Guitar
Ibanez to show 55 (!) new guitars at NAMM 2017
03 Jan 2017 · Ibanez has slated 55 new models for release at the upcoming Winter NAMM 2017; we've chosen our favourites from this huge roll-out. And yes, there are a few surprises among them...
Jef’s Picks 2016: Epiphone, Hudson, Friedman
29 Dec 2016 · My top three bits of gear released in 2016. Some of them were so great I even went out and bought them myself!
Schecter splurge new guitar line-ups for Winter NAMM 2017
20 Dec 2016 · Known for making Shred and Metal guitars, Schechter can't wait to show you their new models in advance of the 2017 Winter NAMM Show .
Will ZVex light up NAMM 2017 with a new candle-powered effect?
18 Dec 2016 · Bonafide genius and loveable oddball Zachary Vex of ZVex Effects fame has been playing with candles again...
Magnetic Effects Electrochop: A reissued Repeater-style tremolo
18 Dec 2016 · A limited edition re-release of a hand-built effect for guitar, the reissued Electrochop pedal is also based upon a classic 60s oddity. Can it get close to the unique Vox Repeater sound?
Cog Effects’ Rogue One: A Death Star-sized bass fuzz pedal!
18 Dec 2016 · A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... came a massive, feature packed bass fuzz pedal from the UK that can emulate not one, but two Big Muffs - and has an octaver!
Mad Professor revs up for NAMM with Big Tweedy Drive
17 Dec 2016 · Due in early 2017 and inspired by classic American valve amps, the Big Tweedy effect pedal is the result of Mad Professor's latest lab experiments...
Top 5 new guitar ranges of 2016
16 Dec 2016 · Here are five new guitar ranges launched in 2016 that should be on your radar!
Flare offer more “revolutionary” ear protection with ISOLATE MiNi
14 Dec 2016 · Following their hugely successful ISOLATE campaign, Flare Audio are back with a new line of their ear protectors, the ISOLATE MiNi.
Black Cat OD-Fuzz Deluxe: Two for the price of one!
14 Dec 2016 · Based on an OP275 overdrive and Silicon / Germanium transistors for fuzz, this twin dirt box is vintage and fuzzy!
Amelia – Jet City’s long-awaited guitar amp – is here at last!
12 Dec 2016 · Jet City are at it again, bringing quality tube tones to the huddled masses - and the new Amelia looks promising...
Empress Effects party on with “10th Anniversary” Tremolo edition
12 Dec 2016 · Á rewnowned builder of Tremelo guitar effects, Empress boutique is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by releasing a very limited run of its first pedal design.
Shotgun Blues: When slide guitar and target practice collide!
10 Dec 2016 · 12-gauge Blues! Yes, it's a guitar and a shotgun, hailing from Indiana USA.
Christmas Gift Ideas For Guitarists!
07 Dec 2016 · Christmas is almost upon us, and many of us are still looking for some last minute ideas for gifts. Here are some ideas for guitar-related stocking-fillers!
Gretsch Limited Editions – Penguin, Falcon and Pro Jet have just landed!
06 Dec 2016 · Retro guitars are go! Gretsch announces Limited Editions of the Penguin, Falcon and Pro Jet guitars - and all just in time for Christmas!
Supro 1310 Harmonic Tremolo: Swamp Thing?
06 Dec 2016 · The vintage tone supremos at Supro have come up with a new tremolo based on effects you normally find in old valve guitar amplifiers.
Epiphone Brendon Small Snow Falcon: Enter the white bird of Dethklok!
03 Dec 2016 · This Epiphone version of Gibson's Snow Falcon Flying V guitar looks like it could blind you with its Arctic whiteness! This one's a must for all you Metalocalypse fans out there.
Ernie Ball splash some colour with Music Man 2017 guitar and bass line-up
01 Dec 2016 · Ernie Ball's freshly announced Spring 2017 collection has 27 new great-looking basses and guitars for you to choose from.
Ear Trumpet Labs tackles upright bass with ‘Nadine’
30 Nov 2016 · micing an upright bass can be a challenge. ETL's new 'Nadine' mic however, offers a new solution.
Will the MESA/Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 guitar amp become the new Recto?
30 Nov 2016 · The renowned US amp maker launches a flexible new three-channel, modern-sounding amp range in various formats. Could this be the new Recto?
ZenZero 2KP Pre-amp and booster pedal: More than a one trick pony?
30 Nov 2016 · A unique boutique boost and preamp pedal hand made in Japan by an Italian!
Emma ON-1 Okto-Nøjs: A drive pedal ten years in the making!
29 Nov 2016 · Dirty, fuzzy, synth tones in one truly analogue effect pedal. It's been a long wait and it sounds like it was worth it.