January 18, 2025

Gear Reviews & News

Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison Announce Star-Studded Lineup For Mental Health Benefit, “Above Ground”

This year Navarro and Morrison will shine the spotlight on the groundbreaking self-titled debuts by the New York Dolls (1973) and The Cars (1978) and other songs.

Budget Rock Review: Fesley LP350 Delivers Solid Tone, Quality Construction, and Superior Playability, and Not Just For a Low-Priced Guitar

Fesley continues to impress with their commitment to quality and affordability. The FLP350 is a testament to their dedication, offering a guitar that rivals many instruments sold at twice the price.

Mesa Boogie Reissues Classic Mark IIC+ Amp

The new Mark IIC+ is built to the same specifications as the original, but with modern components and construction techniques.

Gibson Reissues Jimmy Page’s Iconic EDS-1275 Doubleneck

The guitar features a double-cutaway mahogany body, two high-output humbucking pickups, and a 12-string neck.

IDLES’ Lee Kiernan Teams Up with EarthQuaker Devices to Unleash the Gary Fuzz Pedal

A dynamic and versatile pedal that offers both a ferocious fuzz and a smooth overdrive.

Keeley Electronics Releases Streamlined Version of Andy Timmons’ Iconic “Halo” Delay

The Halo Core features three distinct delay modes: Andy’s signature “Halo” sound, a quarter-note delay, and a dotted-eighth note delay. Each mode can be further customized using the pedal’s intuitive controls, including a dedicated tap tempo footswitch.

Review: Shredders Rejoice in the Massive Sound and Functionality of The Positive Grid Spark MINI Vai

It would be hyperbolic to say Positive Grid will render conventional stompboxes obsolete, but for non-professionals who want to explore a wide variety of tones, emulate the sounds of their favorite songs or guitarists, and/or play along to algorithms of beats and basslines that assess a player’s tempo and chord patterns and provide a sonic backdrop for jamming, the MINI Vai is all you need

George Harrison’s Early Beatles-Era Futurama Guitar Sold for $1.27 Million, Setting World Record

“George Harrison’s iconic Futurama guitar, one of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history.”

HeadRush Expands Lineup with Powerful New Gear and Software for Guitarists and Bassists

The Flex Prime features over 600 effects, amps, and emulations, including realistic guitar and bass amps, IRs, microphone models, and a variety of stompbox effects.

See Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s Career-Spanning Special Below

Baxter and his band -- Mark Damian (Drums), Hank Horton (Bass), James Raymond (Keyboards) -- perform hits including “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “My Old School,” and music from Baxter's first solo album, Speed of Heat.

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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.