Gretsch Gives the Limited Quilt Classic Falcon a 1959 Core and Forge Glow Finish
The Japan-made G6136TGQM-59 pairs quilt maple, trestle bracing, Ray Butts Filter’Trons and a Bigsby in a ¥649,000 limited edition.
Oct 4, 2026
Five Unseen Dimebag Darrell Guitar Shapes Could Become Future Dime Guitarz Models
Estate trustee Rita Haney says she plans to show the confidential designs to Dean Zelinsky as the Dime Guitarz venture develops beyond the Culprit.
Oct 3, 2026
StewMac and Scotti Hill Turn a Rangemaster-Inspired Boost Into the Hooligan DIY Kit
The $109.99 kit gives first-time pedal builders an eight-position treble-boost circuit developed with the Skid Row guitarist.
Oct 3, 2026
NAM 9000 v1.18.0 Adds Twin Reverb-Style and D-Lux Heads, a Spring-Reverb Pedal and a Preset Grid
The free amp-sim's October 1 update adds two new amp heads, a standalone spring-reverb pedal for Pro users, circuit-based reverb and tremolo on the Blackface Deluxe-style amp, and a grid view for presets.
Oct 2, 2026
Universal Audio Launches Six Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max Interfaces
UA's second-generation Volt family adds 32-bit conversion, three preamp characters and smart recording features, while Max models add onboard dynamics processing.
Oct 2, 2026
Dumble Now Lists the Overdrive Special, Tweedle Dee and MegaPLX for Order
The Dumble Preservation Society's website now offers all three amps, with the Overdrive Special in head or combo form, alongside an official MegaPLX plug-in captured with TONE3000.
Oct 2, 2026
Rick Nielsen opens more than 300 pieces of his guitar archive for a St. Jude benefit auction
The October sale includes more than 70 guitars, led by a stage-used five-neck Hamer and the 1975 Hamer Standard that helped define Cheap Trick’s image.
Oct 1, 2026
Warm Audio and Dan Auerbach launch the limited Black Keys Peach Fuzz
The $199 velvet-covered fuzz adds switchable momentary or latching octave-up control to Warm Audio’s ’70s-inspired circuit.
Oct 1, 2026
Warm Audio adds preamp bypass to the compact WA-C1 Mod chorus and vibrato
The $199 analog modulation pedal keeps independent chorus controls and stereo outputs while adding a Vintage/Modern preamp switch.
Oct 1, 2026
Warm Audio shrinks the Centavo into a pedalboard-friendly Mod edition
The $189 Centavo Mod keeps the original recreation’s circuit and bass-extension switch while moving to a slimmer case with top-mounted jacks.
Oct 1, 2026
Jackson gives Sabaton’s Chris Rörland his first signature guitar with the seven-string SL7 Soloist
The 26.5-inch-scale Pro Series model pairs neck-through construction, active EMGs and a Floyd Rose with stage-minded control placement.
Oct 1, 2026
Graph Tech expands its clamp-free Un-Lock Nut system to 7-string guitars
Two Black TUSQ XL models bring full-time machine-head access and faster string changes to 7-string instruments with double-locking tremolos.
Sep 30, 2026
Mr. Black rebuilds a classic high-gain idea for the limited CAT Distortion
The Portland builder’s 48-unit analog run keeps the familiar raunch but adds far more output, lower noise and a low-impedance output for modern pedalboards.
Sep 30, 2026
Strymon turns vintage tape saturation into the all-analog La Brea drive pedal
The second Series A pedal blends multi-stage tape-style saturation with an in-phase dry path, switchable high-frequency contouring and enough gain to reach fuzz territory.
Sep 30, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo opens the Unraveled Tour with a hand-built heart guitar and a stripped-down Jazzmaster
A small East Los Angeles workshop needed five prototypes to turn the heart-shaped concept into a comfortable stage instrument.
Sep 29, 2026
Aguilar puts DB 751 tube character into an 11-pound, 700-watt DB 700 head
The new hybrid bass amp combines a dual-12AX7 preamp with Class D power, cabinet-IR loading and tour-ready universal mains.
Sep 29, 2026
Harley Benton launches VegaTrem-equipped Superstrats and refreshed HB-35 semi-hollows
The ST-Modern Plus HH Vega pairs a floating vibrato system with Harley Benton's budget Superstrat, while new HB-35TL colorways and a 6-position rotary HB-35 Plus round out the semi-hollow line.
Sep 28, 2026
OctaKing's Burstphonic PAF pedal chases a specific 1959 Les Paul, not a generic vintage tone
The analog pedal is voiced to Joe Bonamassa's 'Holy Grail' 1959 Les Paul and a Gary Moore-style 'Greeny' tone, with switches for pickup type and an out-of-phase mode.
Sep 28, 2026
Makeev Guitars builds Victor Smolski a full-scale folding signature guitar
The $1,398 Victor Smolski Signature swaps a headstock for Makeev's Easy Fold hinge, promising stage-guitar feel in a bag small enough to carry on.
Sep 28, 2026
Fender turns Lee Sklar's heavily modified studio workhorse into a production Precision Bass
The $3,499 signature model combines dual active EMG P pickups, mandolin frets, a Jazz Bass-profile neck, Hipshot extender and Badass II bridge.
Sep 28, 2026
Martin refreshes the 16 Series with new body shapes, bold finishes and stage-ready electronics
The Nazareth-built acoustic-electric range now spans compact 00L models, a short-scale slope-shoulder dreadnought, jumbos, a Grand Performance cutaway and a 12-string.
Sep 28, 2026
Cornerstone's cavernous Nucleo reverb, inspired by a decommissioned nuclear plant, comes to the computer
The Paul Davids-designed pedal's Zwentendorf-inspired Reactor mode and Freeze effect are now available as standalone software, not just hardware.
Sep 27, 2026
Hughes & Kettner's Puretone 50 brings switchable-wattage tube tone back to the amp market
The 50-watt head switches down to 5 watts and covers everything from Marshall-plexi crunch to high gain, with a built-in noise gate.
Sep 27, 2026
Cornerstone revives its Dumble-style Gladio pedal as the MKIII, with per-channel compression
The reissued double preamp — discontinued since 2022 — adds separate Deep and Ratio controls and lets both channels chain in either direction.
Sep 27, 2026