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Lunastone Distortion 1,Red Fuzz 1, Smooth Drive 1 and Blue Drive 1 effects pedals

NAMM 2018: Lunastone to launch four natty new boutique drive pedals

23 Jan 2018 in Guitar

Swanky looks, tasty marketing descriptions and a heritage that includes the TrueOverDrive: These four new pedals by Lunastone have certainly got us interested in hearing more. Sound examples, please!

NAMM 2018: Korg announce the slim D1 Digital Piano for stage and home

18 Jan 2018 in Synths

Simple and minimalistic the D1 Digital Piano provides a very playable weighted piano in a tidy and compact form that's great for gigs and perfect for the home.

Bare Knuckle Pickups Ragnarok Misha Mansoor Signature pickups

Bare Knuckle gets heavy with Ragnarok Misha Mansoor signature pickups

07 Oct 2017 in Guitar

These brand new signature pickups from Misha Mansoor of Periphery look set to take the modern humbucker into hitherto unknown realms. Ragnarok is coming!

sE Electronics infiltrates Shure wireless systems with V7 MC1 dynamic capsule

29 Sep 2017 in Live

Chinese microphone maker sE has found a novel way to break into the hand-held market - why build your own wireless transmitter/receiver range when you can just make a capsule compatible with your rival's ...

Vick Audio Mount Pleasant overdrive pedal

Mount Pleasant overdrive pedal: Vick Audio takes on the Marshall BluesBreaker

24 Aug 2017 in Guitar

Mike Vickery has made a reputation for making some of the best Big Muff fuzz boxes in the boutique pedal world. Now he has taken on the fabled Marshall BluesBreaker circuit.

F-Pedals’ Nikaos mini distortion pedal: Howling at the moon?

14 Aug 2017 in Guitar

A new dynamic distortion pedal designed for Greek producer Nikolas Farmakalidis, the lupine-themed Nikaos drive pedal has some great tones on tap, all of which can be accessed via your guitar's volume knob.

Summer NAMM 2017: Hotone XTOMP mini

14 Jul 2017 in Guitar

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.

Electro-Harmonix Tone Corset Analog Compressor – Tight as funk!

14 Jun 2017 in Guitar, Deals

The Tone Corset is the latest offering from guitar effects guru Mike Matthews, who aims to keep your sound tightly under control with this simple-to-use pedal that should be a snap to use.

Gurus Amps Sexydrive MkII overdrive pedal

Gurus Amps SexyDrive MkII: An Italian overdrive pedal gets updated

04 May 2017 in Guitar

An update to its Sexydrive drive pedal, the Gurus Amps Sexydrive MkII adds a blend feature allowing you to add the clean signal to your drive tone.

BBE Boosta Grande MBG-20 clean boost pedal

BBE Boosta Grande MBG-20: Mini version of the popular clean boost

07 Feb 2017 in Guitar

A new miniature version of the popular BBE clean boost pedal and designed to give you more control of your gain stages: the Boosta Grande.

Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre and OctoPre Dynamic

Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre: Worth getting in the red for?

08 Jan 2017 in Studio

So you need to add 8 preamps to your studio, and you fancy some Focusrite gear - will these new units warrant digging a bit deeper into your pocket?

The 5 Best Microphones 2016: Shure, Lewitt, Chandler, Ocean Way, Townsend

22 Dec 2016 in Studio

This year has seen some significant advancements in microphone technology. Here's our run down of the Top 5 microphones, each with something to shout about.

PSP StompFilter: Modulating fun for filters

28 Nov 2016 in Studio

The PSP StompFilter lets loose with modulation madness over their new filter plug-in.

Can INTEGRAL “revolutionise” guitar cab micing?

16 Nov 2016 in Studio, Guitar

SAM Systems from Devon, UK have invented INTEGRAL, a retro-fit close micing product for guitar cabs. Can this clever product deliver a genuine revolution in guitar recording?

Budget guitar recording, Pt. 2: Choosing an audio interface

12 Nov 2016 in Guitar

Time to look at your room and choose an audio interface for your recording. But what should you be looking for?

sE Electronics V Series dynamic mics and X1 A Condenser

28 Sep 2016 in Live, Studio

The cheap but very cheerful X1 condenser microphone from sE receives an update, and an affordable duo of dynamic mics surface from sE Electronics.

‘The Monster’ dynamic plugin from Slate, for FREE!

06 Aug 2016 in Studio, Deals

Designed to emulate the 'all-buutons-in' trick with the famous 1176 compressor, The Monster includes a couple of features for extra versatility. Could this be the coolest free plugin this year?

Acustica release a Free compressor plugin: TAN

02 Aug 2016 in Studio

This is the first free plugin from Acustica since the launch of their highly praised CORE8 technology. Could TAN set a new standard for free plugins?

Eiosis promise e2deesser is the “ultimate de-essing tool”

29 Jul 2016 in Studio

Developed in partnership with Slate Digital, Eiosis launch the e2deesser. With fast or advanced operation, is this a de-esser that actually sounds natural?

Molecular Bytes finally release AtomicTransient

06 Jul 2016 in Studio

Announced back in April, details about the new AtomicTransient plugin from Molecular Bytes were sketchy. Released this week, all becomes clear.

2 mics in 1: MXL announce new DX-2 variable dynamic microphone

03 Jul 2016 in Studio, Guitar, Live

Made by a division of Marshall, could this be a new favourite for recording guitar cabs? The DX-2 boasts an interesting new concept in the form of two capsules...