I didn’t know what to expect when I unpacked my new Variax 700 digital modeling guitar from Line 6. I was afraid that it would end up being a technological freak: a half-assed attempt at a guitar with ...

Some 20 years ago, IK Multimedia gathered a complete guitar rig into a software platform and named it AmpliTube. After infusing it with AI power last year, the company has now launched an ...

Native Instruments (NI) released an update for Guitar Rig this week, which uses a new algorithm to model its guitar amplifiers. According to NI, Guitar Rig 3.1’s new algorithm leads to significantly ...

Amp Week 2026: Despite the rise of digital modeling, the humble guitar amp remains a popular option for players all over the globe, myself included. Your amp is the core of your guitar tone, and in my ...