New video of Gibson destroying guitars, this time it’s ES models

YouTube channel BJs World has now uploaded another video of Gibson destroying new ES model guitars. The whole process looks pretty severe and will make you cringe.

Mystic Circuits Portal will wrap you into another dimension of distortion

Portal offers three flavours of simultaneous harmonic distortion that pulls waveforms apart and devours their souls. A horror story of a module that's not for the faint-hearted.

EMG leaks new Fender Jim Root signature Jazzmaster

EMG has teased a new Fender Jim Root signature Jazzmaster model on their Instagram page, which will come loaded with a new set of his signature pickups.

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop ’62 SG Junior

Brian is the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s band and his new Custom Shop '62 SG Junior has lots of features to make his job a lot easier and give him a smooth ride.

The new G&L Espada: Leo Fender’s vision for the future of the Telecaster?

The new G&L Espada was a design that Leo Fender was kicking around in the late '60s. Now the old blueprints have been found and this very Telecaster like guitars has been released.

Peavey to auction off $12 million worth of parts and returns

Peavey is auctioning off $12 million of parts, raw materials and customer returns, following the closure of two factories that were shut down in Mississippi back in 2015.

Seismic Industries CUEMIX performance mixer for super-slim Eurorack

At only 20mm deep the CUEMIX is remarkably slim and offers 8 channels of audio or CV mixing with 4 assignable outputs and post-fader direct outs on every channel.

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral Boost: Your next “always on” boost?

Tom Cram's new White Spiral Boost is billed as a Low-Gain Boost Harmonic Stimulator. What exactly does that mean? We don't know, but we suspect this is far more than just another boost pedal.

Kraftwerk win sampling lawsuit – what next for European copyright law?

In a case filled in the late 90s, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Kraftwerk, deeming the sampling of the band's 1977 tune "Metall auf Metall" unlawful.

Gibson Firebird guitars mass destruction video uploaded online

A video has surfaced online of Gibson destroying hundreds of Firebird X guitars using a digger and it essentially shows just how bad the quality control at the company can be. Even the company's official ...

Vult Freak: Manifold Filter Eurorack module of multiple personalities

Vult Freak is a hardware Eurorack module based on multiple software emulations of classic hardware filters. It's 9 virtual analog filters in one hardware module imitating software imitating hardware.

Mictic: the wristband that turns your body into an instrument

It's another one of those wearables this time in the shape of a wristband. Mictic will let you play sounds and samples from your phone while you dance about the place.

Danelectro launches three new models – Happy 60th Anniversary!

Three new models from Danelectro: iconic shapes, select pickups and some eye-catching colours, all for an affordable budget. Can these models entice you to check out these retro flavoured guitars?

Need more Cowbell? Erica Synths has you covered.

We all need a bit more cowbell in our lives and Erica Synths has a new module that does nothing but cowbell. They've also released a very exciting mult - happy days!

System80 releases Roland inspired 810 synth voice and 820 oscillator

System80 love that Roland vibe and have released two new Eurorack modules inspired by the System 100m. The 810 is a three-section subtractive synth voice and the 820 pulls out the VCO on its own.

Can the Ibanez AZ2204-SCR Prestige capture a slice of the boutique market?

With the new AZ2204-SCR Prestige, Ibanez aiming to take a slice of the boutique market. Made in Japan, this sleek, modern S-type guitar certainly has some impressive specs - but can it deliver?

Mutable Instruments Clouds 2 delayed indefinitely

Émilie from Mutable Instruments reveals how all development has stopped on Clouds 2 and other modules while she considers her future in the Eurorack community.

Friedman BE 100 Deluxe: 100 Watts of all-tube Plexi tones, now with added Thump!

The new Friedman BE 100 Deluxe is finally here - and it's a beast! New additions on this 100-Watt all-tube amp head include the Plexi Clean channel and Thump Knob. Can you tame this tone monster?

Stochastic Inspiration Generator will get your probabilistic juices flowing

Omsonic has teamed up with dBs Music to produce a wonderfully creative Eurorack module that uses Stochastic random probability distribution to set the likelihood of notes firing through your rack.

Behringer teases a LinnDrum clone in a video recreating Michael Jackson’s Thriller

Patrick from Behringer drops a huge hint that Behringer is working on a LinnDrum clone while talking about Michael Jackson's Thriller which, we all know, actually uses the LM-1.

CRUMAR: This Frankenstein doll playing synths will haunt your dreams

Like some kind of mash-up between the baby doll from Toy Story, Chucky and a bizarre episode of Dr Who comes an extraordinary minute of synth-pop madness that you can't unsee.

New PRS video gives you a tour of its SE series factory in Indonesia

 Jack Higginbotham, COO of PRS walks us through a fascinating tour of the PRS SE factory in Surabaya, Indonesia. Can you spot the new PRE SE Silver Sky model?

Preorders open on the UDO Super 6 synth as full details emerge

More details arrive on the Super 6 synthesizer that impressed us at Superbooth and one store starts taking preorders with expected delivery in early 2020.

Lucille! BB King’s legendary Gibson ES-345 guitar to be auctioned

A crucial part of BB King's career was played by a certain Gibson ES-345 that he named "Lucille". Now, a prototype he used in his later career is to be auctioned in September 2019.