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Kiesel’s first-ever all-in-one amp and effects plugin looks to shake up the world of digital guitar tones
By Matt Owen published
Featuring “the world's fastest transposer” and an assortment of tones on tap, the HyperRig sets Kiesel on its journey into the ever-growing realm of digital guitar rigs
Learn to play guitar – and have fun doing it– with the feature-packed Gibson App
By Guitar World Staff published
Curated learning app boasts in-depth interactive lessons, videos, songs, even an amp and effects for players at all skill levels
“Redefines what it means to take music on the road”: With app integration and a space age carbon fiber build, is the $270 TravelMate-E smart guitar Harley Benton’s boldest release yet?
By Matt Owen published
Harley Benton has officially entered the smart guitar game, and its opening play is a robust take on the digitally enhanced acoustic guitar template
I use Helix Native every day for practice and recording and Line 6 just slashed $160 off the price
By Matt McCracken published
Line 6’s superb amp sim and effects software just got an absolutely humongous discount
Waves just dropped loads of its plugins back to Black Friday prices – record better guitar tones from just $9.99
By Matt McCracken published
We've hand-picked 7 essential (and discounted) plugins that will massively improve your home guitar recordings
NAMM 2024: “The first time in the history of guitar amplification”: Laney breaks new ground as its new BCC Ironheart tube amps are released alongside a matching plugin
By Matt Parker published
The UK amp firm is erasing the lines between its physical and digital products with the Aurora DSP Ironheart digital plugin
“The nuances and features of Morgan amps for anyone to access”: Neural DSP brings coveted modern boutique amp tones to its latest plugin
By Phil Weller published
The amp modeling guru's new Morgan Amps Suite features replications of three classic Morgan amps along with a host of effects
“The ultimate amp modeling software”? HeadRush revives the ReValver modeling engine for the first time in nearly 10 years – introducing seamless plugin and pedalboard integration
By Matt Owen published
After a few years in the digital wilderness, the amp sim software once created by Peavey returns to tackle unprecedented competition – and it's brought some serious upgrades
“Designed, not modeled”: Blackstar expands its digital amp arsenal with St. James EL34 and 6L6 plugins – which promise to provide “the most authentic guitar amp plugin experience possible”
By Matt Owen published
Blackstar's burgeoning sim software catalog is growing apace – and the brand's latest drop looks to deliver streamlined, affordable takes on its St. James tube amps
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