We'll NAMM is here and it looks like competition it the multi-fx floorboard market is heating up. Boss has announced the GT-100 for which they've reportedly completely reworked their COSM modeling platform. Given the flexibility of the GT-10, the unit shows a bunch of promise with dual LCD screens a... [More]

A video of Eddie, Alex, Dave and new bassist Wolfgang has surfaced on YouTube as Van Halen made a rare appearance at Cafe Wha?, a small New York City night club on Thursday January 6, 2012. Audio leaves a bunch to be desired, and DLR is in typical (annoying) form, but I still can't help feeling a li... [More]

Looks like Fender wanted to preempt the winter NAMM zaniness and has announced a sequel to their wildly successful Super Champ™ XD hybrid amp, the Super Champ™ X2. The new Super Champ™ X2 offer the same dual channel, 16 voice options, and 15 tube watts of power ... [More]

Back in April 2011, I was on the hunt for an affordable powered FRFR and after auditioning everything I could get my hands on under $300 the clear winner was the Mackie Thump TH-12A. However, due to an issue with it I had to pick up an Alto TS112A to get me though some gigs. Did the Alto unseat the ... [More]

Last week a thread was quickly deleted at The Gear Page which stated Ed Roman had passed away leading to speculation on many guitar forums whether it was a hoax. Today on the Ed Roman site, the rumor was confirmed. A more formal announcement from daughter Lindsey Star Roman will be forthcoming. Perh... [More]

In a world where social networking has taken over, its not uncommon for rumors to spread quickly around the net. Looks like the latest victim was Jon Bon Jovi. Earlier today, a rumor was started that the singer had died as a result of a cardiac arrest. Rest assured the New Jersey Rocker is alive and... [More]

A/DA has released the new APP-1 preamp pedal (MSRP $399) designed by David Tarnowski (of MP-1 fame) per the A/DA web site: "The new A/DA APP-1 Pedal PreampTM is...a no-compromise 2 channel low noise all analog preamp, and the first product to use his new patent-pending “D-TORSION” Core T... [More]