Fender muscles in on budget PA market with Fighter 10 and 12 powered speakers

At Summer NAMM 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, Fender unveiled a new series of powered speakers – the Fighter Series. They are designed for small to mid-sized venues and are priced within reach of bands and ...

Erica Synths Black VC Clock v2 and Black EG modules for Eurorack

The Erica Synths Black VC Clock v2 will keep your Eurorack locked to your chosen BPM while outputting divisions, shuffle and random clocks. Plus a simple, loopable, gate delayed envelope generator.

MOSTRO: A knob-controllable tabletop FM synthesizer seeks backing

We found some video on this new MOSTRO FM tabletop synthesizer where all the parameters have been made available on knobs. Should be making its way to Kickstarter very soon.

FL Studio 12.5 embraces touch screen performance

The 12.5 update to Image Line's FL Studio DAW is upon us which includes a keyboard and pad matrix virtual MIDI controllers for touch-screen playing and performance - and lots more.

Phosphor 2 models the vintage additive synthesis of alphaSyntauri

Audio Damage brings us a new and updated version of the classic additive software synthesizer you've never heard of. Dust off your Apple II and let's get digital with Phosphor 2.

Summer NAMM 2017: Way Huge Doubleland Special overdrive

Joe Bonamassa and Jeorge Tripps take their 'in-joke' one step further this year and release double the amount of overrated overdrive for a limited 2017 edition.

Summer NAMM 2017: Fender Custom Shop Pacific Battle Strat and Tele

Inspired by the behemoth B-25 bombers of the Pacific battles, these two aviation inspired guitars actually have pieces of the plane incorporated into their design.

Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins Stratocaster for sale

Billy Corgan is auctioning off over 150 classic era Smashing Pumpkins guitars, amps and pre-amps. There is even the odd drum machine and accordion as well.

Summer NAMM 2017: New Hendrix, Harrison and Meldal-Johnsen models by Fender

Can anyone smell burning? Maybe it's just all the friction being generated by CITES documentation needed to ship these new rosewood Telecasters around the planet, that or another Hendrix guitar

Summer NAMM 2017: Supro 5 watt Reverb and Super guitar amps

Two great looking little 5-watt all valve guitar amplifiers, just a shame that so little can cost so much. Will these two dinky combos have enough to make you want to buy them?

Summer NAMM 2017: Mad Professor Dual Blue Delay

This new delay pedal from Finland has the ability to run two distinct delays in parallel and also has a few hidden modes that make it very useful indeed.

Summer NAMM 2017: Charvel Jake E Lee & Warren DeMartini signatures

The '80s era of rock guitar pushed the boundaries of what players could achieve with the instrument and Charvel are releasing two guitars that celebrate this era of shred.

Summer NAMM 2017: Fender Custom Shop Front Row Legend Esquire

Just when you thought the Fender Custom Shop couldn't make anything more ridiculous, along comes a guitar that has seen more bottoms than an NHS proctologist.

Summer NAMM 2017: Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box

On paper, the OX has the answer to many recording issues associated with getting a good valve amp sound without damaging your gearing or your amp. And it supports Wi-Fi!

Yonac KASPAR: a monster 24-osc synth is heading for the iPad!

Yonac KASPAR looks like it could be a great iOS alternative to "monster" synths like KV331's SynthMaster, with 24 oscillators, 8 filters, 8 arpeggiators, and 2 effect buses - running simultaneously...

Summer NAMM 2017: Epiphone Les Paul SL for $99!

Epiphone has often tried to push the boundaries in terms of offering some measure of quality at low prices. But this Les Paul SL might just be a game changer...

Pyramix 11 brings audio network management and immersive audio

Pyramix 11 embraces the AES67 audio network standard and brings device management together under ANEMAN. Other highlights include Bcom immersive plug-in integration and Windows 10/Creator support

Summer NAMM 2017: Hotone XTOMP mini

If you are a guitar geek that likes to tweak your effects via software, then this dinky box may well appeal to your inner knob tweaker. With iOS and Android integration, it'll keep you busy for hours.

Summer NAMM 2017 – MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Delay

MXR has been busy this year and now their flagship analogue delay pedal has been given the deluxe treatment. But is this something we should have seen five years ago?

Summer NAMM 2017: Digitech SDRUM Pedal creates beats to your strumming

Need a drum groove and fast, but don't play the drums? Digitech's SDRUM can 'improvise' a beat based on your strumming rhythm - pretty neat, if it works!

Summer NAMM 2017: Fender hand-wired ’64 Custom Deluxe Reverb

This recreation of the famous Blackface Deluxe Reverb amplifier has even been tastefully aged to make it look the part - one for the lovers of vintage flavoured guitar tones.

Summer NAMM 2017: Blackstar launches 10-Watt mini-combo series

Celebrating 10 years of cool British amp design these limited edition combos are set to be perfect for home and studio use, with each 10-watt amp having its own distinct tonal character.

Summer NAMM 2017: Peavey’s new HP2 revisits the EVH Signature guitar

This super cool looking tribute to the company's founder has its roots in a certain hot-rodded signature model from the company's past and boy it looks fun to play!

Summer NAMM 2017: Fender Ed O’Brien Signature Sustainer Stratocaster

With some really cool features and an unusual neck profile, this new Ed O'Brien signature model guitar will have every Radiohead fan over-excited about its release later this year.