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Suited and booted, wearing wraparound shades and a wide-brimmed hat, Steve Vai performs with King Crimson supergroup BEAT, playing his signature Ibanez PIA.

Steve Vai shows us just what's needed to play '80s King Crimson in tour of his custom-built BEAT rig

By Jonathan Horsley published

If the Fractal Axe-Fx III is doing the heavy lifting for the effects, Vai's indomitable tech, Doug MacArthur is the power behind the tone

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IK Multimedia Gus G Tone Asylum Tonex Signature Collection

IK Multimedia teams up with Firewind guitarist and ex-Ozzy guitarist Gus G for signature Tonex suite

By Jonathan Horsley published

Welcome to the Gus G Tone Asylum – 27 high-gain Tone Models created by the man himself using his favourite amps, now available for the Tonex ecosystem

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Boss Katana:Go – the Japanese digital amp and effects giant has refreshed the headphone amp's exterior design but it retains all the features and sound quality of its predecessor

Boss refreshes the Katana:Go headphone amp – new look and exterior design, same sounds and features

By Jonathan Horsley published

Quickest product refresh ever? Boss revisits the Katana:GO a year on as the battle for the headphone amp market heats up

Guitars
Freddie Mercury and Brian May onstage in the early 1970s; May is wearing a white patterned cape and plays his Red Special electric guitar while Mercury strikes a pose with his mic stand.

Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well

By Jonathan Horsley published

Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord

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IK Multimedia Joe Satriani Tonex One

NAMM 2025: Joe Satriani teams up with IK Multimedia for Tonex One preloaded with 20 of his presets

By Jonathan Horsley published

Finished in chrome to match his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature guitar, this small but mighty Tonex One has the tones for Ice 9, Summer Song and more

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AmpRx Brownie – a brown unit with a gold dial, LED display, and yellow text

NAMM 2025: AmpRx launches Brownie, a “voltage optimising” power supply for tube amps

By Jonathan Horsley published

Could this be your tube amp's secret weapon? AmpRxs latest allows you to control the voltage your tube amp is getting, promising consistent sound and enhancing its longevity

Guitars
Mooer Audio GS1000 Intelligent Amp Profiling Processor

NAMM 2025: Has Mooer captured the amp profiler market with the feature-packed GS1000?

By Jonathan Horsley published

Mooer Audio harnesses the power of AI and its MNRS profiling tech to take on on Neural DSP, Kemper and IK Multimedia head-on

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IK Multimedia Tonex Cab FRFR Speaker

NAMM 2025: “Muscle… rich multi-dimensional sound” – IK Multimedia unveils Tonex Cab FRFR speaker

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Tonex Cab is the most compact 1x12 FRFR speaker on the market but it packs a wallop

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BOSS WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core

NAMM 2025: Boss unveils Waza Tube Amp Expander Core, a home recording powerhouse for tube amp owners

By Jonathan Horsley published

The feature-packed reactive load box is reimagined with a smaller footprint that's ideal for the home recording enthusiast, and guitarist with a tube amp and neighbours

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Guthrie Govan contemplates his work as he plays a solo on his signature Charvel electric guitar during his performance at the Café Iguana in Monterrey, Mexico.

Guthrie Govan makes the case for the all-digital guitar rig – and it’s all about the F-word

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Aristocrats virtuoso in residence demonstrated exactly why the Axe-Fx unit and Laney FRFR has weened him off tube amps

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