D'Angelico introduces new Brighton, Bedford SH and Excel 59, updates existing guitar ranges with flashy finishes By Matt Owen Updated guitars boast a number of attention-grabbing features, including custom Seymour Duncans and bold new finishes
New Year New Gear: Tascam introduces new audio interfaces, FU-Tone brings fully-loaded guitars and Blackstar unveils the ID:Core V3 amp line By Richard Bienstock Bring your playing to life in 2021 with this top-notch equipment
Gibson launches ultra-versatile triple-humbucker signature SG for The Roots’ “Captain” Kirk Douglas By Michael Astley-Brown Feature-packed model for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon guitarist gets a re-release for 2021
Epiphone puts a unique spin on the Nighthawk with its affordable new Nancy Wilson signature Fanatic guitar By Jackson Maxwell The Heart guitarist's second collab with Gibson Brands boasts a Nighthawk-shaped mahogany body and ProBucker humbuckers
Could D’Addario’s new XS designs be the best coated strings yet? By Richard Bienstock "Technological breakthrough" promises incredibly thin coating to protect wound and plain steel strings with no tone dampening
Mix and match the most iconic fuzz tones in rock with Jackson Audio’s Modular Fuzz Pedal with Octave By Richard Bienstock New offering features swappable fuzz modules, separately switchable octave circuit and more
Collings and Julian Lage team up for a signature electric guitar, the 470 JL By Richard Bienstock Fully hollow model boasts hybrid profile neck, Bigsby vibrato and Ron Ellis Ellisonics pickups
Dean shreds the price tag, but not the feature set, with affordable new Kerry King Signature V By Richard Bienstock Cut-price version of the company's limited-edition Kerry King model offers maple top and EMG pickups
Neural DSP unleashes Archetype: Gojira, the “heaviest plugin in the universe” By Richard Bienstock New software for Gojira guitarist Joe Duplantier offers high-gain crunch and, of course, wild pitch shifting and octave effects
Taylor updates its Grand Theater offering with new 800 and Koa series acoustics By Matt Owen The GT 811e and GT K21e sport unique C-Class bracing architecture, which promises a dynamic sonic range
Ibanez refreshes Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and JB Brubaker signature guitars for 2021 By Michael Astley-Brown Enticing new looks announced for JS, PIA and August Burns Red models
Supro soups up its existing product line and introduces all-new Delta King tube amp collection By Matt Owen Fresh tube amps, a new Chorus pedal and a raft of upgrades to existing products promise unmistakable Supro sounds
Watch Pete Thorn demo IK Multimedia’s feature-packed AmpliTube 5 By Richard Bienstock Fifth iteration of popular modeling software adds 129 new gear models, impressive new cab sim technology and much more
Blackstar gives its Studio 10 6L6 a Surf Green makeover By Michael Astley-Brown The 10W Class A combo gets a desirable new look
Opeth’s Martín Méndez signs with Sandberg for new signature bass By Michael Astley-Brown The prog-metal bassist serves up a a fresh take on the California TT format
Vox promises accurate amp simulations from its new VGH guitar/bass amplifier headphones By Matt Owen The plug-in-and-play headphones aim to faithfully reproduce the sound of your instrument using onboard effects and amp sounds
Nancy Wilson bought Eddie Van Halen an acoustic guitar after he told her he didn’t own one By Richard Bienstock The Heart guitarist has also penned an instrumental tribute to the Van Halen legend
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer arrested, facing six charges related to Capitol Building riots By Richard Bienstock The guitarist, who was photographed carrying bear mace, turned himself in to authorities on January 17
Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford declined offers to join Guns N’ Roses twice By Richard Bienstock Ford says he was first approached by Slash in 1991 to replace Izzy Stradlin
Vox reinvigorates its Bobcat guitar series with all-new finishes and Bigsby vibratos By Matt Owen The new semi-hollow stunners are available in either single-coil or soapbar-style pickup configurations
