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Gear Radar · Last 30 days
68 gear stories
Most active topics: Pedals (20) · Electric Guitar (16) · Acoustic Guitar (5) · Bass Guitar (5)
Most active brands: Fender (5) · Gibson (3) · Warm Audio (3) · Behringer (2)
Fender Refreshes Its American Professional Flagship Series With V-Mod III Pickups
The 10-model update spans Stratocaster, Telecaster, offset and bass families, pairing revised electronics with new bridge and control details.
Oct 14, 2026
Walrus Audio Rebuilds Lore and Fable as Stereo MKII Ambient Pedals
Both $349.99 pedals add stereo processing, MIDI, expression control and 127 MIDI-accessible presets to their multi-algorithm soundscape designs.
Oct 14, 2026
Jade Electric Adds Clean Blend and Two-Band EQ to the Blackboard Outlaw Overdrive
The $175 Bakersfield-built pedal is designed to retain pick attack while moving from a clean push to a more forceful overdrive.
Oct 14, 2026
Sonic Research and MXR Bring the M400 Turbo Tuner to Wider Distribution
The true-strobe pedal combines ±0.02-cent accuracy, a switchable buffer and USB programmability in a compact $149.99 enclosure.
Oct 14, 2026
Get’m Get’m Launches Nine-Color BITCH WHAT! Strap Collection
The two-inch faux-leather guitar and bass strap extends to 65 inches and is offered in nine serpentine finishes.
Oct 13, 2026
Zoom’s NEURIG Combines Dynamic Neural Models, NAM and AI Stem Separation
The floor modeler pairs Zoom’s DNA Engine with NAM A2 Lite, cloud tone discovery and a broad live-and-recording feature set.
Oct 13, 2026
BOSS marks 10 years of Katana with three blue flame-maple Artist editions
The made-to-order Artist Gen 3 combo, head and 212 Waza cabinet are limited to Roland’s flagship stores in New York, London and Tokyo.
Oct 12, 2026
Court orders Dean parent Armadillo to pay Gibson more than $4 million in legal fees
The September 25 ruling adds a major bill to Armadillo’s long-running trademark fight while the Dean owner remains in Chapter 11 reorganization.
Oct 12, 2026
D’Addario brings Nickel Bronze into its XS coated acoustic-string range
The new sets pair D’Addario’s transparent Nickel Bronze voice with the thin-film protection and tuning-stability features of XS.
Oct 12, 2026
Fender and Joe Bonamassa Launch the First Signature Tone Master Amp
The Tone Master ’59 Twin-Amp JB Edition puts Bonamassa’s high-powered tweed Twin sound into a 30-pound digital 2x12 with power scaling, convolution reverb and studio-ready IR output.
Oct 9, 2026
Behringer Brings Back Its Klon-Style Drive as Four Zentara Pedals
The relaunch splits the transparent overdrive into standard and mini enclosures, each in gold or silver, with all four variants selling for less than $76.
Oct 9, 2026
Ernie Ball Music Man Expands the Albert Lee Line With HSS and 75-Piece BFR Models
A new HSS production model broadens the angular signature guitar’s range, while the Malibu Burst BFR pairs an okoume body and figured maple top with Axis-spec DiMarzio humbuckers.
Oct 9, 2026
EL AMIR and LuxuryToneFX launch the hand-built Fire & Flames distortion
The Spanish boutique pedal targets articulate high gain with a pre-gain dynamics filter and low-noise power design.
Oct 8, 2026
Wylde Audio launches its first acoustic guitar
The $999 Grand Auditorium Acoustic adds flamed maple, mahogany and onboard piezo electronics to Zakk Wylde's decade-old brand.
Oct 8, 2026
Gibson Custom brings the 1957 L-5 CES back with scanned vintage geometry
The core-line reissue pairs carved AAA woods and Custombuckers with prices starting at $10,999.
Oct 8, 2026
Keeley puts germanium at the heart of its 25th-anniversary Compressor Plus
The $189 Compressor Plus Germanium changes both the output and side-chain feedback circuits while keeping the familiar four-knob layout.
Oct 7, 2026
Fender gives John 5 three new signature Telecasters, from $1,299 to Custom Shop
The Phantom, Ghost and Custom Shop Phantom pair stripped-down controls with high-output DiMarzio pickups, while the two black models add Floyd Rose trems.
Oct 7, 2026
Fender rebuilds Fender.com around AI gear guidance and upcoming sound demos
The brand's new global platform combines products, editorial content and player services, with Ask Fender launching first in the US.
Oct 6, 2026
Yamaha opens a 60th-anniversary guitar exhibition in Shibuya
The free Tokyo exhibition spans historic guitars, artist instruments, TransAcoustic tryouts and hands-on setup education through November 23.
Oct 6, 2026
Guild redraws the Starfire line around Deluxe and Custom guitars, plus a Deluxe Bass
The 17-model reorganization keeps the semi-hollow family’s 1960s identity while making pickup types and trim levels easier to understand.
Oct 5, 2026
MONO and Teisco Bring Three Japanese-Inspired Colors to the Vertigo Electric Guitar Case
The $299.99 limited run adds Orange, Sage and Lavender patterns to MONO’s top-loading Vertigo platform without changing its protective hardware.
Oct 5, 2026
Guitar Summit 2026 Recap Puts New Signatures, Modelers and Live Players Side by Side
The Mannheim show’s post-event highlights range from Matteo Mancuso’s Revstar and Eventide’s H9 Gen 2 to artist performances and boutique builders.
Oct 4, 2026
Mayones Shrinks Henrik Linder’s Range Into Cali HL 5 and HL 6 Mini Basses
The Polish builder turns its travel-sized Cali platform into five- and six-string signature instruments with dual humbuckers and custom spacing.
Oct 4, 2026
Reverend Launches Charger and Kingbolt Standard Models With New HCM Humbuckers
The $999 hardtail Charger and $1,099 tremolo-equipped Kingbolt share ceramic HCM pickups, roasted-maple necks and Bass Contour controls.
Oct 4, 2026
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