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Ernie Ball Music Man just dropped the Retro ‘70s StingRay bass range – and Brazilian thump master Fernando Rosa has demoed them in impeccable style
By Nick Wells published
Ernie Ball's new throwback StingRay combines ‘70s-inspired features with modern playability

“Unlike anything before it”: Ibanez debuts the Twin Peaks – a two-mode wah pedal styled after John Frusciante’s favorite WH-10 unit
By Matt Owen published
The TWP10 takes cues from Froosh's favored wah pedal, but uses dual-inductor circuitry for an “entirely new” sound

“Harness the power of vintage rock tones”: Harley Benton’s new range of tube heads carries all the class of golden era guitar amps – but prices start from just $138
By Matt Owen published
Three heads of varying wattage and a dedicated Celestion speaker-loaded cab head up the affordable gear champion's latest drop

“An excellent gift for anyone with more pedals than necklaces. Because spoiler: they're ALL necklaces now”: This patch cable chain turns any pedal into neckwear
By Matt Parker published
The Signal Chain ingeniously converts any pedal into a highly fashionable necklace

DOD’s renaissance enters a new phase with the Chthonic Fuzz – the first new pedal from the rejuvenated brand
By Matt Owen published
Designed for single-coil, P-90, DeArmond and gold-foil pickups, the Chthonic is the first new release from the DigiTech/DOD family since it was purchased by Cor-Tek in 2022

“My guitar playing was a one-of-a-kind thing I developed as a kid in Winnipeg. You can’t replace that”: Randy Bachman is suing the band performing under The Guess Who name for $20 million
By Matt Parker published
Bachman and Guess Who co-writer Burton Cummings say the current group – featuring drummer Garry Peterson – has tainted their legacy

“A meticulous recreation of Kirk’s prized original”: Epiphone has launched a Kirk Hammett signature 1979 Flying V – and it’s a lot more affordable than the Gibson Custom Shop version
By Matt Owen published
Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, the Metallica man’s accessible Epi pays homage to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

Supro seeks to “redefine the pinnacle of Supro tube amp tone” with the Custom Amplifier series, hand-built in the USA
By Jonathan Horsley published
Two “ultra premium” tube amp combos will be available, promising gourmet tone wrapped in delectable aesthetics

“You don't run into amps with that kind of clean channel that also have this incredible gain sound”: Revv debuts the D40 Dynamis, a vintage-voiced tube head with onboard Two Notes Torpedo tech
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sweetening traditional tube amp tones with 21st-century technology, the D40 Dynamis arrives with a formidable array of features – and has the Shawn Tubbs seal of approval

“The pedal your ’board has been waiting for”? Zoom unveils the next generation of its cult classic MultiStomp pedal, cramming 100 effects into a $129 compact stompbox
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The MS-50G+ multi-FX can be any effect you want it to be, including an amp modeler with impulse responses – and it offers serious competition to the Line 6 HX One
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