Manson Guitar Works get sparkly with 25th anniversary MA EVO guitar

Hugh Manson's Guitar Store is 25 years old this year and to celebrate they are releasing two o very sparkly guitars for the occasion. with a range of optional extras on each.

Keeley Tesla MK III Soviet Fuzz Bender: A ’70s-style Germanium dirtbox

Keeley has launched a new version of its Tesla Fuzz using old Soviet-era 104NU71 germanium transistors. The new pedal is being produced in limited numbers and has a distinct historical styling. Dosvedanya!

BeatStep Pro firmware 2.0 brings lots of new goodies

Polyrhythms, arpeggiation, rolls, pattern chaining and Volca compatibility are amongst some of the new features added to the Arturia BeatStep Pro in the bumper 2.0 update.

Low down and dinky: TC Electronic’s Sub’n’Up Mini Octave pedal

Need an octave pedal, but short of pedal board space? TC's new mini Sub'N'Up pedal might have lost a few controls from its bigger sibling, but still packs in almost all the same functions.

BOSS launches new pedals and a mini guitar amp, plus a bass FX board

Boss have announced some new effects pedals, plus a mini-amp for guitarists and a multi-effect for bass players, too. Will these new products be enough to make you want to go out and part with your cash?

TC Electronic’s M100 effects box offers its reverbs on the cheap

TC has found the means to stuff an aluminum box with a fair bit of patented musical mojo and call it the M100. It's aimed at budding DJs and producers, or folks looking for a simplified, yet capable effects ...

Gibson Custom Ultima ES-335 and Les Paul – Shellfish graveyard?

When someone with authority and no taste decides to release some high-end Custom Shop guitars, what could possibly go wrong? Well, luckily Gibson has decided to test this theory out for us...

SessionCake: personal modular amp and mixer for jamming

The remarkably named SessionCake is a little personal battery powered amp for guitar, synths or microphone that can be chained together for a jam-tastic time. Perfect for jamming, band practice and synth meets.

Chill out with Oskar Fischinger’s ambient sounds and visuals on today’s Google Doodle

To celebrate what would have been the 117th birthday of filmmaker, animator and artist Oskar Fischinger Google have created a doodle that incorporates his animations with a matrix style step sequencer.

Roland brings back the D-50 Linear Synthesizer as a plug-in

With all the excitement of the SE-02 we missed the sneaky release of a vintage digital classic - the Roland D-50 Linear Arithmetic Synthesizer recreated as a plug-in.

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2 Distortion pedal – Same old pony?

The Iron Horse V2 distortion pedal brings some refinements and better functionality to this old warhorse, being based around the popular LM308 chip and clad in sparkling gold armour.

Keeley Compressor Plus effect pedal: Manhattan Compression anyone?

Keeley's 2 and 4 knob compressors have been around for a while - high time for an update. The Compressor Plus has some useful new additions, including the good old 'parallel compression' trick...

Behringer’s affordable Monitor1 studio controller: Just a volume knob?

Quite possibly the simplest device of its kind, all the Monitor1 offers to those wishing to control a pair of studio monitors from their desk is a mono switch, a big ol' volume knob, and a mute switch.

Waves sets off Brauer Motion creative panner with awesome sci-fi interface

Waves released a brand-new creative panning plug-in called Brauer Motion. It was designed and developed together with mixing engineer Michael Brauer, whose repertoire includes artists like Coldplay and John ...

Max for Cats release Pallas an 8 voice semi-modular for Ableton Live

Pallas is uses virtual analogue modelling to build a comprehensive polyphonic semi-modular synthesizer in Max for Live for Ableton Live. Check out the patch bay on this thing!

Could the SE-26 be the next Roland and Studio Electronics synthesizer?

Roland and Studio Electronics kick off a new partnership with the stunning SE-02 Boutique synthesizer. What could be next? how about an ARP 2600 clone - the SE-26?

TC Electronics Flashback 2 delay pedal: Now with more mash

Those crazy Danes have been busy getting mashed in the TC R&D department and now they have added their latest gadget to the already popular Flashback delay pedal.

Lynx aims for the stars with its new Aurora(n) pro audio interface

Lynx Studio launched a high-end audio interface today, the Aurora(n). It's a brand new device that's set to continue the legacy of the Aurora brand, known for all the usual characteristics of pro audio ...

M-Audio’s new all-in bundle for 238 EUR: M-Track 2×2 Vocal Studio Pro

M-Audio has put together a recording bundle of "pro" gear - audio interface, condenser mic, and headphones - the M-Track 2x2 Vocal Studio Pro. At a pretty tasty price. Too good to be true?

Roland add the FA-07 76 key workstation to the FA Series

Completely overshadowed by the announcement of the SE-02 analog synthesizer the FA-07 is a new 76 key workstation keyboard for the already existing FA series.

Dream Studio Guitars launches The Sparkler Alain Johannes Signature Model

He's played with QOTSA, PJ Harvey, Chris Cornell and just about everyone who is anyone in the alternative rock world. This new The Sparkler signature model looks great and should offer a sound to match.

Roland and Studio Electronics announce the SE-02 analog synthesizer

The unexpected collaboration between Roland and analog synth masters Studio Electronics brings us the vintage looking SE-02: a fully analogue monosynth with sequencer, cross modulation and DSP effects

KRK paints its V-series 4 studio monitors White (Noise)

KRK has added a new model to its V-series of nearfield studio monitors. The V-Series 4 White Noise is sold in White and it's basically the same thing as the KRK V4 4-inch monitor, but the opposite colour...

Preview of BigFish Eurorack synth voice from TINRS

This Is Not Rocket Science were previewing their new BigFish at the Ginko Modular Fest. It's a 7 algorithm Eurorack synthesizer voice that, they say, has all their guilty pleasures designed into it.