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“Far more versatile than its tube counterpart”: Fender Tone Master ’59 Bassman review
By Martin Smith published
Fender attempts the incredible feat of replicating the historic Bassman with a digital heart in its latest addition to the Tone Master series

Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update
By Matt Owen published
Fender has bolstered its flagship amp modeling multi-effects pedal with its first dedicated bass amps, a host of new functional updates and more

Boss gives players another reason to give its touchscreen GX-100 amp modeler a try with firmware update
By Phil Weller published
New amps, quality-of-life improvements and some iconic Boss effects help keep the floorboard on top form in the competitive modeler/multi-FX market

Fender’s flagship Bassman pedal series will let you build the basics of any bass ‘board
By Matt Owen published
Designed specifically for bass players, Fender's latest pedal family comprises keenly priced drive, fuzz, compressor, delay and reverb pedals – and there's room to grow

Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model
By Matt Owen published
The 4x10 Tone Master '59 Bassman revives one of Fender's most iconic guitar amps via digital modeling circuitry

Gilby Clarke is selling his Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit and Heart gear on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
Clarke is clearing out his inventory, with everything from a guitar that featured in Slash’s Snakepit videos to amps and pedals all up for grabs

“Designed for guitarists seeking the best tones ever produced by analog gear”: DSM Humboldt unveils the Simplifier X – “the most advanced analog amp simulator ever made”
By Phil Weller published
Featuring two independently tweakable amps in a box, the zero-watt all-analog pedal promises the sound and feel of a stereo live rig with a humble footprint

“The amount of functionality Boss has packed into a Compact series pedal is just staggering”: Boss IR-2 Amp & Cabinet review
By Trevor Curwen published
What if you could have your full rig in the size of a Boss Compact Series pedal… and it sounds amazing?

“No-one was looking at the Strat when Yngwie picked one up in ’86 – everybody had left it behind after Hendrix. It just continues to reinvent itself and get rediscovered”: Justin Norvell has to guard Fender’s glittering past, while securing its future
By Matt Parker published
Fender remains the world’s number one guitar firm, but as the firm’s EVP of Product tells us, it’s thinking about musicians first – not gear – that keeps it top of the pile

“The sounds of classic tube amps and mic’d speaker cabinets in a standard stompbox”: Boss takes the fight to Universal Audio and Strymon with its smallest amp and IR pedal to date, the IR-2
By Matt Owen published
11 factory amp and cab pairings – including Fender, Soldano, Marshall and Mesa/Boogie-inspired amp models – and third-party IR compatibility head up the new unit
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