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IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube Joe Satriani, an authentic software recreation of his rig
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Long-time guitarist Mitch Harris’ contributions to the record are uncertain.
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The Californian songwriter's stunning major label debut has set her on the course for very big things.The Industry Interview: Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper
From making waves in Swinging London to heading up a world-leading amplifier brand and winning awards along the way, Cliff Cooper looks back on more than 50 years in the business.
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Late-1960s Telecasters are not especially rare – unless they happen to have a rosewood body and neck like the guitar George Harrison played on the roof of the Apple building in 1969.
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Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.Seven new electric and acoustic amplifiers: June 2020
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Here are the top multi-talented stompboxes of the moment.
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How To Play Country Guitar (Part 3) – Doublestops
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IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube Joe Satriani, an authentic software recreation of his rig
Get ready to surf with the alien.Horizon Devices launches the Flux Echo reverb/delay combo
Misha Mansoor’s brand branches out from drive pedals.UK Competitions and Markets Authority explains Korg’s £1.5 million fine
“The fine was increased because senior management was involved, and because the illegal behaviour was considered to be intentional”Napalm Death announce their latest album, Throes of Joy In The Jaws of Defeatism
Long-time guitarist Mitch Harris’ contributions to the record are uncertain.
- Features
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s Tom Rees talks rejecting pastiches, writing on a nylon-strung guitar and replicating T. Rex
The guitarist and frontman of one of Wales’ best new rock bands details the guitar parts on their hotly tipped forthcoming EP, The Non-Stop.“I picked up the guitar when I was really sick in the hospital”: Covet’s Yvette Young
The Californian band’s new LP fuses math-rock, post-rock, prog and jazz, with Yvette Young’s breathtaking technique always centre-stage. She tells us how the guitar saved her and sings praises of her new signature Ibanez Talman.Introducing… Madison Cunningham: the Jazzmaster-playing songwriter putting her stamp on modern Americana
The Californian songwriter's stunning major label debut has set her on the course for very big things.The Industry Interview: Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper
From making waves in Swinging London to heading up a world-leading amplifier brand and winning awards along the way, Cliff Cooper looks back on more than 50 years in the business.
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