Collings debuts meticulously crafted I-35 LC Vintage By Matt Owen The semi-hollow stunner spent several years in development and boasts a vintage vibe courtesy of Collings' "soft-aging" process
NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far By Guitar World The physical show isn’t happening – but the gear launches most definitely are
Billy Corgan used a $25 Klon Centaur clone for his tones on the new Smashing Pumpkins album By Michael Astley-Brown The alt-rock icon shares his thoughts on boutique pedals, clones and plugins in new interview
NUX ups its multi-FX game with the MG-30 Versatile Modeler By Richard Bienstock New sub-$300 processor is highlighted by 30 amp models, a host of cabs, mics, effects and IRs
Jim Root has owned a Gibson Custom Shop guitar for 10 years but never opened the box By Sam Roche “Could be the best guitar I ever played. Could sound the best. Could have that 'thing'. Could not,” the Slipknot guitarist muses
Red Panda offers serious bitcrushing power with the Bitmap 2 By Richard Bienstock Versatile pedal drops guitar signal fidelity for digital distorted goodness
Walrus Audio unveils its third Mako Series pedal, the ACS1 Amp + Cab Simulator By Michael Astley-Brown Impulse response-equipped stompbox emulates vintage Fender, Marshall and Vox amp tones
John Petrucci-led prog supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment share new song, The Passage of Time By Richard Bienstock Liquid Tension Experiment 3, the band's first studio album in more than two decades, is out in March
Joe Satriani immortalized as TRON-style action figure By Sam Roche The shred legend's Crystal Planet figurine features 12 points of articulation and a range of accessories
Behringer unveils a trio of new practice amps with Virtual Tube Circuit technology By Matt Owen Arriving in 10, 20 and 40-watt iterations, the HA compact combos boast custom Bugera speakers and tube-like touch and feel
Eastman announces its latest thinline semi-hollow electric, the Romeo LA By Sam Roche Seymour Duncan Gold Foil P-90s, Göldo hardware and a nitrocellulose Celestine Blue finish highlight the dashing new model
New Year New Gear: PRS' new Core models, Darkglass' ADAM distortion/compression and Fishman's PowerTap acoustic pickup system By Richard Bienstock Bring your playing to life in 2021 with this top-notch equipment
Gibson unveils the Gibson App, the “only guitar app you’ll need” By Richard Bienstock The Gibson App offers song instruction with real-time feedback, video tutorials, a digital guitar tuner and much more
Tech 21 reboots the original SansAmp as the SansAmp Classic By Richard Bienstock All-analog DI boasts same control set and identical circuitry to the 1989 model
EMG introduces all-new Les Claypool 'Pachyderm Gold' bass pickups By Matt Owen New finishes for Robert Trujillo's Rip Tide set also unveiled
UK tribute act Pearl Jamm changes name after receiving cease-and-desist letter from the real Pearl Jam By Richard Bienstock “We have always been clear that we will 'Yield' to Pearl Jam’s demands,” says the newly renamed Legal Jam
Celestion debuts the smokin’ new G12M-50 Hempback speaker By Richard Bienstock Hemp-cone design offers power low end and “smooth, singing highs”
Zoom heralds “the future of guitar pedals” with touchscreen-equipped G6 amp modeler and multi-FX By Michael Astley-Brown Fully featured $399 multi-effects pedal boasts impulse responses, original amp models and “infinite looper”
AmazonBasics Drive pedal listed for $1,000,000 on Reverb By Matt Owen The listing has one catch: only Jeff Bezos is allowed to buy it
Aclam recreates Pete Townshend’s “clear fuzz dirge” tone with the Windmiller Preamp By Richard Bienstock Achieve maximum R&B with new pedal based on the Who guitarist’s vintage Grampian 636 unit
