From 13th April until 31st May 2012, anyone purchasing a Roland Jupiter-80 will be eligible to receive an iPad 2 completely FREE of charge, which you will be able to use to run the newly announced iPad synth tone editor (available May 2012).

The iPad synth tone editor is part …

To celebrate the 2012 American Standard series, Fender gathered together a number of industry greats and recorded why they rate Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass guitars so highly. Check out the video below to see what legends such as Eric Johnson, Wayne Kramer, Chris Shiflett, James Burton, Justin …

The POD HD v2.0 update is now available for download from the official Line 6 website! This free firmware update dramatically expands the sonic capabilities of the POD HD500, POD HD and POD HD Pro multi-effect processors, and it also significantly enhances integration with James Tyler Variax guitars.

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Thinking about buying a Novation Ultranova synthesiser? Just bought one but unsure how to set it up properly for studio and/or live use? Check out this handy video from Novation themselves and feel free to ask questions if you are still confused about anything :)

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This little treat of a promo video was released on 1st April 2012 by Slate Digital (hint, hint!) It's an absolutely hilarious watch if you have a spare 7 minutes, and goes into great detail about how Steve and his team went about creating the revolutionary(!) Virtual Howie Weinberg plug-in …

Marcus Miller is a Grammy Award winning artist, songwriter and producer to some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as Miles Davis, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, LL Cool J, and many more. In this brief interview, Marcus explains why the sE Electronics Gemini II Dual …

Novation have announced a brand new soundpack for their awesome Ultranova synthesiser, which is completely free to download!

The Daniel Fisher Soundpack (Vol. 2) features patches that replicate some of the most famous and well-known synth sounds from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, along with new sonic creations for the …

The Blackstar ID Series of guitar amps and cabinets were announced at Musikmesse 2012. The full range consists of the ID:60TVP, the ID:60TVP-H, the ID:260TVP, the ID:100TVP and the ID:412. The ID Series is currently unique in that the models allow you to design your …

Rob Papen's brand new software synth, Blade, is now available to buy and if you purchase before May, you can get it for a special discounted introductory price!

Blade is built around an additive synthesis engine and as well as featuring a number of complex creative parameters, it also features …

The TC Electronic Spark Booster pedal was announced at Musikmesse 2012. The Spark Booster can either be used to raise the level of your guitar signal without altering the tone, or it can be used to creatively shape your guitar tone using the Bass and Treble dials and the the …