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Mission Engineering has created the world’s smallest variable voltage power supply
The 529m is about the size of regular batteries.NAMM 2020 Video: D’Addario makes gigging easier with the Backline and LokNob
Featuring the new Backline Gear Transport Pack and LokNob series.Massachusetts court rules that drummer Joey Kramer will not be allowed to rejoin Aerosmith
The drummer will not be performing at the Grammys or the MusiCares tribute show.Kirk Hammett on Metallica’s Napster lawsuit: “We didn’t make a difference”
The guitarist remains optimistic about the future, though.
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Check out Scott Holiday’s Kauer Super Chief aka ‘La Donna Rosso’
Find out what the little toggles on this guitar do.Check out Scott Holiday’s 1999 Gibson Custom Firebird VII aka ‘Bluebird’
"I have all these amazing looking instruments and I’m lucky to have them all, but this is one of my faves, still."Cate Le Bon on her 2019 album Reward and the “wild, nebulous job” of being a producer
The Welsh musician talks working with Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, collaborator Josh Klinghoffer’s “insane” guitar collection and more.Slash tells us about his Gibson Collection, playing with his friends and the new GN’R album
The Cat In The Hat talks developing the new range, his relationship with Gibson, and how the dynamic of the company has changed since it emerged from bankruptcy.
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Review: Gibson Slash Collection Les Paul Standard & J-45 Standard
Gibson and the world’s leading top hat wearing rocker team up anew for a collection of electric and acoustic signature models.Review: Taylor Guitars Builder’s Edition 816ce and 324ce
Taylor Guitars doubles down on V-Class bracing with some new touches at both ends of the price spectrum.Review: D’Angelico Excel SS
A thinline slice of jazz-and-beyond goodness from D’Angelico’s top-tier Korean workshop.Review: Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature Nashville & Steve Wariner Nashville Gentleman
Steve Wariner and Brian Setzer know a thing or two about great Gretsch tone and are two of the company’s most high profile artists. Time to give their signature models a spin.
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How to correctly restring your acoustic guitar
Here's how to correctly string your acoustic to avoid any kinks or string slips.15 new pedals and effects units: January 2020
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.How hybrid designs defined Fender’s search for the next great guitar
From ill-fated Frankenstein’s monsters to bona fide cult classics, we chart Fender’s experiments with hybrid designs.12 new electric and acoustic guitars: January 2020
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
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Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part 12: Combining rhythm with basic licks
The latest part of our essential guide to blues guitars sees us start to put it all together, as we combine rhythm with the basic lead lines we’ve learned so far.Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part 11: Combining rhythm with basic licks
Our Essential Blues Lessons are heating up! Here, we look at ways to combine what we’ve been learning so far into the basis for our own licks.How to play chords like Noel Gallagher
Rod Fogg -Oasis’ Noel Gallagher was a man who knew a thing or two about penning a hit, and the bedrock of it all was his clever approach to chords and songwriting…How To Play Killers-style chords
Rod Fogg -The Killers are one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century and guitarist Dave Keuning is a founder member. In this Chord Clinic we take a look at his guitar style and chord choices.
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Mission Engineering has created the world’s smallest variable voltage power supply
The 529m is about the size of regular batteries.NAMM 2020 Video: D’Addario makes gigging easier with the Backline and LokNob
Featuring the new Backline Gear Transport Pack and LokNob series.Massachusetts court rules that drummer Joey Kramer will not be allowed to rejoin Aerosmith
The drummer will not be performing at the Grammys or the MusiCares tribute show.Kirk Hammett on Metallica’s Napster lawsuit: “We didn’t make a difference”
The guitarist remains optimistic about the future, though.
- Features
Check out Scott Holiday’s Kauer Super Chief aka ‘La Donna Rosso’
Find out what the little toggles on this guitar do.Check out Scott Holiday’s 1999 Gibson Custom Firebird VII aka ‘Bluebird’
"I have all these amazing looking instruments and I’m lucky to have them all, but this is one of my faves, still."Cate Le Bon on her 2019 album Reward and the “wild, nebulous job” of being a producer
The Welsh musician talks working with Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, collaborator Josh Klinghoffer’s “insane” guitar collection and more.Slash tells us about his Gibson Collection, playing with his friends and the new GN’R album
The Cat In The Hat talks developing the new range, his relationship with Gibson, and how the dynamic of the company has changed since it emerged from bankruptcy.
- Reviews
Review: Gibson Slash Collection Les Paul Standard & J-45 Standard
Gibson and the world’s leading top hat wearing rocker team up anew for a collection of electric and acoustic signature models.Review: Taylor Guitars Builder’s Edition 816ce and 324ce
Taylor Guitars doubles down on V-Class bracing with some new touches at both ends of the price spectrum.Review: D’Angelico Excel SS
A thinline slice of jazz-and-beyond goodness from D’Angelico’s top-tier Korean workshop.Review: Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature Nashville & Steve Wariner Nashville Gentleman
Steve Wariner and Brian Setzer know a thing or two about great Gretsch tone and are two of the company’s most high profile artists. Time to give their signature models a spin.
- Guides
How to correctly restring your acoustic guitar
Here's how to correctly string your acoustic to avoid any kinks or string slips.15 new pedals and effects units: January 2020
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.How hybrid designs defined Fender’s search for the next great guitar
From ill-fated Frankenstein’s monsters to bona fide cult classics, we chart Fender’s experiments with hybrid designs.12 new electric and acoustic guitars: January 2020
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
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