STL Tones Tonality Will Putney virtual guitar suite: Metal tones for your DAW

STL Tones has released its latest Tonality Suite software suite in the form of the new Will Putney plug-in bundle. It's tightly focussed on high-gain sounds and looks pretty comprehensive.

Superbooth 2019: Sound Machines EuroTouch fingerable modules

Sounds Machines are taking their touch Lightstrip technology to a new level with the EuroTouch format. One format, 14 modules all with 4 channels of touch built in.

Gibson’s answer to PRS? 1992 Experimental Prototype DC Standard Pro

This DC Standard Pro prototype is what Gibson planned to destroy PRS back in 1992 and now one of them has surfaced on YouTube, so we can see what the American guitar giant was planning.

Best free plug-ins this week: two synthesizers and a graphic EQ

More great gear for free! Get two thunderous bass synths and a capable graphic equalizer for free this week, courtesy of IK Multimedia, Distocore and King Oz...

Audiaire Nuxx has 55 lanes worth of effects automation

Nuxx is a multi-FX processor with 30 types of effects and dedicated effects parameter sequencer. Oh, and real-time effects parameter automation over 55 parameter sequencing lanes. Phew.

Get Kilohearts’ ONE virtual analog synth at 80% off till 19 May

It's a lot of synth for the money - ONE comes with 2 oscillators and a sub oscillator, a pair of filters, wave shaper, two LFOs and 3 modulation envelopes; and a total of 24 polyphonic voices.

Ernie Ball Music Man introduces the Hunter Hayes Cutlass, a versatile S-type guitar

Ernie Ball Music Man's new Hunter Hayes Cutlass could be the perfect workhorse instrument for working musicians, giving a modern take on the S-type guitar that covers a lot of bases.

Austrian Audio Polar Designer: Design custom polar patterns

Austrian Audio has released Polar Designer as a free public beta. The plug-in is designed to adjust the polar pattern of dual-output microphones after recording, but works on any source. Interesting!

Acustica Audio releases Ultramarine 4, adding two EQs and a reverb

Acustica Audio has released Ultramarine 4, a plug-in bundle built around its emulation of the Fairchild 670 compressor. Ultramarine 4 also includes two equalizers, a reverb, and a channel strip.

Shergold Provocateur: Classy, affordable new single cuts by Patrick James Eggle

These new Patrick James Eggle-designed Provocateur models have a distinct, custom shop/boutique vibe but come without the eye watering price tag. One to watch, we think.

Behringer releases updated images of the developing DS-80 synthesizer

Uli Behringer has improved upon his design of the DS-80 after taking on board many of the comments from the synth community. There's still some work to do though.

Solar Type G: Finally, an LP-style single cut by Ola Englund

Solar Guitars' new Type G models are a range of single cut guitars first spotted back during Winter NAMM. Can Ola Englund's Type G compete with LP-inspired models by ESP/LTD?

Pulse Synthesizers Load Runner Granular Synthesizer for Eurorack

Load Runner pulls grains off your 16bit wav files and chases them about. Lots of CV control over all parameters, nice big waveform display and very hands-on.

Epiphone turns heads with Limited Edition Dave Rude Flying V Outfit in Ultra White

Tesla's Dave Rude has a new Epiphone signature model called the Flying V Outfit, a totally white guitar with twin coil-split humbuckers. This V is sure to turn some heads!

PRS extends SE Custom 24 range with Laurel Burl Limited Edition

PRS has just announced a run of the new Custom 24 Laurel Burl Limited Edition model, loaded with dual 85/15 “S” humbuckers. This guitar looks pretty fine in its new attire.

Meris Hedra: 1990s studio rack rhythmic pitch shifting – in a guitar pedal!

Ever wanted those classic '90s studio pitch shifting algorithms favoured by players like Steve Vai? Check out the new Meris Hedra, a powerful pedal with a rack of tricks up its sleeve.

Mattoverse Electronics Drone Tone MK III: A new synth for your pedalboard?

The updated Drone Tone MK III from Mattoverse Electronics lets guitarists add a synth drone to their guitar sound from this compact, easy-to-use pedal, which now has a tap tempo control.

Top 5 Synthesizers at Superbooth 2019 by Soma, Novation, Pittsburgh, UDO, Gamechanger

Superbooth 2019 was packed with inspiringly fabulous noise making machinery and sound shaping systems of synthesis - our synth expert Robin has plucked out his 5 fave synths from the show.

Cursus Iteritas Magnus and Ataraxic Iteritas Magnus 5U modules from Noise Engineering

Noise Engineering brings two more modules to bring to the chunky, high-end modular party in the shape of Cursus Iteritas Magnus and Ataraxic Iteritas Magnus oscillators.

Noise Engineering Kith Ruina puts a classic guitar stack in a 4hp module

Kith Ruina is here to prove that Eurorack is the new rock and roll with a classic guitar tonestack of single-knob distortion and a simple EQ. Rock on.

Fender Rarities Red Mahogany Top Telecaster: Boutique bling for May

This month's Fender Rarities release is the new Red Mahogany Top Telecaster, a fancy updated version of the classic 1950s working man's guitar. But does all that bling suit the design?

PRS Vela Semi-Hollow adds retro vintage style to S2 range

The PRS Vela will be available in a semi-hollow design this year, adding another variation to the popular S2 range by the American guitar company. Is this 2019's coolest modern offset so far?

MAAT releases the 2BC multiCORR multiband correlation meter

MAAT has introduced the 2BC multiCORR, a multiband correlation meter plug-in with 31 frequency bands. It's a kind of magnifying glass for dealing with mono compatibility problems.

Friedman launches Mic-No-Mo, a guitar amp cab simulation box

The new Friedman Mic-No-Mo is an all analogue DI box with speaker or speaker emulation. Perfect for making your guitar amp easier to record in a studio environment.