January 18, 2025

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.

Latest News

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.

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.”

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.”

JOHN MAYALL TO RELEASE ‘SECOND GENERATION BOXSET: LIVE MAGIC 1968-1993’ 

The extensive 30-disc collection is slated for release on March 7. It will feature previously unreleased live recordings spanning Mayall's career.

Talking Heads Re-Release of Debut Album Includes Previously Unreleased Live Version of “Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town”

The set will also include alternate versions of "Psycho Killer" and "Pulled Up," as well as an acoustic version of "Psycho Killer" featuring Arthur Russell.

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.

Artist Spotlight

Longtime Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Showcases Classical Compositions on ‘Live Magic at Trading Boundaries’

"I’m thrilled to be releasing such a special album of live virtuoso performances over the years at such a magical venue."

Budget Rock Review: We Put 10 of the Most Popular Strich Pedals to the Test

If you’re in the market for a delay, flangers, reverb, pitch shifter, or looper, Strich has products worth perusing, but the company’s specialty is dirt, and there’s no shortage of it.

David Gilmour Releases “The Piper’s Call Live Around the World”

"The Piper's Call Live Around The World" is a digital-only release recorded at The Brighton Centre, Circus Maximus in Rome, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and Madison Square Garden in New York. and edited together by Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasbey to form one seamless track.

Steve Brown on the Rise and Fall of Trixter, Multi-Tasking in the Music Business, and Bringing a new Face to Ace

“I call my mentality the octopus. When you have your tentacles out in many different directions, you have a lot more options to draw from."

Longtime Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Showcases Classical Compositions on ‘Live Magic at Trading Boundaries’

"I’m thrilled to be releasing such a special album of live virtuoso performances over the years at such a magical venue."

Gear Reviews & News

FINAL NOTES

Gibson Honors Jeff Beck with Limited-Edition "Yardburst" Les Paul Gibson...

Return to Dust to Conjure the Spirit of Grunge on Upcoming Chevelle Tour

Their single “Belly Up" generated two million views on TikTok in a single weekend.

Ghost Cheekily Reinvent the Concert Doc with “Rite Here Rite Now”

"It’s a rock opera disguised as a mockumentary, charading as an occult film.

REVIEW: Boss Katana-50 Gen 3 – New Possibilities From a Classic Amp

"Takes all the features that were great about the MKII and makes them even better."

REVIEW: Bogren Trivium Ampknob Plug-Ins – Three Versatile, Easy-to-Use Tone Modelers

There’s more to the Trivium Ampknobs than the collective sounds of Trivium.

REVIEW: SBS SS300 – A Versatile, Affordable Shred Machine

Unapologetically built as if the heavy metal party never ended.

REVIEW: Donner Hush-X – Portable and Powerful

Donner Hush-X: Powerful & Portable Upping the ante on the...

REVIEW: Flamma Headphone Amplifier – 52 Amp Models and More

Flamma FX20 Headphone Amplifier Smaller doesn’t always mean better. Many...

REVIEW: ALABS Orbital Pitch – Advanced Circuitry Makes This a Winner

Sturdy, reliable, and tonally precise, the pedal delivers all the benefits of a good pitch shifter along with some new, inventive touches.