CompanyPedal NameStylePriceReview Date First Act V-Stack Classic Analog Treble Booster/Amp Emulator $79/$99 5/27/2009 AMT M1 JCM800 Emulator $130 6/8/2009 Tech 21 Character Series British Variable Marshall-esque preamp. $150 6/8/2009 Wampler Plextortion/Super Plextortion Classic and... [More]

AcmeBarGig is offering two new amp modeling VST effects for free.  D.I.G. - Dual Integrated Gain simulates a guitar amp utilizing a pair of 12AX7 tubes and additionally features a cabinet shaper, noise gate, and delay. B.I.G. - Bass Integrated Gain is a bass guitar amp based on the same te... [More]

BRISBANE, CA—Recording King introduces three new models to the award-winning Recording King guitar line. Sporting solid spruce tops, the RD-06-M, RD-06-W and the RD-07 illustrate the skill of the Recording King luthiers. With ultra-thin “C” profile mahogany necks, scalloped spruce... [More]

Previously only available online, Naked Tracks Vol. 1-5, is a series of recording packages that contain mixes of Steve Vai's songs without the lead guitars. The perfect practice tool, the deluxe 5-CD set will be available at Guitar Center stores in the USA in May! This series of CDs is des... [More]

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley of Kiss and Frehley's Comet fame was born April 27th , 1951. "Shock Me" from the album Love Gun, Frehley's first lead vocal song with Kiss, was famously inspired by nearly being electrocuted during the Rock and Roll Over tour and features perhaps... [More]

After a couple failed attempts, FrugalGuitarist.com has finally launched a YouTube Channel. The first video has been posted featuring the new VOX AC4TV (video below) from the Dallas Guitar Show.

Multiple gaming sites are reporting the German videogame ratings board posted ratings of a new game titled "Guitar Hero headlining Van Halen". The alleged post also cited Activision Blizzard as the publisher. Unfortunately, multiple site searches including a Google adva... [More]