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.

Summer NAMM 2017: BOSS Waza Amp Head 75 – lower price, same features

BOSS has followed up its outing last year into boutique-style amplifier country with the BOSS Waza Amp Head 75, which has the same features, half the wattage but knocks EUR 1000 (!) off the price...

Summer NAMM 2017: Eventide UltraTap delay brings H9 sounds to your DAW

At Summer NAMM 2017, Eventide announced the UltraTap delay plug-in. It comes from the company's H9 Harmonizer multi-effect, complete with the original presets and newly added ones for use in DAWs...

Groove Engine: Desktop MIDI and CV 16 channel step sequencer

Dax and Winston are looking to crowd fund the Groove Engine. 16 tracks of 16 step sequencing for MIDI and CV in a tabletop console with beautiful RGB pads for a stunning price. But how real is it?

Summer NAMM 2017: New(ish) BIAS Mini heads, Twin pedals from Positive Grid

The popular BIAS product range has a few new additions: two half-rack amp heads, three pedals and a footswitch controller. Getting déja vu? Yup, these are all cut-down versions of existing gear...

Summer NAMM 2017: Boss DR-01S Rhythm Partner for unplugged grooves

Rock up with this DR-01S rhythm box of tastefully designed grooves and percussion for your acoustic set, busking or just jamming along to. It doesn't have to be complicated to be groovy and useful.

Walrus Audio APR-87: A digital delay with hidden delights

Walrus Audio have really upped their game on their latest delay pedal, it is featured packed and comes in at a price to rival many of the more generic delays out there by big name manufacturers.

Enter JOYO’s Atomic 20W head, the latest in the micro BanTamP amp range

Based on the famous AC30 British tone, this latest in the JOYO BAnTAmP series completes the set. Will you be tempted to part with you hard earned cash for this mini green amp head?

Positive Grid is positively teasing…

It's pre-NAMM Show time and those advertising gurus are all in a fever and trying to whip up a frenzy and get us all excited. So what could it be?

Mackie refreshes MR studio monitors with ‘Acoustic Space Control’

Mackie has overhauled its MR studio monitors, stressing features designed to adapt speaker performance to less-than-optimal acoustic spaces. But are these a great advance over other monitors like JBL's LSR ...

Summer NAMM 2017: Eventide Euro DDL – delay module for Eurorack

A fully analog signal path surrounds and controls this digital delay line module from Eventide. The Euro DDL can give high definition delay up to 10 seconds or 160 seconds of lo-fi looping in your Eurorack.

Dreadbox Medusa: monosynth with a head full of snakes

Did I say snakes? I meant sequencer - momentarily distracted by the mythical beast that turned Jason's Argonauts into stone. Medusa is a 3 oscillator monosynth with a sequencer and arpeggiator by Polyend.

BandLab unveils Link, 3 cheap, compact on-the-go audio interfaces

BandLab, the online platform for collaborative music making, is launching three no-frills audio in/out boxes designed for "plug in and go" operation with both computers and smartphones. And they're cheap, too.

Fender gets sparkly with Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster

Based upon one of Brad's own guitars, a refinished '63 Tele this new signature model has plenty of cool custom features and will certainly get you noticed on stage down the Dog and Duck!