January 18, 2025

Guitars & Gear

Watch Ariel Posen Play Ambient Instrumental of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Using New Keeley Zoma

The innovative pedal, which retails for $229, combines reverb and tremolo effects into a single, unit, offering a highly impressive level of sonic versatility and control.

BUDGET ROCK Review!: Lekato Expand Catalog with Two Quality Pedals, B-Breaker & R Comp

For more than five years now, numerous companies based in China have been creating solid clones of classic guitar pedals, including the Proco Rat, the Klon Centaur, the Ibanez Tube Screamer, The Keeley Blues Driver, and the BOSS DD2 Digital Delay. Now, Lekato has dipped a bit deeper into the weeds and crafted two attractive mini pedals for players with more specialized interests: the B-Breaker and the R Comp.

Line 6 Commemorates the DL4 Delay Modeler With 25th Anniversary Edition

The new DL4 MkII boasts all the same features as the original (‘case if it ain’t broke…), as well as an XLR microphone input (more on that later) and more.

Jimmy Page and Gibson Release Limited Editions of 1964 SJ-200

Both models feature a Super Jumbo body constructed with highly flamed AAA maple for the back and sides, and AAA Sitka spruce for the top.

JHS Clears Pedal Runway For Flight Delay

In a world full of complex effects pedals, we worked hard to bring you the opposite - a beautifully simple stompbox that combines the most essential delay types with the features that matter.

Two of Dick Dale’s Final Performances Featured on Collaboration Album ‘Dark Brown American Instrument’ (View Full Documentary Below)

In addition to Dale's "Rhythm Surfer," the album features tracks with Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, Queens of the Stone Age drummer Jon Theodore, Alfredo Ortiz (Beastie Boys, Gogol Bordello) and more.

Keeley Presents Trailblazing OCTA PSI Transfigurating Fuzz Pedal

Features include: Polyphonic octave and pitch shifter with three modes, analog fuzz circuit with three-way tone switch, flexible output configuration, all Wet or Wet/Dry blend, momentary or latching octave/pitch options, adjustable ramp speed for pitch bending.

Jackson Launches Pro Series Signature Guitar with Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe

"I am the first female in the history of Jackson with a signature guitar and the first African American female signature artist in heavy music. I feel so honored to have now joined such an elite group of players."

BOSS GX-100: In a Crowded Multi-Effects Market, Boss Proves Why They’re Still Masters of Guitar Tone

Offering exceptional audio quality, a vast array of effects, and intuitive control, the GX-100 is a sound-boosting tool.

David Gilmour Plays Blazing Solos on Body Count’s Revamped ‘Comfortably Numb,’ Continues to Promote New Album ‘Luck and Strange’

"It astonishes me that a tune I wrote almost 50 years ago is back with this great new approach. They've made it relevant again."

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BOSS VG-800 Opens Creative Floodgates for Adventurous Guitarists

Instantly change instrument types and tunings, bend individual string pitches for unique effects, or morph between instruments with separate processing chains.

Review: Donner Versa Yellow Fall 2 Reverb and Delay Pedal Combines Great Tone With a Simple Design

For those seeking a solid, reliable, user-friendly delay/reverb that sounds great and is reasonably priced, this pedal ticks all the boxes.

Neil Young Promises “big change” with First Single by neil young and the chrome hearts

"In your face, loud, irreverent rock n' roll paint splatter on the canvas in the vein of a Jackson Pollack painting.”

Catlinbread Introduces the Classic Tones of the Trident-A-Range with the Airstrip

This console preamp based on the Trident A-Range desk gives you everything from rich cleans to amp-melting fuzz.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Most Inspiring Delay – Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay

The carefully crafted controls on the SDE-3 give players the ultimate control over their delay sounds. Or they can throw caution to the wind and inadvertently unlock a maze of out-of-the-box tones.

Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder Dickey Betts to Be Honored in Star-Studded Concert

Warren Hanes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell, Devol Allman, Duane Betts, Charlie Starr, Jimmy Hall, Lamar Williams Jr., and others will gather to celebrate the life and music of the co-founder of the Allman Brothers and inspirational music figure.

Win a Sweetwater Duesenberg Guitar Package Here!

One lucky winner will receive a package that includes a Duesenberg Fantom A electric guitar, a Neural DSP Quad Cortex processor, an Orange 120-watt cabinet, and more.