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Does your digital rig lack “thump” and feel? Victory’s PowerValve 200 promises to restore that analogue tube mojo
By Jonathan Horsley published
With an onboard Valve React Circuit, this 200-watt power amp is designed to push air through a real guitar speaker, giving you quote/unquote real amp feel when using a modeller

IK Multimedia just put $300,000 of Dumble mojo into a Tonex One mini pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Tonex One Double Special is a limited edition pedal preloaded with 20 models from two über-rare Dumbles – and the bundled software presents sounds from six Overdrive Specials

Marshall launches membership scheme and pledges percentage of online sales to support grassroots music venues
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sign up to Marshall's Amplify scheme and the British amp giant will use one per cent of members' web store purchases to support independent venues

“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain
By Jonathan Horsley published
The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

“Our goal has been to define the standard for what an all-in-one digital rig can be”: Neural DSP’s game-changing Quad Cortex amp modeller just got a lot smaller – but it’s got the same sounds, the same power, and a 7” touchscreen too
By Jonathan Horsley published
NAMM 2026: It does all the things that the regular-sized Quad Cortex, only it's small, a lot smaller

It’s official! Neural DSP’s John Mayer Archetype plugin suite is here – and with Dumble, Klon and Reverberator captures, it is the motherlode for boutique electric guitar tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP bags its most high-profile artist yet and present players with a cornucopia of gourmet tone options

“A generational leap in modelling technology”: Neural DSP gives Quad Cortex and Nano Cortex an almighty power-up
By Jonathan Horsley published
With the CorOS 3.3.0 Quad Cortex and NanOS 2.2.0 Nano Cortex updates, Neural DSP levels up its modelling game with cloud-trained tech, improving the units' sounds and performance

Universal Audio gives its UAFX amp modelling and effects pedals an almighty power up, adding MIDI connectivity, improving presets and app integration
By Jonathan Horsley published
The update is free, available now, and it includes all of the UAFX dual-footswitch effects and amp emulator pedals

IK Multimedia unveils the Tonex Plug – is this pocket-sized powerhouse a gamechanger for headphone amps?
By Jonathan Horsley published
IK Multimedia expands its Tonex ecosystem with the ultimate practice amp, with access to over 40,000 amp/ pedal rigs, tuner, metronome, Bluetooth. And it can be used as an audio interface
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