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The Valeton GP-180 is a compact stereo multi-effects processor and amp modeler announced at NAMM 2026 and built on Valeton’s

Valeton GP-180 — Full Specs, Street Price, and What It Actually Does

A drop fill is one of the most common guitar finish repairs — a small ding, divot, or scratch filled

Drop Fill Guitar Repair With CA Glue — A Nashville Luthier Shows How It’s Done

The Waterloo WL-12 is a 12-fret parlor acoustic built by Collings in Austin, Texas, designed to capture the tone and

Waterloo WL-12 — The Vintage Guitar You Can Actually Take Out of the House

The Beetronics Tuna Fuzz is a three-transistor, one-knob fuzz pedal built into a literal tuna can. Street price: $99. It

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz — Specs, Sound, and the Story Behind the Can

Can you build a playable electric guitar from Temu parts for under $200? Yes. Should you? That depends entirely on

Can You Build a Guitar From Temu Parts? The Answer Will Surprise You

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The Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret is Gibson’s 100-year love letter to the small-body flat-top, and it makes one decision that

Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret Review — Specs, Tone & Verdict

The Positive Grid Reactor is the first guitar amp that builds tone from a sentence. Type “warm 60s Fender clean

Positive Grid Reactor Review — The AI Amp Taking Aim at the Katana

Darkglass built its reputation on bass. The Anagram Guitar Essentials is its first swing at guitar players, and it lands

Darkglass Anagram Guitar Essentials Review — The NAM Machine That Beats the Quad Cortex

The Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini is the single biggest amp-modeler story of 2026, and the reason is simple: it

Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini Review — The Flagship, Shrunk 50%

The 2026 Marcus King Band touring setup is a masterclass in vintage tone chasing: real bursts, real Marshall Super Leads,

Marcus King Band Rig Rundown 2026 — Every Guitar, Amp, and Pedal

The DOD Badder Monkey exists because of a video. In 2023, Josh Scott of JHS Pedals put the long-discontinued, bargain-bin

DOD Badder Monkey Review — The Viral Bad Monkey, Evolved

I got to work with Rodney about 23 years ago and had a great phone call with him after an

Rodney Crowell Told It Like It Was — On Cash, Guy Clark & Townes

Nobody makes a boutique parametric mid EQ pedal. That is what makes the RhPf Regista Midfield Maestro worth your attention.

RhPf Regista Midfield Maestro — A Rupert Neve Console EQ in a Pedal

Here is the part Dusky Electronics buries at the bottom of the announcement: the Proxima A is only orderable until

Dusky Proxima A — A 12-Watt 6V6 Head You Can Only Get Until October 7

There are two ways to solve the germanium problem. You can engineer it away, or you can lean into it.

Analogwise Pocket Rocket: I Bought the $58 Fuzz Instead of the $300 One