Yamaha has expanded its acoustic guitar range with the introduction of the new FG7 and FS7 series, a collection of premium all-solid guitars crafted in Japan. The new range comprises both dreadnought ...

Members here have been asking about a PSR-SX620 since long before the SX720 and SX920 even launched, and every thread on the subject has ended the same way: no leaks, no confirmation, just informed ...

It had to happen eventually. Fender’s Stratocaster copyright campaign has spent months working its way through boutique builders, retailers and the odd household name, and now it has landed on the ...

Yngra Skye puts Steinberg’s spectral editor through its paces on an older Windows 10 machine, digging into vocal isolation, stem separation and everyday usability. I am new to SpectraLayers, though ...

When we published our first article on the Fender cease and desist campaign in mid May, we argued that the legal foundation of the campaign was weak, that the Düsseldorf default judgement would not ...

Use this tool to find the year and factory of manufacture for your Yamaha acoustic, classical or electric guitar. Simply enter select the type of guitar, either acoustic & classical or Electric, ...

The latest in our ongoing coverage of the Fender cease and desist campaign. Previous articles: Part One · Part Two · Part Three · Part Four · Part Five When a legal dispute stays inside courtrooms and ...

In early 2026, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation secured a legal ruling in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany, that established copyright protection for the Stratocaster body shape under ...

Native Instruments GmbH, the Berlin‑based developer behind Kontakt, Maschine, Traktor and the wider Soundwide group (including iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx), has entered preliminary ...

Harley Benton began in 1998 as the in house brand of Thomann, the German musical instrument retailer. For many years the brand was associated with low cost beginner instruments, and the general ...

Yamaha has introduced two new Pacifica SC models, the PACS+11S Standard Plus and the PACP11S Professional. Both instruments follow the Pacifica SC design language but differ in specification, ...

Ashun Sound Machines has quietly lifted the curtain on its next flagship instrument, the Leviasynth Keyboard, a 16‑voice hybrid synthesizer that marks a major step beyond the company’s Hydrasynth ...