Recording King’s Tonewood Reserve acoustics promise 000-style looks and playability at a super-nice price By Richard Bienstock New models boast aged tops, rosewood or mahogany back and sides and classic aesthetic touches
NUX's Optima Air pedal promises to simulate any acoustic guitar tone By Richard Bienstock New offering works with acoustic and electric guitars, and uses impulse responses to match tones
Fender unleashes the brutally minimalist Jim Root Jazzmaster V4 By Richard Bienstock Newest iteration of the Slipknot guitarist’s signature model sports single-knob control, EMG Daemonum humbuckers, Polar White finish
Fender debuts the Mustang GTX, its “most sophisticated connected modeling amps to date” By Richard Bienstock Digital amps integrate seamlessly with new Fender Tone 3.0 app, updated with 39 amp types and 73 effect models
Fender ventures into far-out realms with the Parallel Universe Jazz Strat By Richard Bienstock New limited-edition model combines Stratocaster body with Jazzmaster neck, vibrato and pickups
Dusky Electronics' Beryllium 15-inch guitar cab aims to deliver plenty of power in a portable package By Richard Bienstock New offering boasts pine construction, open-back design and single Eminence Wheelhouse speaker
Bog Street “challenges the conventional guitar pick” with the new Axe Series By Richard Bienstock Three-sided plectrums offer thin and thick edges in one design
Daredevil’s control-less Hype boost pedal is “big and nasty in the best possible way” By Richard Bienstock “Less knobs equals more tone,” the company says
Put some hair on your tone with Cream T’s new Billy Gibbons WhiskerBucker pickup set By Richard Bienstock New humbuckers promise an “exact electronic reproduction” of BFG’s Pearly Gates Les Paul
Cort buffs up the Artisan single-cut bass with a non-multi-scale length and hot new finish By Richard Bienstock A figured poplar burl top, panga panga fingerboard and Bartolini pickups round out the package
Flake news: Danelectro debuts the Metalflake-finished ‘59M NOS+ By Richard Bienstock 60th anniversary flagship also features lightweight Masonite construction, enhanced lipstick pickups
Never lose your Allen key again with the HexHider, a magnetic tool that attaches to your guitar’s headstock By Richard Bienstock The 3mm wrench is designed for Floyd Rose-equipped guitars
Ice ice baby: Danelectro’s new Ice Gray-finished ‘64XT is a stone-cold stunner By Richard Bienstock Retro-styled model sports offset, reversed double-cutaway chambered body, single coil and humbucking lipstick pickups
Catalinbread’s Blood Donor is a distortion pedal that aids the Red Cross By Richard Bienstock The new offering is a “revamped and fine-tuned version” of the company’s Katzenkonig, with increased saturation and gain
Buff up your tone from the particle level with Tsakalis AudioWorks' Molecular Boost multi-effect pedal By Richard Bienstock New offering combines booster, buffer, preamp and volume pedal, with external DIP switches for additional sound shaping
Solar Guitars unveils 5 head-turning distressed electrics By Richard Bienstock Limited-edition models boast EverTune bridges, Duncan Solar pickups and more
Synergy introduces high-gain Engl Powerball preamp module By Richard Bienstock Compact version of classic head is ideal for direct recording and lower-volume setups
Marshall gets smart with the Alexa-powered Uxbridge Voice speaker By Richard Bienstock Wireless streaming playback, smart voice recognition and more, wrapped up in classic Marshall looks
Positive Grid offers free BIAS FX Mobile download to help musicians “remain creative and positive right now” By Richard Bienstock Offer includes expansion packs, amps, effects and features, at no charge for 90 days
Dean’s new NashVegas T-style models offer “classic looks with original attitude” By Richard Bienstock Flat-top basswood bodies, Seymour Duncan humbuckers and choice of Floyd Rose tremolo system or hardtail bridge
