Diezel’s VHX head is an all-tube powerhouse with added digital effects and IR flexibility By Richard Bienstock 100W amp boasts four programmable channels, Bluetooth, USB and much more
Can't choose between the Fender Acoustasonic Strat and Tele? Let Tyler Bryant and Daniel Donato decide for you with this epic guitar battle By Richard Bienstock Witness an acoustic-electric showdown for the ages
The Guardian is "a gig bag with the soul of a hardshell case" By Richard Bienstock Ultra-dense foam interior keeps guitars and basses safe and secure
This bonkers Fender Jazzmaster mod crams a delay pedal underneath the tailpiece for on-the-fly insanity By Richard Bienstock The guitar hack also includes a 10-way pickup selector switch, and Varitone and bass rolloff circuits
Kemper launches its “ultimate cabinet solution” for Profiler players with the new Kabinet and Kone By Richard Bienstock New cab options allow you to digitally imprint speaker characteristics onto a single cab
Watch Zakk Wylde play a surprisingly faithful rendition of David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb solo By Richard Bienstock This is likely the smallest number of notes you'll hear the Black Label Society leader play in one sitting
Fender launches Made In Japan Heritage Series, offering historically accurate looks and specs at an attractive price point By Richard Bienstock New line boasts 11 different designs, including Strats, Teles and Jazzmasters in various iterations
Woodpecker introduces the Travel Koa mini guitar - because you will leave your home again one day By Richard Bienstock New 31-inch model boasts all-solid koa body, African blackwood neck and fretboard
Stone Deaf brings unwanted noise to death’s door with the new Noise Reaper gate pedal By Richard Bienstock One knob is all you need to stop noise dead in its tracks
Strymon discontinues the OB.1 Optical Compressor and Clean Boost By Richard Bienstock Pour one out for the revered effects company’s first-ever pedal
Get 5 issues of Guitarist for just £5 By Guitarist editors Discounted digital editions available for a limited time only
Fuchs Audio’s Marshall-style Mantis 89 promises "everything from Plexi-like gain to metal shredding" By Richard Bienstock Two-channel, all-tube head offers British-voiced 800 and 900 sounds on tap
What do you get when you combine Godin’s Radiator and Stadium models? Meet the all-new Radium By Richard Bienstock Affordably priced solidbody electric guitar boasts short-scale neck, HSH pickup design
Is the carbon-fiber Lava U the most technologically advanced ukulele ever? By Richard Bienstock New uke sports mini preamp system, FreeBoost technology for playing onboard effects without plugging into an amp
Watch Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Emmanuel (on electric guitar) and Josh Smith shred the blues on a boat By Richard Bienstock The trio teamed up for a searing performance of Breaking Up Someone’s Home on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea cruise
Line 6 recalls Relay G10 wireless system for potential “fire and injury hazards” By Richard Bienstock The company is offering free repairs, as well as a full refund on a faulty charging cable
Gibson sued by Heritage Guitars over alleged trademark threats By Michael Astley-Brown Guitar giant says it will not accept BandLab-affiliated company’s attempts to “re-write Gibson’s history or blatantly breach a good faith contract”
Technical ecstasy: Synergy unveils Bogner Ecstasy and Ubershall preamp modules By Richard Bienstock New offerings boast Red and Blue channels, 12AX7 tubes and variety of switching options
What size truss rod wrench do you need for that guitar setup? Music Nomad has the answer By Richard Bienstock A new website, TrussRodWrench.com, pairs you with the right wrench in seconds
70 years later, the Fender Broadcaster is back By Richard Bienstock The company’s first-ever two-pickup solid-body electric guitar receives a modern-day makeover
