Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura supercharges the Maxon SD-9 By Matt Owen Could the company's new Super Sonic Distortion pedal "break your sound barrier"?
Buy a Line 6 Helix LT from Sweetwater and get a free backpack worth $169 By Jonathan Horsley Buying the guitar multi-effects processor du jour secures you a bonus backpack in this killer Black Friday deal
Fender unveils 5 ultra-high-end Master Built guitars to benefit live music crews By Richard Bienstock The company is also offering several signed artist models for sale on Reverb, including an Eric Clapton Strat and Brad Paisley Tele
Everything you need to know about seven- and eight-string guitars By Chris Gill Six strings just not cutting it anymore? The world of extended-range electrics can be dizzying, but we've simplified it all for you right here
Grez unveils the Smugglers Bridge Folsom, a guitar made from 1,000-year-old reclaimed redwood By Richard Bienstock Limited-run model also boasts Honduran mahogany neck, Macassar ebony fingerboard, custom bridge and pickup options
Ibanez reveals J Custom 2020 guitars with stunning all-over finishes inspired by the elements By Richard Bienstock Fire, water, earth and wind models boast exotic woods and eye-popping color gradations that run from body to fingerboard to headstock
PRS announces its first-ever parlor acoustics - and they’re affordable, too By Michael Astley-Brown SE Parlor line-up boasts all-mahogany construction and Fishman GT1 pickup option
Gibson releases nicely priced Modern Collection Les Paul Special Tribute By Richard Bienstock Nashville-built model offered with P-90s or humbuckers, in Worn White and other satin finishes
The Fern Phoenix is the world’s first all-wood modular guitar By Richard Bienstock Removable module is attached to the body by magnets and can be swapped out instantly
Mad Professor’s Sweet Honey Overdrive with Fat Bee mod boasts “bottom end tweaked to the limit” By Richard Bienstock Same sound and drive section as the original, now with much more bass
Warwick’s modular RockStands might just be the smartest guitar stand designs we've seen yet By Richard Bienstock Flexible, collapsible modular Multiple format can be customized and expanded to accommodate a range of instruments
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils the Sabre, its sharpest-looking electric yet By Richard Bienstock Newest model boasts bookmatched flame maple top in four eye-catching finishes
Fender’s most eye-popping release of 2020 has arrived - meet the Evangelion Asuka Telecaster By Michael Astley-Brown Fender Japan honors anime Neon Genesis Evangelion with futuristic solidbody
Taylor's Urban Ash-bodied Builder's Edition 324ce heralds the launch of its Urban Wood initiative By Richard Bienstock Never-before-used tonewood, comparable to “high-tier mahogany,” is sourced from end-of-life California city trees
Balaguer loses its head as it launches ultra-modern Vega and Anomaly designs By Richard Bienstock The fresh headless models' body shapes and headstocks are set in stone – all other specs are up to you
Cooper FX unveils Arcades, a multi-effects pedal that uses tiny cartridges to change sounds By Richard Bienstock Each swappable card boasts eight effects in a category, with seemingly infinite tweaking possibilities
FU-Tone aims to expand your acoustic's tonal range with its new exotic wood guitar picks By Richard Bienstock “You will never play acoustic guitar with a plastic pick again,” reckons company head Adam Reiver
The Arcade Machine might just be the ultimate pedal for fans of old-school videogame soundtracks By Richard Bienstock New analog synth stompbox resynthesizes guitar signals as square waves for pitch-shifting, glitchy goodness
Zoom launches its highly spec’d Helix and HeadRush rival - meet the touchscreen-equipped G11 By Michael Astley-Brown Amp modeler and multi-effects pedal boasts array of impulse responses, USB recording and one seriously competitive price
Solar Guitars returns with 7 sleek and striking new electrics By Richard Bienstock Six- and seven-strings, quilted and flamed veneers, Duncan Solar pickups, EverTune bridges and much more
