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Listen: Jason Isbell guests on Amanda Shires’ new single, The Problem – released for International Safe Abortion day
Proceeds from the single go towards the Yellowhammer Fund, an Alabama-based reproductive justice organisation.AC/DC post short, cryptic teaser on social media
It’s the first ‘official’ acknowledgement of their long-rumoured returnBehringer teases new guitar pedal/eurorack module hybrid units
Modular synth nerds and pedal nerds do have quite the overlap, to be fair.Jack White and CopperSound pedals announce the Triplegraph, a wild digital octave unit
With an in-built momentary killswitch/effects loop.
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Why Ernie Ball’s VPJR Tuner represents the future of pedalboard convenience
With its dual-function design, Ernie Ball’s latest pedal innovation points the way to a more streamlined pedalboard future.Catch these unmissable all-star guitar lessons at Guitar.com Live
Looking to supercharge your playing?“Back in 2000 to 2005, what we would call a boutique pedal was different”: Pedal maker Brian Wampler on the ‘B-word’
Brian Wampler made the transition from garage workbench to custom manufacturing some time ago, and the artists lining up to declare their allegiance have helped make his effects mainstays of the market.Adam Miller on why his difficult year inspired his new album, Unify
Influenced by the LA jazz scene and the local musicians in his native New South Wales, Miller enlisted trusted session players Joel Gottschalk and Justin Glasco to realise his vision
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Fender’s Road Worn guitars return with improved relic’ing and an attractive range of custom colours. Is this the no-brainer guitar purchase of 2020?The Big Listen: Thurston Moore – By The Fire
The former Sonic Youth man blends the accessible and the experimental as he celebrates “the glory of the three- or four-minute rock song” and much more besides.Review: Warm Audio Jet Phaser
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