Gibson show their soft side by returning the Oberheim name to Tom Oberheim

In a gesture of good will Gibson has returned the Oberheim brand and trademark back to the company founder Tom Oberheim who says he's thrilled!

Summer NAMM 2019: D’Angelico announces Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer Atlantic Signature

The new Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer Atlantic Signature is based on the single-cutaway solid body Atlantic, the signature model comes with retro styling and a custom Sonic Blue finish.

Tangible Waves AE Modular system gets drums

Tangible Waves introduces a whole drum kit in a module, an analogue kick drum and clone of the Mutable Instruments Grids to sequence it - all for peanuts in terms of modular money.

Percussa SSP update features multichannel USB audio and CV support

A new update to the Percussa SSP will give it multi channel USB audio for routing audio and CV to and from your MacOS or Windows computer. All will be revealed in a live stream.

Summer NAMM 2019: Squier Starcaster officially announced

Last month US dealer sites leaked news of new Squier Starcaster models - now the Classic Vibe, Contemporary Active and Affinity Series models have been announced by Fender at Summer NAMM 2019.

Summer NAMM 2019: Line 6 Powercab 212 Plus announced

The new Powercab 212 Plus is Line 6's attempt colure pro players to using their FRFR active speaker system and it certainly packs some punch with an active 500 watts of stereo power.

Summer NAMM 2019: Jimmy Page Standard Sundragon Amp

Jimmy Page has officially announced the new Sundragon Standard amp for release later this year. Which is great as the limited edition versions all sold out already!

Casiotone is making music fun again

Casiotone is back for a new generation of portable home keyboard bashers with the battery-powered CT-S200, S300 and the light-up LK-S250. Check out that carry handle.

Summer NAMM 2019: Fender Tone Master digital Deluxe Reverb and Twin Reverb

Fender has announced new a Tone Master amp series with digital Deluxe Reverb and Twin Reverb guitar amps. Will these new lightweight combos, stack up tonally though?

Summer NAMM 2019: Avid debuts the S4 and S1 control surfaces

Avid has announced the S4 and S1 control surfaces at Summer NAMM 2019. The Avid S4 and S1 are designed to make the workflow of the S6 available to smaller studios at a lower cost, Avid says.

Summer NAMM 2019: Charvel gives us shred nirvana with Limited Edition Super Stock SC1

The new Charvel Limited Edition Super Stock SC1 is a guitar that will sell out, why? Because, it has everything we want in a performance instrument and it looks divine.

Sennheiser XSW-D Pedalboard Set: A wireless system that’s also a tuner

Sennheiser has released the XSW-D Pedalboard Set. The digital wireless system for guitar and bass comes with a stomp box receiver that is also a tuner.

Summer NAMM 2019: Line 6 Helix 2.8 finally released!

Do you want a Hermida Zendrive, Analogman Prince of Tone, King Of Tone V4 and a Moog Moogerfooger for your Helix? Well today you can finally have them and more!

Summer NAMM 2019: Gretsch debuts Steve Warnier Signature Nashville Gentleman

This new Gretsch Steve Warnier Signature Nashville Gentleman was announced today at Summer NAMM and it looks beautiful. Combining classic style with modern playability.

Summer NAMM 2019: Fender pedal range expanded with 6 new models

Fender has expended their pedal range with six new models. Including their first pedal for acoustic guitar, an ambient delay/reverb, a new valve overdrive pedal and more!

ORBIS: The World Synthesizer from Spitfire and David Fanshawe

ORBIS is the latest instrument from sampling supremos Spitfire delving into the extraordinary archive recordings of global sonic explorer David Fanshawe.

Summer NAMM 2019: EVH resurrects the ’79 Bumblebee, 40 years after Van Halen II

EVH are commemorating the 40th anniversary of Van Halen II with ’79 Bumblebee tribute guitar, with that classic yellow on black stripe paint job and loads of Van Halen goodies

Summer NAMM 2019: Fender launches Britt Daniel and Lincoln Brewster signature models

Spoon guitarist Britt Daniel and Lincoln Brewster get new Signature model Fenders. Plus the Fender Signature model series gets some updated colours for this year as well

Summer NAMM 2019: Line 6 unveils new Spider V MKII amp range

The Line 6 Spider V MKII range brings a major overhaul to the company's budget amp series and with it come a few bold claims and new features.

Summer NAMM 2019: EHX Dirt Road Special, a transistor combo with in-house reverbs

Unexpectedly, Electro-Harmonix introduces a small transistor combo named Dirt Road Special. 40 watts, clean to dirty overdrive and four in-house reverbs based on the Holy Grail Max

Summer NAMM 2019: Gibson partners with Banker Custom Guitars, Echopark Guitars and Jimmy Wallace Guitars

Gibson has announced the first boutique guitar companies to sign on for their Authorized Partnership Program. Could this be the beginning of a new era?

AKG takes aim at creators with K361 & K371 closed-back headphones

A combination of compact design and studio-worthy sound, the K721 and K731 are meant to serve both professional and lifestyle applications - says AKG.

Corsynth C111 Multimode Contour Generator (Envelope) for MU Modular

The C111 is an impressively useful quad envelope generator combining AD and ASR shapes into complex waveforms with looping and simultaneous individual and combined outputs.

Dwarfcraft Devices reissues the SheFuzz pedal in a 50-unit limited edition

Dwarfcraft Devices reissues the SheFuzz pedal - as a limited run of 50 pedals with part of the proceeds from the project being donated to a women's charity.