ZVex Candela Vibrophase – The worlds first candle-powered effects pedal? Probably… 

This new vibe/phaser pedal does up to 5 hours off one candle. And it's only $6000: a real bargain!

Cakewalk Sonar and LANDR master sweet music together

Get a robot to master your tracks right from within your DAW...

The Evil Mother Fuzzer from Dr No Effects available in very limited numbers

Using some rare matched pairs of germanium transistors sourced from all over the world, Dr. No have just announced a new fuzz box based on old technology.

The Fender Elite Thinline Telecaster now with Suspension Bridge

A bridge too far or just one of sighs?

Waves model the reverb plates at Abbey Road as used by The Beatles and Pink Floyd

Still at an introductory price and included in the Waves Abbey Road collection, users are unfortunately reporting heavy CPU usage.

TrainYourEars EQ Edition 2.0: ear training for sound engineers

You don't have to randomly turn knobs searching for the right sound, you can actually learn how to do it properly.

Fender American Elite Series Stratocaster – The latest incarnation of an old favourite

With new 4th Generation Noiseless Pickups and a spoke wheel truss rod adjuster, this new series has some interesting updates that die-hard traditionalists might end up hating...

Ignite Amps have just released PTEq-X plugin and best of all it is free!

This plugin is based upon some classic studio hardware and best of all it is completely free for all major platforms.

Could you help Kickstart the KordBot chord generator?

Need some chords in a hurry that you have no idea how to play? Maybe the KordBot can help - if it can raise the necessary funds on Kickstarter, that is...

Create your own Kontakt Library with The Sampling Handbook

Painstakingly creating your own sample instruments doesn't sound like fun to me but maybe a half-decent book might make it a bit less painful.

Nervana headphones for aural sex?

Nervana will pleasure you in sync to your favourite tunes - erm... where do I sign up?

Arturia brings beat making to the iPad with iSpark

Get some beats moving on the iPad version of Arturia Spark. But how much is lost in the move?

Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 700 Bass Amp

A small format bass head with built in drive based on DarkGlass pedals.

Audified’s inValve Effects 2 with shinny valves that actually glow

This is Audified's 2nd Generation of their inValve effect plugins. Are these valve pre-amp, EQ and compressor emulations the drive you needed?

Orange O Bass is here finally! Well nearly…

Nearly two years in development and Orange have now released a bass guitar.

Peavey Headliner 1000 Bass Amp Head now available in Europe it would seem

A lightweight rack mountable bass head with built in 7 band EQ and compression. Now in a 1000 watt version available on both sides of the Atlantic.

PRS Private Stock 2016 February McCarty 594. Why such an odd number?

John Mayer 'accidentally' leaked this guitar and now its official. The '594 is a very limited run to celebrate PRS Private Stock's 20th Anniversary.

iZotope’s new RX Plugin Pack can rescue your audio (and wallet)

Wish you could use that first take, but the gain was set too high? Here's a professional plugin to the rescue, at an affordable price.

TAD with new 12AY7 tubes for 2016: Low-noise premium bottles of tone

The heart of your amp's tone is formed in a vacuum. Could these low noise, low-gain glass bottles be the ones for you?

Jiggery-Pokery Sound resurrect the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer for Reason

Can a bit of Jiggery-Pokery breathe new life into the world's first digital synth?

Drumdrops releases the “Modern Folk Rock Kit” for BFD

Folk Rock is definitely 'in' at the moment, but is this drum kit to much of a hybrid?

IK Multimedia Amplitube MESA/Boogie for iOS – Pocket amps for pocket money?

A neat lightweight version of some classic American boutique amps have been announced for your portable Apple device.

TC SpectraComp Bass Compressor – Multiband compression in a tiny box

How do you squish a multiband compressor into something so small and with only one knob to control it?

Sonnox’s new Oxford Envolution on trial

Sonnox released their new Envolution plugin before the new year, so I put it through its paces to see if it's worth the old-school price tag.