Squier Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII: A $599 12-String That Finally Makes the Jangle Affordable
Squier's first Paranormal signature is a $599 electric 12-string built with Troy Van Leeuwen. The price, not the name, is the real story.
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Gibson ELEV8: The Company’s First Alnico 8 Humbucker Ends a 70-Year Magnet Streak, From $139
Gibson's new ELEV8 line is the first production Gibson humbucker built around an Alnico 8 magnet, a tight, high-output voice aimed at the modern players who kept swapping Gibson's own pickups out.
Avantone's GTR-100 is a $599 two-channel rack power amp with built-in cab sim, built to make amp modelers gig-loud without a tube rig or a monitor wedge.
BluGuitar's Amp X is a 100-watt, all-analog amp that ships its first 50 units at $1,999 at Guitar Summit. The specs, the Neural Analog Amp bet, and how it stacks up against the 2026 modeling flood.
Epiphone's limited-edition Marcus King El Dorado is an all-solid, spruce-over-rosewood dreadnought with an L.R. Baggs system for $999. Here's the spec sheet, the FT-90/FT-350 history behind the name,...
Harley Benton Aged Series: Hand-Relic’d Guitars for $241, and What That Price Actually Costs You
Harley Benton's Aged Series brings genuine hand-applied relic finishes to $241 electric guitars and basses. Here's what the price buys, the poly-vs-nitro asterisk, and how it stacks up against...