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“Completely shatters the expectations for a guitar geared toward modern metal”: PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN review

The Periphery guitarist’s signature model gives lovers of the low-end great specs and playability at a lower cost. We find out if it’s more than just a djent machine.

Guitar World

“Anyone with an alternate viewpoint is liable to get burned at the stake”: Queensryche made an 80s metal classic with Operation: Mindcrime. Nearly 20 years later, they tried to match it with a sequel

The sequel to Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime was released in the US on April 4, 2006. This is how they made a follow up to a landmark album

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“The most advanced analogue amp simulator ever made”: DSM Humboldt launches the Simplifier X, a compact solution for running a full stereo rig without an amp

The evolution of the zero-watt amplifier continues with the Simplifier X offering cab sims, reverb, multiple preamps, and three different ways of running your "amp-less" rig in stereo

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Justin Timberlake Mesmerizes Audience With Soulful Singing And Guitar Skills

Justin Timberlake's recent performance was a mesmerizing showcase of exceptional vocal talents, impressive guitar skills, and captivating stage presence, l...

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‘Blue Monday is one of the 20th century’s greatest artworks’: Wolfgang Tillmans on swapping his camera for a microphone

His student band was a catastrophe but the Turner prize-winning artist decided to release his music after Frank Ocean appropriated one of his experimental songs. So is his uplifting new album pop – or art?

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“It was Clarkin alone who fed the band, writing the entirety of Magnum’s catalog and admitting in 2002 that he thought of little else”: Remembering Tony Clarkin, the driving force behind a British rock institution

The Magnum guitarist died following diagnosis with a rare spinal condition, leaving behind a staggering body of work and huge affection amongst fans and industry peers

Guitar World

Universal Audio launches Verve Analog Machines saturation effects, and makes the 'Essentials' version free until the end of April

That's a freebie worth $99, if you act quick…

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“It looks right, plays very well and most importantly, it’s punching above its weight in the tone department”: Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 first-look review

After waiting Everlong for an affordable version of Dave Grohl’s iconic Trini Lopez-inspired signature guitar, it’s finally here. Here’s our first impressions

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“The future of players and creators, we're thrilled by the creativity and innovation they bring to the scene”: These are the 25 guitar-playing acts Fender thinks you should hear in 2024

Looking for fresh guitar inspiration? The Big F’s new artist program might have something for you

Guitar World

“If you can handle the fanned frets, this is a bass you’ll cherish for decades”: Dingwall John Taylor Signature review

After playing a custom Dingwall live with Duran Duran, John Taylor has launched his production model, loaded with a new bridge design, a Rupert Neve Design preamp to die for and a monster tonal range

Guitar World

“I’ve always favoured humbuckers. They’re what my heroes used – Clapton, BB King and Paul Kossoff”: Connor Selby on his greatest gear hits and misses, and the Gibson ES-125 that was the bargain of the century

The up-and-coming blues ace stops by to talk all things gear: the buying, the selling, and the regrets along the way

Guitar World

Ella Eyre Enjoys Fun Moments With Friends On Instagram

Ella Eyre shares delightful moments with friends on Instagram, exuding confidence and happiness. Fans eagerly await updates from the British singer-songwri...

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"If I'm taking high-end off my vocals, I like Soundtoys FilterFreak": Taylor Swift producer Jack Antonoff reveals his top 10 vocal plugins and recording techniques

But even with those plugins, you might not be as successful as him…

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“This is an intensely crafted ‘Super Guitar’ with a separate piezo output…”: Dweezil Zappa’s huge gear auction is full of utterly unique guitars, including his Hot Rats Gibson Les Paul, a Madonna-clad Jackson and a true one-off custom PRS

The inimitable Zappa is selling off some of his most unusual and prized guitar possessions in order to raise funds for his forthcoming tour dates

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Fabiana Palladino: Fabiana Palladino review – sublime 80s pop innovation meets 21st-century chaos

The musician’s long-gestating debut album melds killer tunes to grimy distortion and the scuffed gloss of Jam and Lewis-era Janet Jackson, and marks the flowering of an original pop voice

Metal Hammer

“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie

Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel

Louder

“Basically I’d been set up. I woke up the following morning and wondered, ‘Did I just rejoin?’” How Pallas repaired the angry split with Alan Reed to deliver their eighth album in 48 years

Despite the acrimony of 2010, the glacial-speed band realised they’d all changed – and latest release The Messenger proves no one really ever leaves their family

Guitar World

“There does seem to be something of an obsession with lighter guitars”: Do lighter electric guitars sound better?

The debate surrounding the effect of weight on electric guitars and tone is long-running and often divisive. Our panel of experts, er, weigh in

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“I bought a right-handed Hofner, re-strung it and learned to play like a lefty, which was a nightmare”: How The Bootleg Beatles’ Steve White became a carbon-copy Paul McCartney

Think you can play a bit like Sir Paul? It’s not as easy as you think, says Bootleg Beatles bassist Steve White

Guitar World

“I asked Ibanez for a Telecaster-style guitar with a single neck pickup. I was expecting them to make fun of me and say no!” Standards’ Marcos Mena is bringing joy to virtuoso playing with his custom mint green tapping machine

As the pop-shred maestro honed his fruit-inspired instrumental math-rock technique, Ibanez warned him his neck-pickup-only AZ might look bad – but it turned out to be his perfect guitar

Guitar World

“Martin is doing his own stuff. He should be having a whale of a time, instead of being embittered about Jethro Tull”: Ian Anderson seemingly rules out the prospect of a ‘Tull reunion with Martin Barre

Anderson doesn't think a reunion with Barre “would make the atmosphere within the band very easy”

Louder

"I call Bill Bruford and blurt out 'how would you like to be in a rock band again?' Bill says, 'And do what? Sit around a luggage carousel all day?' But he gave us his blessing." Adrian Belew opens up on the formation of Beat

Adrian Belew has formed Beat with Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai to perform King Crimson's 80s reportoire

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Orbital on recording The Green Album: "We didn’t have multi-tracking equipment, so we’d get everything working and just run it out live. Any manipulation or synth magic would happen as it was going down - if you didn’t like it, you’d do it again"

Phil and Paul Hartnoll talk us through the debut album that started it all, track by track

Marie Claire

Ticketmaster announces huge rule change for Taylor Swift ticket holders

If you have UK Eras Tour tickets, this one's for you

Louder

“When I drank, I was going to be the best drinker in the bar, or take the most drugs or whatever. When I did give up the drink I was going to be the best at that:” The bottom-end drive that made Danny Thompson’s name

Rejecting criticism from those who wondered why he bothered playing folk music, the always-in-demand bassist’s attitude led to experiences with John Martyn, Kate Bush, David Sylvian, Tim Buckley and many others

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