EarthQuaker Devices Westwood
EarthQuaker Devices Westwood
Could EarthQuaker’s humble-looking new overdrive be the understated crunch machine your pedalboard has been dreaming of? Richard Purvis gets ’wood…
There are too...
EXCLUSIVE: Audio-Technica CEO Robert Morgan-Males on the company’s European strategy
EXCLUSIVE: Audio-Technica CEO Robert Morgan-Males on the company’s European strategy
In a rare and exclusive interview, Morgan-Males also reflects on his career in pro audio...
LOUD sells Ampeg to Yamaha Guitar Group in ‘return to audio roots’
LOUD sells Ampeg to Yamaha Guitar Group in ‘return to audio roots’
LOUD, a company of the Transom Capital Group, has sold off the iconic...
Yamaha buys Ampeg – iconic amp brand changes hands
Yamaha buys Ampeg – iconic amp brand changes hands
Loud Audio, the private equity owned US group, is set to sell its iconic amplifier brand,...
Eastman SB59/v-GB
Eastman SB59/v-GB
The award-winning single-cut returns with new pickups and a fresh lick of old-style paint. Chris Vinnicombe fans the flames…
We first encountered Eastman’s Antique...
Roland’s latest eLaunch sees new V-Drum series and more
Roland’s latest eLaunch sees new V-Drum series and more
Roland’s live online product launch on Tuesday 8th May saw a raft of new products added...
The Frankfurt-Am-Main event: PSNEurope’s Prolight+Sound review
The Frankfurt-Am-Main event: PSNEurope’s Prolight+Sound review
Phil Ward’s feet appreciate the single Hall for pro audio at Prolight+Sound – but questions remain about the show’s...
Pearl teams up with Korg for e/Merge electronic kits
Pearl teams up with Korg for e/Merge electronic kits
Pearl has thrown down the gauntlet to the electric drum market with the launch of the...
Win a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV combo!
Win a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV combo!
The Hot Rod Deluxe is an institution – for two decades, Fender’s workhorse has been a fixture...
The June 2018 issue of The Guitar Magazine is on sale now!
The June 2018 issue of The Guitar Magazine is on sale now!
Inside we celebrate 135 years of Gretsch, check out a pair of the...
Fender aims to boost ukulele sales with new lessons
Fender aims to boost ukulele sales with new lessons
Fender is aiming to give interest in the ukulele a boost with the latest expansion to...
Rosetti adds ‘best in show’ string cleaner
Rosetti adds ‘best in show’ string cleaner
Rosetti has taken on UK and ROI distribution for the “NAMM Best in Show” winning The String Cleaner.
Claimed...
EarthQuaker Devices release new Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device
EarthQuaker Devices release new Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device
Built upon the same proprietary DSP architecture as the smash-hit Avalanche Run, Pyramids is a Stereo Flanging...
Fender strengthens team with key appointments
Fender strengthens team with key appointments
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has announced the appointment of four new key executive positions designed to lead electric guitar...
Darkglass adds Vintage Ultra V2 and Deluxe V3
Darkglass adds Vintage Ultra V2 and Deluxe V3
Darkglass has upgraded its Vintage Ultra bass FX pedal to V2, adding a dedicated headphone output and...
Casio partners with Cory Henry to launch CT-X keyboards
Casio partners with Cory Henry to launch CT-X keyboards
Casio has recruited jazz, funk artist and Grammy Award winner, Cory Henry, to launch its new...
PRS Silver Sky – Defying Gravity
PRS Silver Sky – Defying Gravity
After two years of exhaustive R&D, March 2018 saw one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets become the most talked-about...
Orange revives OMEC brand for Teleport interface
Orange revives OMEC brand for Teleport interface
Orange Amplification is reviving its dormant OMEC brand, last seen in the 1970s, to launch the OMEC Teleport,...
Collection: Dennis Marshall – Marshall Lore
Collection: Dennis Marshall – Marshall Lore
Over the years, Dennis Marshall has amassed a wealth of sonic knowledge with a few tasty guitars along the...
DIY Workshop: Goldtop Conversion Part 5
DIY Workshop: Goldtop Conversion Part 5
This month we’ll be getting our Goldtop conversion fully playable, but first a lot of routing, gluing, filing, drilling...
Vintage Bench Test: 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Vintage Bench Test: 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom
In 1953, Les Paul asked for a guitar that “looked like a tuxedo”, but by the late...
Genzler’s back with Europe-wide distribution
Genzler’s back with Europe-wide distribution
Jeff Genzler, whose respected Genz-Benz was one of the casualties of the Fender/Kaman takeover is back with a new brand,...
Framus goes for Chinese takeaway
Framus goes for Chinese takeaway
Framus, the Warwick offshoot better known for its German made guitars, has bowed to the inevitable and is now offering...
Funktion-One serves up audio solution for Istanbul dining destination
Funktion-One serves up audio solution for Istanbul dining destination
The brassiere shifts into DJ-led bar/club mode towards the end of the night, powered by a...
All About… Ray Butts
All About… Ray Butts
If Ray Butts was still around, he’d be the embodiment of boutique. Huw Price profiles a man ahead of his time…
Ray...
