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Orange King Comp: the new compressor from the British amp legend has what looks like a gorilla illustrated on the enclosure and has a road-ready build with a kick bar to protect your settings.

Orange’s King Comp is a monster compressor with the feel of a real amp and super low-noise operation

By Jonathan Horsley published

This beastly Class A VCA sibling of the Kongpressor brings us super low-noise performance, abundant headroom running at 18V DC, and it has ample controls for shaping your guitar tone

Guitars

“He played the role of a bass player very musically”: Thundercat pays tribute to Sam Rivers

By Will Simpson published

“There’s a special place in my heart for Sam” bassist says

Bass Guitars
Gibson and Epiphone's new Back to the Future ES-345s are photographed against the DeLorean as used by Dr Emmett Brown in the movie

Gibson unveils Custom Shop Back To The Future ES-345 Collector’s Edition – and there’s a limited edition Epiphone too

By Jonathan Horsley published

The hunt goes on for the original ES-345 used by Michael J Fox in movie, but these limited run replicas have arrived just in time to celebrate 40 years of Back To The Future

Guitars
Alter Bridge record in 5150 Studios, the studio that the late Eddie Van Halen built, courtesy of an invite from his son and friend of the band Wolfgang Van Halen

Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built

By Jonathan Horsley published

“It was literally, the minute we walked in the door, it was very Wayne’s World. ‘We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!’”

Artists
Jazz bassist Anthony Jackson performs at North Sea Jazz festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 10th July1998

"Rest in Power": Anthony Jackson, six-string bass ace, dies aged 73

By Will Groves published

Jackson played for stars across the jazz-fusion-pop spectrum, including Buddy Rich, Al Di Meola, Madonna, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack and more

Bass Guitars
A family photo of the newly refreshed Gretsch Streamliner and Electromatic Jet singlecut electric guitars, in various classic and bold finishes.

Gretsch relaunches the Jet in Streamliner and Electromatic series – and there is a single-pickup rock 'n' roll machine FTW

By Jonathan Horsley published

Fresh pickups, wraparound bridges, and just look at all those different colours...

Guitars
Van Morrison

How Van Morrison recorded his greatest song

By Neville Marten published

Session guitarists Hugh McCracken and Al Gorgoni recalled their memories and vital contributions

Artists
The Strymon Olivera is a five-knob stompbox in bronze-brown that offers an emulation of an oil-can delay

Strymon’s Olivera is a oil can delay without the oil, without the mechanics, and with a lot more control over your tone

By Jonathan Horsley published

Vintage sounds from 21st-century tech, the Olivera has a powerful ARM processor under the hood, giving us 300 presets, stereo, MIDI, while a discreet Class A JEFT input preamp keeps things real

Guitars
Harley Benton CLF-50E Parlor Metallic: the compact-bodied acoustic has been launched with a range of metallic finishes.

Harley Benton’s new acoustic is a compact parlour with a solid top and metallic colour finish – and it is just $250

By Jonathan Horsley published

With five colour finishes to choose from, the CLF-50E is an eye-catching, couch-friendly but stage-ready acoustic electric for players on a budget

Guitars
Fender's American Professional Classic series photographed against the side of a chrome tour bus [L-R]: Jaguar in faded Sherwood Green Metallic, HSS Stratocaster in Faded Lake Placid Blue, Stratocaster in Faded Firemist Gold, Telecaster in Faded Butterscotch Blonde, Precision Bass in Faded 3-Color Sunburst.

Fender gives its US lineup a retro-modern makeover with the American Professional Classic range

By Jonathan Horsley published

Featuring vintage-voiced Coastline pickups, Faded finishes in much-loved Fender colours, plus a host of player-friendly details... And they've been road-tested by US hardcore superstars Turnstile

Guitars
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