Steve Vai teams with Synergy for hugely versatile signature preamp module By Richard Bienstock “Why play one great amp, when with Synergy, I can play them all,” says Vai
G&L Guitars unveils retro-cool 40th anniversary CLF Research L-2500 bass By Richard Bienstock New model boasts old-school headstock and neck profile, chrome control plate, Tri-Tone electronics system
Danelectro reissues the classic Deluxe as the 59 Divine By Richard Bienstock Art Deco-inspired guitar pays homage to revered model, with upgraded pickups and finishes
Mojo Hand FX's Dream Mender promises iconic DMM delay tones from a compact pedal By Richard Bienstock New echo/delay/vibrato unit adds in even clearer repeats and additional delay time
Everything you wanted to know about the B-Bender, a guitarist's ultimate secret weapon By Damian Fanelli The complete guide to the guitar innovation that uses your strap to change the pitch
Get classic Sadowsky bass tone in a pedal with the company’s new preamp stompboxes By Richard Bienstock SPB-1 and SPB-2 units can be used as an EQ boost or a DI box
D'Addario's Casein Picks aim to replicate tortoiseshell tone using dairy proteins By Richard Bienstock There’s also a right-handed bevel and a pointed tip for increased articulation
FU-Tone and Sully Guitars kick into high gear with the Conspiracy Series Elita range By Richard Bienstock “Full-on shred machines” sport hot pickups, FU-Tone tremolo upgrades
The Fibonacci Fibonacci is an archtop so nice they named it twice By Richard Bienstock London builder’s newest model is an impressively appointed fully hollow hand-carved jazz box
Orangewood Guitars introduces its first-ever acoustic bass, the ultra-affordable Oliver Jr. By Richard Bienstock Solid-top mini-bass boasts short scale, Fishman Sonitone preamp system
G&L keeps the 40th anniversary celebrations going with special-edition S-500 guitar and SB-1 bass By Richard Bienstock Anniversary models sport okoume bodies, MFD pickups and Clear Ruby Red finishes
Caroline Guitar Company causes havoc with tap tempo-equipped Megabyte Lo-Fi Delay Computer By Richard Bienstock New pedal offers 1,200 ms of delay time, “old-school lo-fi digital chips” and, yes, a Havoc function
Redbeard Effects’ Honey Badger Octave Fuzz will burrow into your tone with “gobs of glitchy, monophonic goodness” By Richard Bienstock New offering combines aggressive fuzz circuit with footswitchable sub-octave mode
Get good and glitchy with Hologram Electronics’ Microcosm granular effect pedal and looper By Richard Bienstock Slice, stretch, rearrange and manipulate sounds via 11 unique effects, a 60-second looper and tons of customization
Feast your eyes on Ernie Ball Music Man’s stunning February Ball Family Reserve Collection guitars By Richard Bienstock This month's lineup features the Majesty in Jester Red, StingRay5 Special bass in Ginger Burst and Valentine in Walnut Flame
Dean wants to help you attain “the next level of shredding glory” with its new Exile Select Series By Richard Bienstock Affordably priced models offer burled poplar and quilt maple tops, built-for-speed necks and EMG pickups
Whoa, Nele: Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt collaborates with Washburn on signature T-style with six-way pickup switching By Richard Bienstock Single-cut design sports swamp ash body and Duncan and Bill Lawrence pickups, available in Standard and Deluxe versions
Conjure tones ranging from “dirty blues to crushing metal” with the new Omega Ampworks Granophyre plugin By Richard Bienstock Neural DSP’s latest offering is outfitted with a virtual EarthQuaker Plumes boost pedal
D’Addario’s Pro Plus capo mimics the way a human finger frets a string By Richard Bienstock New design adjusts to any fretboard radius, is available in black and silver finishes
Pigtronix takes looping to infinity and beyond with the new Infinity 2 pedal By Richard Bienstock Stereo looping unit boasts two independent engines, multiple effect and decay options and more
