Johnny Marr's guitar collection sells for £3.65 million at Christie's
The 111-lot London sale more than tripled its estimate, led by Marr's Smiths-era 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo at £358,400.
Sep 18, 2026
Gibson launches limited-run DES Series across six electric-guitar shapes
The Ghost Burst collection spans Les Paul, SG, ES, Explorer, Flying V and Victory models with compound-radius ebony boards and ELEV8 humbuckers.
Sep 18, 2026
MXR and Slash launch a 150-unit signature Talk Box exclusively through Reverb
Slash's $499.99 limited-run Talk Box hot-rods the classic Heil concept with a guitarist-selected loudspeaker, revised tube adapter and Candy Apple Red enclosure.
Sep 17, 2026
Electro-Harmonix gives Adrian Belew his own limited-edition Echoflanger
The $239 all-analog signature pedal expands the cult EHX modulator with Belew-specific combination modes, stereo outputs and deeper control over its modulation.
Sep 17, 2026
Gibson and Baggs launch HiFi DNA acoustic pickup system
The new dual-sensor system gives each sensor its own Class A preamp and rolls out across Gibson acoustics, with a standalone retrofit version also planned.
Sep 16, 2026
MESA/Boogie brings the 90s Triple Rectifier Standard back to the catalog
The 150-watt two-channel Rectifier returns in the black-chassis, chrome-knob and Diamond Plate configuration associated with its 1990s rise.
Sep 16, 2026
Manson builds President custom seven-string baritone and five-string bass
The Matt Bellamy-owned builder has added President's Heist and Protest to its roster with extended-range custom instruments aimed squarely at modern metal.
Sep 14, 2026
Gibson launches ELEV8 humbuckers built around Alnico 8 magnets
The aftermarket ELEV8 range brings Gibson's first Alnico 8 pickup platform to Standard, Plus and Underwound versions with four-conductor wiring.
Sep 14, 2026
Farida and former Fender Master Builder John Cruz launch the limited-run JC-1
The Chinese brand's first John Cruz design is a 60-piece S-style run with custom-wound single-coils, a blend control and a dedicated Cruz Custom Shop.
Sep 14, 2026
SolidGoldFX launches FUZZBOX, a modern-board take on Tone Bender Mk II fuzz
The Montreal-built silicon fuzz adds bias, sag and a Vintage/Modern input mode to a compact Tone Bender-inspired circuit.
Sep 12, 2026
Axion update adds isolated VST plugins, seven effects and a desktop app
Severed’s forthcoming guitar modeler now runs uploaded plugins in isolation and adds new circuit-modeled effects as the self-funded hardware moves toward Q4 shipping.
Sep 11, 2026
TONE3000 brings its NAM A2 plugin directly to the Octave HS-1
The portable Windows-based HS-1 will ship with TONE3000 preinstalled, putting NAM A2 captures, VST hosting and recording tools into one touchscreen guitar rig.
Sep 11, 2026
Aethis 1.1.0 turns a neural guitar amp sim into a paid all-in-one plugin
The first paid Aethis release combines three neural amp models, cabinet tools, effects and a polyphonic harmonizer that can process chords.
Sep 10, 2026
Seymour Duncan recreates Joe Bonamassa’s pawn-shop 1961 SG P-90 set
The Custom Shop’s first P-90 collaboration with Bonamassa is modeled on the pickups that sparked his long-running interest in the design.
Sep 10, 2026
Gibson Custom adds Elegant Koa versions of the SJ-200 and Hummingbird
The Artisan Series pair combines figured koa backs and sides with AAA Sitka spruce tops as Gibson continues its flat-top centennial releases.
Sep 10, 2026
Positive Grid brings Spark amp modeling, effects and a looper to the Spark PEDAL
The compact floor unit turns the Spark ecosystem into a pedalboard-ready rig for electric, acoustic and bass players.
Sep 10, 2026
Avantone Pro launches GTR-100 power amp for guitar modelers
The 1U Class A/B stereo amp is built to take modelers onstage with up to 140 watts per channel and an analog cab-sim XLR output.
Sep 9, 2026
Squier gives Troy Van Leeuwen a Paranormal 12-string Telecaster signature model
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist's new $599.99 Telecaster XII brings his Custom Shop 12-string concept into Squier's Paranormal line.
Sep 9, 2026
BluGuitar sets the AMPX for its long-awaited Guitar Summit launch
After years of development, the hybrid analog/digital floorboard amp is moving from prototype status toward a limited first production batch.
Sep 7, 2026
One Control launches a solder-free Basilisk MIDI controller kit with 128 presets
The LWP Series Basilisk Kit turns One Control's compact MIDI controller concept into a build-it-yourself package with dual MIDI outputs.
Sep 7, 2026
Solar Guitars turns its CHUG circuit into a pocket headphone amp
The new CHUG PLUG puts Solar's high-gain circuit into a rechargeable plug-in practice amp with cab emulation and an aux input.
Sep 6, 2026
Strandberg revives its modular UME concept — and this one will have a headstock
Ola Strandberg has reopened a decade-old modular guitar project around the needs of a mystery player, including an adjustable headstock and open-source body modules.
Sep 5, 2026
Taylor refreshes the 12-fret Grand Concert with five next-generation acoustic models
Taylor's September launch brings new 12-fret Grand Concerts across Presentation, Koa, 700 and 500 Series lines, including a compact 12-string 552ce.
Sep 4, 2026
NAM 9000 v1.13 adds Stage and Studio views, MIDI-ready Scenes and three multichannel amp packs
The independent NAM-based guitar rig gets a live-performance interface, scene switching and a signal-chain view in a substantial September 2 update.
Sep 3, 2026