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NAMM 2024: “The amp that’s been missing from the Victory catalog”: Victory Amps keeps it compact with The Deputy – a new boutique amp head built in collaboration with Pete Honoré
The all-valve, 25-watt amp expands on the Victory Sheriff’s Vintage channel to create “a testament to simplicity, delivering a pure and powerful classic rock”
NAMM 2024: Can a Yamaha Pacifica ever be worth $2,000? We played the new Pacifica Professional to find out
Forget the name: there’s a lot more to Yamaha’s new flagship than you might think, including some genuine industry firsts
NAMM 2024: “It’s not just a reissue of that very special instrument. This was an opportunity to showcase 40 years of evolution”: Alex Lifeson partners with Godin for the LERXST Limelight – a new take on his legendary Hentor Sportcaster
The Rush icon has teamed-up with another forward-thinking Canadian export for his new S-style signature guitar
NAMM 2024: “It has been my hope for a while to make an affordable pedal for beginning musicians”: Jack White’s hotly anticipated collaboration with budget brand Donner has been revealed – and it's a $99 3-in-1 multi-effects pedal
Standard-run and Reverb-exclusive versions of the Triple Threat have been released, and both offer Echo, Phaser and Distortion effects. Could this pave the way for more affordable pedals from Jack White in the future?
NAMM 2024: “An in-the-box ecosystem poised to become the beating heart of your rig”: Five years in the making, Two Notes' monstrous Genome software is finally here – and promises to be the ultimate virtual backline
Bolstered by AI software and compatible with other amp modelling captures, the French firm has left no stone unturned with its latest digital release
NAMM 2024: “The chance to succeed at building a classic sounding fuzz pedal”: Jack White’s Third Man Hardware just hopped on the DIY pedal train with the Fuzz-a-Tron – and it’s even cheaper than the JHS Notaklön
White makes a strong play for conquering the DIY pedal market with the new $75 kit, bringing serious competition to the likes of Catalinbread and JHS Pedals
NAMM 2024: “Retro lines and hybrid designs”: Vintage’s new Revo Series takes a leaf out of Squier’s Paranormal playbook with these wild affordable offsets
A generous collection of Fender-flavored builds have been debuted by the budget gear champion, offering a quirky take on a range of classic silhouettes
NAMM 2024: “Become the architect of tones and textures that respond to your performance in real-time”: Gamechanger Audio’s new player-responsive MOD Series pedals can literally be wired like a modular synth
The new range, which includes a delay, reverb and chorus, matches “classic pedal design with modern synthesis” for pedals where your performance becomes part of the effect
Seymour Duncan’s new PowerStage 100 Stereo offers incredible sound and flexibility – and for the first time, a stereo option – in a pedal-sized format
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Updated model boasts high headroom, Class-D amplification with an extended EQ section, balanced line outs and more, all in a super-compact package
NAMM 2024: “A sonic odyssey for drop tunings”: Reverend unveils its latest Billy Corgan signature guitar – and it’s precision-engineered for aggressive drop-tuned riffage
The Drop Z pairs Corgan's Railhammer pickups with an extended scale length to eradicate the flop when tuning Zero low
