Charvel adds four Pro-Mod Plus Dinky DK24 models aimed squarely at metal players
Three new humbucker-loaded configurations and one HSS join the Pro-Mod Plus DK24 line, with Floyd Rose or hardtail bridges, Seymour Duncan pickups and finishes running from satin black to a green ombre called zombie face.
Aug 29, 2026
Fender's second wave of 75th Anniversary Teles brings back the baritone and the Nocaster
A Player II Baritone Telecaster returns a 27-inch-scale Tele to the standard catalog, joined by an American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and new Player II Telecaster and Precision Bass colorways.
Aug 29, 2026
DOD's DRAG Delay Bolts Pitch-Bending Chaos Onto a Bucket-Brigade Circuit
The new $219.99 analog delay keeps BBD warmth but adds hold-to-warp Friction modes, octave pitch bends and four modulation shapes.
Aug 29, 2026
Friedman Builds the JOSE 20 Around Jose Arredondo's Mod Legacy
Dave Friedman worked with Marisol Arredondo, daughter of the late amp modder, on a 20-watt EL84 head and 1x12 combo voiced for that hot-rodded Marshall bark.
Aug 29, 2026
Sleep Token's IV and III get their first signature instruments from Jackson and Charvel
A 30-inch baritone Monarkh tuned a full octave down for the guitarist, and a fanned-fret five-string bass for the bassist.
Aug 26, 2026
EMG Releases Tom Morello 'TM Set' Based on His Arm the Homeless Wiring
The set pairs an EMG 85 in the bridge with an EMG H in the neck, the combination in Morello's main guitar since the late 1980s, sold together for the first time.
Aug 26, 2026
Neural DSP's CorOS 4.1.0 brings its X-series plugins, John Mayer included, onto the Quad Cortex
The company calls it the biggest firmware update in Quad Cortex history: five signature plugin packs, eight new effects, and per-device preset saving.
Aug 26, 2026
PRS gives The Warning's Dany Villarreal her first signature guitar, the Astryx
A 200-piece Custom 24 in a sunset-style "Ocaso" finish, with a single sun inlay in place of PRS's usual birds.
Aug 25, 2026
Fender Custom Shop Recreates George Harrison's 1967 Fender Bass VI
The $9,500 limited run copies the six-string bass Harrison used during the Beatles' later Abbey Road sessions.
Aug 25, 2026
Death By Audio and Rainger FX Put a Real Amp, Speaker and Mic Inside One Pedal
The $395 Amp Crash makes distortion physically: a 3-watt amp drives a 2-inch speaker while a built-in mic captures the result.
Aug 24, 2026
Epiphone Launches Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom in Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
The Halestorm singer's newest signature is an all-black Explorer with a holographic sparkle finish and mirror pickguard, out worldwide now.
Aug 19, 2026
Martin builds two Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics around his 1937 00-18 shade-top
A Nazareth-made 00-18 at $3,999 and a Mexico-made Road Series 00-10E Retro at $1,299, both aged to match the worn original.
Aug 13, 2026
Tosin Abasi built the nylon-string guitar he couldn't find anywhere else
The Abasi Stage 7, made with Cordoba, is a seven-string, fanned-fret electric nylon guitar designed to survive a stage next to a loud drummer.
Aug 3, 2026
Fender brings back the 1951 Nocaster for its 75th anniversary
The reissue arrives alongside a new hum-cancelling passive pickup system and a heavier Player Fusion line aimed at harder-edged players.
Jun 18, 2026
Wes Borland's mangled left-handed King V finally became a real Jackson signature guitar
The Limp Bizkit guitarist's road-worn main axe — originally a rejected left-handed custom order, rewired backwards by a tech named Kadaver — is now a production model.
May 29, 2026
Rickenbacker built Geddy Lee a one-off bass for Rush's reunion tour
The custom 4000V CB TB in Turquoise Blue mixes vintage Rickenbacker parts with specs Lee asked for himself, ahead of the Fifty Something Tour's June 7 opener.
Apr 27, 2026
TesseracT's Amos Williams gets a limited-run signature bass from Dingwall
The Combustion pairs Dingwall's fanned-fret multi-scale design with three FD3n pickups, built in runs of just 10 and 25 pieces.
Feb 10, 2026
Epiphone's new signature SG belongs to Fatoumata Diawara, a first for the brand
The Malian singer-guitarist's Ember Red SG carries a graphic pulled from her own artwork and ships for $699.
Jan 23, 2026
ESP unveils eight new signature guitars for 2026, including two tributes to late guitarists
New models arrive for Mick Thomson and Stephen Carpenter, two newcomers join the signature roster, and 20th-anniversary tributes honor Alexi Laiho and Jeff Hanneman.
Jan 22, 2026
Ibanez adds four new models to Tim Henson's signature acoustic line
The Polyphia guitarist's TOD series grows with new finishes, including a silver and a pink option.
Dec 11, 2025