Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura supercharges the Maxon SD-9 By Matt Owen 18 December 2020 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 27 November 2020 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 16 June 2020 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 04 June 2020 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 28 May 2020 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 26 May 2020 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 19 May 2020 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 13 May 2020 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 01 May 2020 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 01 May 2020 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 01 May 2020 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 30 April 2020 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 30 April 2020 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 29 April 2020 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 29 April 2020 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 29 April 2020 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 27 April 2020 “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 27 April 2020 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 27 April 2020 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 23 April 2020 Six- and seven-strings, quilted and flamed veneers, Duncan Solar pickups, EverTune bridges and much more
