Magnatone Unveils Four Unique Cosmetics
With more and more requests for custom colors, Magnatone has just rolled out the four top requests over the years and is making them available for all Traditional Collection models…
DOD/DigiTech is BACK, baby!
A little while ago it was announced that iconic effects maker DOD/DigiTech had found a new home with Cor-Tek, the owners of the Cort brand. Well now the first product…
Fender’s new H.E.R. guitar is gorgeous
Fender has just announced a new limited-edition H.E.R. signature model featuring an utterly gorgeous Blue Marlin finish with matching headstock. It's such a beautiful guitar for a very well-deserving player.
Eventide introduces the H90 Harmonizer
Eventide Audio has introduced its latest addition to the storied Harmonizer® family, the H90 Harmonizer next-generation multi-effects pedal. Building on the foundation of the H9 Harmonizer multi-effects processor, the H90…
Door list etiquette and how not to be a jerk
Last night when I was working on the ticket booth at a gig, a photographer on the door list walked past, saw someone getting their money out to hand to…
There’s a new Soldano SLO pedal and I want it
The SLO-100 is famous for being one of the most detailed-sounding high-gain guitar amplifiers of all time. Until now, it’s been challenging to capture the amp’s nuanced character in a…
Promote what’s great, not what you hate
I’m becoming increasingly more annoyed by super-negatively-opinionated guitarists crapping all over the slightest innovation or progress in guitar design or every advance in playing style, cluttering up the replies under…
In defence of relics
Y’know, I thought the whole anti-relic complainy thing would have gone away by now. Guitars made to look old: it’s been done for decades at this point. Why are we…
Plini’s Summer 2023 Aussie tour with I Built The Sky and Protest The Hero
Announcing a seven-date run covering Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Plini will be bringing his astonishing live show alongside some very special guests, Canadian prog metallers Protest…
Dark Force Fest gothic festival. I want to go to there.
Dark Force Fest takes place in Parsippany, NJ (1 hour from NYC), where they take over the massive Sheraton Parsippany, including 44,000 square feet of event space and all 370…