A Styrofoam Telecaster! Is this the lightest guitar ever?

Another incredible guitar from Burls Art: Following on from two models made of colouring pencils, his new Styrofoam Telecaster weighs in at 3.5 lbs. Could this be the lightest guitar ever?

Apple iMac 2019 refresh: New desktop machines for musicians and producers

What can the new iMacs do for musicians and producers? Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs now have 8th/9th-gen Coffee Lake Intel processors and Radeon Pro Vega graphics. Worth an upgrade?

Analogue Solutions are teasing a new synthesizer

A tiny teaser from Analogue Solutions hints at some kind of new synthesizer on the way with a red case and purple circuit boards. Here's what we know so far.

Win a vintage Minimoog signed by Stevie Wonder

The Bob Moog Foundation is at it again with their ridiculously awesome raffles. This year a $25 ticket could snag you a vintage era Minimoog Model D signed by the legend that is Stevie Wonder.

Groovy, man! SolidGoldFX’s Athena Vibra-Phase pedal is inspired by 1960s Uni-Vibe

Get your Hendrix game on! SolidGoldFX's Athena Vibra-Phase pedal is a two-stage phaser that focusses on classic late '60s phase sounds and ships in a pedalboard-friendly format.

Acustica Audio launches Titanium3 all-tube gear suite at 52% off

A thorough update to what's a collection of remarkable tube units, Titanium3 adds an all-tube passive EQ, a preamp, a channel strip uniting all of the above, and an extra special - the BASSTard.

Puremagnetik gives away two neat audio mangling plug-ins: Expanse and Driftmaker

The Expanse Texture Generator and Driftmaker Delay Disintegration Device can be downloaded completely free in celebration of Puremagnetik's music label launch. Nice one!

Squier FSR Ltd Edition Classic Vibe Esquire – 1950s style tone?

Based on the classic American Fender 1950s design the new Classic Vibe Esquire will get you vintage looks and tones but on a budget.

PRS launches SE Tremonti Standard signed limited run in Europe

This limited Edition run of the PRS SE Tremonti Standard is exclusive to Europe and comes with some upgrades, plus each of the 300 guitars is signed by Mark Tremonti himself.

Dave Davies’ The Kinks ‘Shindig’ Gibson Flying V up for auction!

The Kinks' Dave Davies 1958 Gibson Flying V Korina is up for auction this summer. First seen by an American audience on the TV in 1965 whilst they played on Shindig!

Danelectro Eisenhower Fuzz, Breakdown Overdrive: Aged look, vintage sounds

Danelectro launches a Vintage Pedal range with an Eisenhower Fuzz and a Breakdown Overdrive, both modern takes on classic circuits. We're not sure about the aged look, though...

MISO: Mix Invert Scale Offset – a multipurpose utility module from TipTop Audio

MISO is one of those modules that you don't know you need but very quickly becomes useful in any situation. Perfect for deliberate or accidental sound sculpting.

G&L’s Fullerton Deluxe Skyhawk HH: The best of bucker and single coil worlds?

A one-trick pony this isn't: G&L's Deluxe Skyhawk HH includes the PTB system and coil taps, allowing you to coax more than just straight humbucker tones from its dual pickup design.

Thunderbolt 3 for everyone! Intel finally pulls their finger out.

Intel has removed the royalty on Thunderbolt 3 and opened the flood gates for consistent Thunderbolt 3 ports on everything. Compatible with USB it's coming built into the new Ice Lake processors.

Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer: A badass rocker unleashed!

Halestorm frontwoman and guitarist Lzzy Hale gets a cool Alpine White signature Epiphone Explorer model for 2019 that looks like it will rock hard and take no prisoners!

Counterfeit gear factory busted in China; Shure, Yamaha, Sennheiser team up for lawsuit

Not only can cheap clones of big brand equipment sound nasty, they may be outright dangerous. A recent raid in China shows that there are still people making money with knock-off gear.

Musikmesse 2019: Drawmer 1974 and 1976 stereo analog FET-based hardware processors

The 1974 parametric EQ and 1976 saturation & width processor are official. It's certainly nice to have such a varied choice of sub-EUR 999 analog hardware these days!

Joyo launches new Classic and Multimode Wah/Volume pedals

Joyo has just released two new feature-packed, compact pedalboard friendly wah pedals. Best of all both pedals are seriously wallet-friendly and offer lots for your money.

Steinberg Nuendo 10 is coming, and it’s a major update

Steinberg has revealed details about the upcoming Nuendo 10. The new version of the DAW comes with many new features for producers of film, video and game audio. Here's what's new in Nuendo 10.

SSL SiX desktop mixer: finally, big console sound for the common folk

SSL's new SiX compact mixer is a miniature console with a reasonable price tag considering whose logo it carries - but will this package prove compelling to musicians and producers?

Nanoloop: Gamepad style sequencer/synthesizer zaps onto Kickstarter

Nanoloop has escaped from the GameBoy and iOS to evolve into its own hardware. With a casual gamepad interface and 4x4 matrix sequencer it's a very cool 4 channel device to play with your thumbs

Slam XL: Beatskillz’ all-in-one channel strip and mix fattener plug-in reaches v3

Beatskillz has introduced Slam XL, the third generation of the Slam series that picks up where Slam Pro left off and does many of the same things – but in a very different way.

Are Apple’s new iPads better for musicians than the iPad Pro?

The new iPad Air and iPad Mini are powerful, musician-friendly, and certainly among the nicest ~USD 500 pieces of gear you can purchase at the time. Headphone jack and Lightning port, anyone?

Moogfest 2019: The Engineers Pass could have you building a Moog Vocoder

The workshop ticket at this years Moogfest appears to offer the chance to build an unreleased Moog Vocoder in the same size and shape as the previous Subharmonicon and DFAM.