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Joe Bonamassa with his new signature Martin acoustics, surrounded by GW's gear picks for week-ending 14 August 2026
“Ever since seeing Kiki Wong play it at Lollapalooza we want one bad”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week

By Matt Owen Published

Big new drops from Martin, MXR, Fender and more

Guitar Gear
Valeton GP-5
"It may not be perfect, but it is a bargain": Valeton GP-5 review

By Pete Emery Published

Valeton takes the miniature to the extreme with a fully capable amp modeler and multi-effects – with NAM compatibility to boot

Effects & Pedals
A Attic Audio Putty Saturation Preamp pedal on a wooden floor
"There isn’t a bad sound here": Attic Audio Putty Saturation Preamp review

By Matt McCracken Published

Delivering always-on tone-boosting and heavy, saturated fuzz, this overdrive pedal proves there's still plenty of room for innovation

Effects & Pedals
Warm Audio x Dirty Boy Fuzz
“Fuzz pedals live or die on personality, and the Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz has enough of it to justify a spot in an already crowded market”: Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz review

By Charlie Wilkins Published

Warm Audio teams up with boutique builder Dirty Boy to shrink the coveted Afro Fuzz circuit into a compact, wallet-friendly stompbox

Guitar Pedals
MXR Flanger/Doubler
MXR revives Dimebag Darrell’s favorite rack unit in pedal form – and Zakk Wylde’s already used it live with Pantera

By Matt Owen Published

Dimebag used the original Flanger/Doubler rack unit as an always-on tone thickener

Effects & Pedals
JHS Pedals x Coppersound Short Circuit
The pedal that JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott was working on before his horror bike accident has been launched

By Matt Owen Published

The $119 Short Circuit pedal has been designed in collaboration with Coppersound – and it’s a lot more advanced than the Notaklön or Notadümblë

Guitar Pedals
HeadRush/Line 6/Epiphone/1981 Inventions
My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – from free Line 6 plugins to a game-changing modeler update

By Matt Owen Published

Big new drops from HeadRush, Epiphone, Line 6 and more

Guitar Gear
A JHS 3 Series Reverb pedal on a rug with guitar and power cables plugged in
"It can go from barely there room sound to a drawn-out blooming reverberance": JHS 3 Series Reverb review

By Matt McCracken Published

This budget reverb pedal delivers impressive tones, a handy pre-delay switch, and an ultra-rugged build quality, all for just $99

Effects & Pedals
HeadRush x TONE3000
The fastest rising digital amp tech has been added to another mainstream modeler – could this be a tipping point?

By Matt Owen Published

It’s not the first time TONE3000 and NAM integration has been added to a modeler – but this time it’s different

Amp Modeler Pedals
D'Addario XPND 1 Core pedalboard review
“A clever expanding pedalboard that solves a real gigging problem, but it isn’t without practical compromise”: D'Addario XPND 1 pedalboard review

By Ross Holder Published

D’Addario’s XPND range brings telescopic pedalboard expansion with a rugged design built for real-world use – but is it genuinely practical, or just clever engineering?

Effects & Pedals
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