MBS-100: Soviet-style monophonic bass synth from AVP Synthesizers

The MBS-100 is a classic looking bass synthesizer in a Soviet era style. Designed and built in Moscow does it have enough grit and character to penetrate the crowded mono-synth market? Now with video!

Kilohearts Phase Distortion: Get your frequency modulation on!

Instead of traditional waveform clipping and amplitude shaping, Phase Distortion modulates the phase of the input signal with its own amplitude. The effect gives the distortion a different flavor...

Gibson 2018 line-up: Are these enough to save the brand?

Is this new 2018 line-up enough to pull the American guitar legend out of the hole? Having not made much headway the last few years, will this range be the one to turn them around?

SyndtSphere: free spherical polyphonic morphing virtual synthesizer

Take an understated polyphonic virtual synthesizer, throw all its presets into a 3D spherical space and let them morph into one another. That's SyndtSphere, and it's free - check it out.

Slate Raven Core: finally, a complete system for touchscreen mixing

Slate Media Technology announced Raven Core, the latest addition to the company's line of touchscreen-based mixing consoles. The Raven Core comprises two touchscreens, a Slate Control Monitoring system...

Gibson 2018 Les Pauls available – with cryogenics and new finishes

With rising prices in Europe and CITES regulations in place, will the 2018 Les Paul range be able to tempt you to buy one? And why oh why are G-Force robot tuners back?

Vox VX50KB, VX50BA and VX50AG: 50W NuTube amps for keys, bass and acoustics

Lightweight and quite cheap, these new mini-combos offer a whopping 50-Watts of power and come in three new versions aimed at bass players, acoustic guitarists and keyboard players.

Vox AC Custom amps limited run in red tolex: Are we getting ‘maroon-ed’?

Vox have come up with a limited run of the AC Custom amps, with, ahem, a super exciting new colour of 'Maroon Bronco' - can this reinvigorate our interest in these guitar amps?

The VOX Continental is back and it’s bold

The VOX Continental Keyboard injects itself with three classic organs, three electric pianos and three acoustic pianos to create what it believes to be the ultimate stage keyboard - in orange.

PRS revisit the SE Bernie Marsden Signature model in a limited edition

This limited run of 300 guitars is made for the European market and celebrates 30 years since Whitesnake had a number one with 'Here I go Again' in the US charts (marketing schtick alert!)

PickTape: A sticky solution to a non-existent problem

Have you got money to burn? Do you like buying pointless guitar gadgets? Then I think I have found the product for you to waste your money on.

WaveG monophonic analog synthesizer and digital step sequencer

Just landed on Kickstarter is an intriguing and strangely retro combination of monophonic synthesizer and separate digital step sequencer. They are not looking for much to kick it off.

Moniker Guitars The Rival Series: Hollow offset guitars at an enticing price

A truly unique offset guitar design, with a whole range of colours and pickup configurations available: Will this Texas based guitar builder push the guitar design forwards?

Bastl’s 60Knobs controller for Sonic Potion’s LXR drum machine arrives

60Knobs (or SixtyKnobs) is Bastl's long awaited controller and expansion programmer for Sonic Potion's 6 voice LXR drum machine. All 60 knobs come in a bag as part of the kit - get soldering!

Has Ableton Live 10 been spotted in a DJ Jazzy Jeff video?

DJ Jazzy Jeff can be seen using Ableton Live in an episode of Rhythm Roulette, but it looks different enough to prompt speculation over whether this is the long awaiting Ableton Live 10.

Reverend revs up the SuperRev series of Hot Rod ‘muscle’ guitars

A hot-rodded muscle car-style, single-pickup tone machine? The brightly coloured SuperRev series is available for a limited time, are designed for the boy racers of the guitar world...

DSI Prophet REV2 16 voice polysynth lands on the desktop

The 16 voice Prophet REV2 polyphonic analog synthesizer comes to the desktop in a compact and powerful form. This is going to give the Novation Peak a serious run for its money.

Free plug-ins last week: PAPU and Fathom synths at your disposal!

Last week saw two interesting releases that you might want to check out right now! We are talking about two synthesizers that embody very different approaches to synthesis that go by the names PAPU and Fathom ...

Dr No Effects ready to boost your crystal with the, er, KFC Sauce Dispenser!

Er, what? Never mind all the dotty marketing hooey, the KFC Sauce Dispenser is an interesting if quirky take on a clean boost pedal brought to you by the eccentric genius of Dr No and Koen Fu. Dig it!

Rob Papen RP-VERB 2 is in the air tonight!

Rob Papen has made RP-VERB 2 available, and in addition to a range of enhancements, we're also pretty sure any Phil Collins fans out there have plenty of incentive to update...

Subsequent 37: Moog’s new standard in paraphonic analog synthesis

Moog Music's modern classic, the Sub 37 paraphonic analog synthesizer gets an evolutionary upgrade to the Subsequent 37, but stops just short of CV interconnectivity.

ARO: 8 step sequencer and sound generator desktop box with handles

Out of South America comes the ARO analog sequencer and sound module with a bright and lively disposition and those awesome carrying handles. Apparently, it's the first of many.

Erica Synths Fusion Drone: a roaring tube-based synth for modular rigs

The newly announced Erica Synths Fusion Drone System is an Eurorack-compatible synthesizer module based on vacuum tubes that's prime and ready for generating saturated analog madness!

Dunlop with Black Sabbath Signature Bass Wah for Geezer Butler

With the official demise of Black Sabbath and their final gig played, we are now left with a new signature bass wah for the man that provided the low end for the world's original Heavy Metal band.