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Ibanez unveils elements-inspired J Custom RG guitars
These elegantly finished models sport exotic tonewoods and DiMarzio electronicsJoe Satriani reveals two new albums in the works
One of the virtuoso’s upcoming releases is said to be “vocal-oriented”.Doobie Brothers’ 50th-anniversary tour postponed due to COVID-19
Fans will have to wait to see the return of frontman, Michael McDonald.Gibson sells Stanton Magnetics to inMusic
Stanton joins AKAI and Denon DJ in inMusic’s growing roster of DJ brands.
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Introducing… Charlie Burg: Michigan’s own “blue wave boi”
The rising singer-songwriter on keeping the human element alive in music, his six-stringed piece of Syracuse history and his educational lockdown routine.Guitar Legends: Jimmy Page, the father of hard rock who was more than ‘just’ a guitar player
Inside the gear and guitar style of Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page, with review links, alternative gear choices and a playlist.“It felt like hot-rodding cars to me”: Robert Keeley on his career switch from engineering professor to star pedal maker
Some stars of the gear world have made a name for themselves by discerning a gap in the market and driving hard into it. For Robert Keeley, however, it was a love of audio electronics luring him toward the thing he was called to do – and finding he belonged there all along.“Learn not to attach your personal sense of value or self-worth to your playing”: Alex Skolnick
Testament’s six-string aficionado talks about the music that started him on his lifelong love of the guitar, his secret penchant for jazz and be-bop and convincing airport security that his wah pedal was not a suspicious package.
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