone of Mark Sampson.

PRS Standard 24 Satin: Beautiful and Innovative

The new DMO pickups will be featured in the updates PRS Standard 24 Satin series in addition to Phase III locking tuners.

IK Multimedia ToneX Cab: Best Speaker for your Amp Modeler?

The Tonex family has a new member with the guitar speaker Tonex Cab. It includes an IR loader and loads of handy features.

PRS Swamp Ash Special: A Twangy, Bolt-On Comeback

PRS Swamp Ash Special is back! With updated tuners, coil-split and host of beautiful finished, it's a worthy anniversary update.

Guitar Journal: Vola Guitars, Verso Instruments, and ESP

Vola Guitars 7-strings, Verso Sine's unique pickup system, and ESP Guitars' wildfire update

Cort X700 Mutility II: Even more Multi-scale

Update for a prog signature guitar! The all-new Cort X700 Mutility II comes with an improved multi-scale neck and with new color options!

MESA/Boogie 90s Dual Rectifier: Recto’s back for good

Experience the legendary 90s Dual Rectifier, the amp that defined high-gain guitar. Officially back on 14 January!

Walrus Audio Canvas Rehearsal: The Ultimate Practice Pedal?

The new Canvas Rehearsal utility pedal allows for comfortable practicing at home with a flexible metronome, aux-in, and more!

Reloop Keypad Pro: Compact and Complete Bitwig Integration

The Reloop Keypad Pro is a compact portable DAW controller for beatmakers with a complete production control set and a 25-key mini keyboard.

Softube Dimensions: Unknown Pleasures?

With Softube Dimensions, the renowned plugin developer adds a high-quality reverb to its recent series of Console 1-ready plugins.

Allen & Heath SQ-Rack: A Compact 19-inch Digital Rack Mixer

The Allen & Heath SQ-Rack expands its line of professional digital live mixers, with 96kHz signal processing and flexible app control.

Ori Bass Guitars from Mayones: Sharp Visuals for NAMM 2025

These Ori bass guitars from have been unveiled at the 2025 NAAM show. Providing striking looks and Japanese heritage, let's see what else they have to offer.

Waves Titan SoundGrid: Huge DSP Power for a Maximum Number of Plugins?

The new (X14) Waves Titan Soundgrid and Titan-R SoundGrid servers can run more plugins in real time than ever before.

Is Xils Lab The Eighty the “Nexus-4” of CS-80 Plugins?

Xils Lab The Eighty is a detailed plugin recreation of the legendary Yamaha CS-80 analogue polyphonic synthesizer of the late 1970s.

Mackie ProFX10 GO: Take Your Studio Anywhere

The Mackie ProFX10 GO is a compact USB-C mixer with digital effects and a removable battery that gives you up to 8 hours of portable use.

Yamaha SEQTRAK OS V1.2 Adds Sampler Loop Mode, More Useful Features

You can now loop samples, mute individual sampler lots, and more in the Yamaha SEQTRAK OS V1.2 update.

SanDisk Creator Series: Flexibility and More Storage for Creative Professionals

With the new Pro Portable SSD and the Desk Drive, the SanDisk Creator Series offers powerful tools for every situation in all areas of the media industry.

Martin Guitars 2025: Standard Series updated with Sitka Tops

Martin Guitars 2025 includes three new acoustic guitar models and many upgrades in the Standard Series!

ASM Leviasynth Update: ASM Responds, Synth Community Cries in Unison

ASM CEO Glen Darcey has responded to the ASM Leviasynth rumors. Maybe grab a hanky because it's disappointing news.

Tops and Flops: Highlights of the Week – LA Fires, Avicii Documentary

Our first weekly review looks at the LA fires, a new documentary on Avicii, and upcoming music releases.

Mooer Hornet 15W Li: Portable Rechargeable Amps

Mooer Hornet 15W Li, a portable and feature-packed desktop amp with Bluetooth and a wide range of tones

Nord Organ 3: The Red Organ Is Back!

The Nord Organ 3 picks up where the C2D left off. With improved organ models, new effects, a redesigned panel, and more, is this the best Nord Organ ever?

Technics EAH-AZ100: Are These In-Ear Headphones Better Than the AirPods?

The new EAH-AZ100 earphones from Technics feature ANC, Dolby Atmos and magnetic fluid technology. An alternative to the Apple AirPods?

TAMA 2025: New Starclassic Kits, Bubinga Snares, and more!

For their TAMA 2025 line-up, the drum giant is introducing new colors for drum kits and stick bags. And a revolutionary pedal glide system.