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Dr Z and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh collaborate on new Z-Plus guitar amp

14 Dec 2017 in Guitar

Take it easy with classic American Tweed amp tones from the new Z-Plus guitar combo, designed in collaboration with The Eagles' Joe Walsh. Not cheap, but a great amp on paper.

Pigtronix Gate Keeper, Octava and Micro Boost

Pigtronix Micro Editions: Three little piggie pedals in time for Christmas

04 Dec 2017 in Guitar

These diminutive versions of some classic Pigtronix circuits include the Octava Micro, Gatekeeper Micro and the Class A Boost Micro pedals. Reasonably priced, useful but with some excellent pedigree.

AES 2017: sE Electronics updates sE2200 condenser, debuts V7 X dynamic mic

19 Oct 2017 in Studio

sE Electronics is extending its microphone range with an update to the popular S2200 condenser as well as the new V7 X dynamic mic designed for instrument recording - affordable choices both.

OCD V2: Subtle tweaks and no major redesign for Fulltone’s drive pedal

23 Aug 2017 in Guitar

This American boutique pedal builder has just updated one of its most popular overdrive pedal designs to offer a V2 version of the OCD that sports a few subtle enhancements.

Supro 1695TH Black Magick amp head: More Jimmy Page tones, anyone?

28 Jun 2017 in Guitar

Grab yourself some early Led Zeppelin tones with this re-imagining of Jimmy Page's legendary modded Supro Combo, now presented in a head and cab format, the 1695TH Black Magick.

Roland Blues Cube Hot 'British EL84 Modified' guitar amp

Roland extends Blues Cube Hot series with ‘British EL84 Modified’ amp

02 Jun 2017 in Guitar

The new model in Roland's Blues Cube Hot series can handle many situations and comes with some useful features. Could this be your one-stop shop for a compact, British-voiced amp?

Analog Obsession Rollamp free virtual guitar amp for your DAW

Analog Obsession’s Rollamp: A new (free!) Fender amp simulator

23 May 2017 in Guitar, Studio

The new Rollamp amp sim is based upon a couple of very nice classic Class-A Fender valve amps, and is available on Mac and Windows now - for no money!

NAMM 2017: Orange ape a classic compressor with Kongpressor pedal

19 Jan 2017 in Guitar

Monster-sized compression in a package that's small and pedalboard-friendly - that seems to have been the design brief for this natty-looking little Kongpressor by Orange..

Supro 1610RT Comet Amplifier – The perfect studio amp?

23 Sep 2016 in Guitar

This new Supro amp looks set to be popular with recording studios and has some truly vintage-inspired valve tones that are perfect for classic guitar riffs.