Gibson chooses Waddy Wachtel’s Les Paul
Hot newsThe Gibson Custom Shop chose the 1960 Les Paul Waddy Wachtel guitar for their new Collector’s Choice series.
Joe Satriani signs his first single coil pickup
Hot newsDiMarzio and Joe Satriani worked for two years on the first “Satch’s” Signature single coil pickup for guitar.
Guitar essentials for writing songs and playing with other musicians
LearningSome people may just want to learn the basic guitar chords to impress girls (or boys) on the beach or to modestly accompany themselves when singing. Whatever your reasons, here are some basic chords …
TC Electronic updates Trinity and Alter Ego
Hot newsTC Electronic introduces new versions of its Alter Ego Vintage Echo and Trinity effect pedals, the latter has been renamed to T2 for the occasion.
MOD launches its KickStarter campaign
Hot newsBrazilian MOD has just launched its crowdfunding campaign for their new MOD DUO multi-effect pedal.
Electro-Harmonix unveils Turnip Greens
Hot newsThe new Electro-Harmonix stompbox combines two of the brand’s effects, the Soul Food overdrive and the Holy Grail Reverb.
Mesa Boogie announces the Mark 5 Twenty-Five
Hot newsMesa Boogie develops its Mark guitar amp range with the new Mark 5 Twenty-Five all-valve head.
Fender ’68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb
Hot newsFender adds to its Vintage Modified Series a reissue of the 1968 Vibrolux all-valve combo amp with reverb.
Vox upgrades its AmPlug guitar/headphone amps
Hot newsThe mini amps for headphones and guitar/bass from Vox are now available in a new enhanced version.
Classic Gear Spotlight: The Vox AC30
LearningIn today’s digitally dominated world of music gear, one way to tell how highly a guitar amp is regarded is whether it’s been emulated in major amp-modeling software packages. One of the amps you'll f…
New Electro-Harmonix Nano Looper 360
Hot newsElectro-Harmonix adds to its Nano Series the Nano Looper 360 pedal.
A Vocaloid guitar pedal at Korg Japan
Hot newsThe Japanese division of Korg introduces a new effect pedal that will make your guitar sing.
PRS Brushstroke 24 limited edition
Hot newsPaul Reed Smith announces the release of a new Brushstroke 24, a 24-fret electric guitar available as a limited edition.
The PRS Archon in 50W versions
Hot newsArchon, the valve guitar amp that PRS launched earlier this year, is now available in a 50W version, in both head and combo editions.
A multi-effects pedal controlled by your iOS device
Written testFollowing in the footsteps of the AMPLIFi 150 and AMPLIFi 75 amplifiers, Line 6 has released the AMPLIFi FX100, a floor-based multi-effects pedal controlled by your iOS device. How does this concept …
