- News
NME plans “recorded showcase” in support of bands affected by SXSW cancellation
Acts slated to play the festival have something to look forward to.SXSW 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns
It's the first time that the annual festival and conference has been called off.Watch: Peter Buck joins Chris and Rich Robinson for an R.E.M. cover
They played 7 Chinese Bros. at a show in Portland, Oregon.Slipknot postpone Knotfest Japan amid Covid-19 concerns
The rippling effect of the virus continues.
- Features
In Pictures: Gardiner Houlgate’s March 2020 Auction
Gardiner Houlgate’s first auction of the decade takes place on March 11 and 12, with a plethora of vintage, player-grade and left-field guitars and amplifiers available.Jonathan Wilson breaks down the five best guest guitar parts on Dixie Blur
The acclaimed producer and songwriter returns with his fourth album, featuring live instrumentation, vintage Martin’s and a lap-steel with built-in fuzz.Meet NNAMDÏ, an oddball guitarist who prefers playing soft
The Chicago native talks falling in love with the six-string, his latest album BRAT, and why he prefers not dialing his amp up to 11.The Dandy Warhols’ Peter Holmström on how esoteric effects have transformed his guitar playing
We sit down with alt-rock extraordinaire, Dandy Warhols lead guitarist and Pete International Airport founder Peter Holmström to talk truss-rod fear, his signature pedal and the gear that goes into creating his distinctive sound.
- Reviews
The Big Review: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Special, Les Paul Standard 50s & SG Standard
Are the upgraded Les Paul and SG models from Epiphone’s new Inspired By Gibson line the best affordable electrics the brand has ever produced?Review: Gretsch G2622TG-P90 Limited Edition Streamliner
With a pair of P-90 pickups and a centre-block, this isn’t your average Gretsch – but it certainly makes a statement.Review: Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
How do you make something that’s achingly cool even cooler? Throw rock’s most famous upholsterer and some crazy octave-fuzz fireworks into the mix, of course.Review: Honeyboy Amps Mini-Twin speaker cabinets
Towering amp stacks are rapidly going the way of the dodo, but players with pedalboard amps and micro-heads are looking for compact and lightweight speaker solutions. Honeyboy might just have the answer.
- Guides
Five best DAWs for guitarists in 2020
Don't let the DAW hit you on the way out: we take a look at the pros and cons of the recording software available right now.10 of the best guitar pedal collaborations
We look at some of the best guitar pedals that came a result of two or more designers working together on a stompbox.How to bring an obscure 60s guitar back from the dead
British-made Grimshaw guitars of the early 60s could hold their own with many of the USA-made instruments of the time, but this SS Deluxe model needs a little TLC.Eight best compressors for electric guitars in 2020
Standout compressors for your next stompbox squeeze.
- Learn
How to play blues like Jimmy Page
The Led Zeppelin icon’s influence on rock guitar is impossible to overstate, but at the core of his signature style were some classic blues fundamentals.Chord Clinic: How To Play Chords Like Pink Floyd Part 1
Rod Fogg -When Pink Floyd started out in the psychedelic mid 1960s, they were playing clubs, led by Syd Barrett on guitar. But once David Gilmour took over, they evolved into a stadium-rock band and began crafting extravagant concept albums. Now one of the biggest-selling acts of all time, you can bet they knew how to write an interesting chord sequence.How to play the blues like Eric Clapton
Now that you’ve mastered the basics of the pentatonic scale, it’s time to look at the masters themselves to see how the most legendary blues players utilise the shapes we’ve learned in their own playing. First up, it’s Old Slowhand.Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Pt 14: The Minor Pentatonic Scale, Shapes 4 & 5
We round-up our year-long exploration of the basics of blue by finishing off the five basic shapes of the pentatonic scale.
- Videos
- Magazine
- NAMM 2020
- News
NME plans “recorded showcase” in support of bands affected by SXSW cancellation
Acts slated to play the festival have something to look forward to.SXSW 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns
It's the first time that the annual festival and conference has been called off.Watch: Peter Buck joins Chris and Rich Robinson for an R.E.M. cover
They played 7 Chinese Bros. at a show in Portland, Oregon.Slipknot postpone Knotfest Japan amid Covid-19 concerns
The rippling effect of the virus continues.
- Features
In Pictures: Gardiner Houlgate’s March 2020 Auction
Gardiner Houlgate’s first auction of the decade takes place on March 11 and 12, with a plethora of vintage, player-grade and left-field guitars and amplifiers available.Jonathan Wilson breaks down the five best guest guitar parts on Dixie Blur
The acclaimed producer and songwriter returns with his fourth album, featuring live instrumentation, vintage Martin’s and a lap-steel with built-in fuzz.Meet NNAMDÏ, an oddball guitarist who prefers playing soft
The Chicago native talks falling in love with the six-string, his latest album BRAT, and why he prefers not dialing his amp up to 11.The Dandy Warhols’ Peter Holmström on how esoteric effects have transformed his guitar playing
We sit down with alt-rock extraordinaire, Dandy Warhols lead guitarist and Pete International Airport founder Peter Holmström to talk truss-rod fear, his signature pedal and the gear that goes into creating his distinctive sound.
- Reviews
The Big Review: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Special, Les Paul Standard 50s & SG Standard
Are the upgraded Les Paul and SG models from Epiphone’s new Inspired By Gibson line the best affordable electrics the brand has ever produced?Review: Gretsch G2622TG-P90 Limited Edition Streamliner
With a pair of P-90 pickups and a centre-block, this isn’t your average Gretsch – but it certainly makes a statement.Review: Gamechanger Audio Third Man Records Plasma Coil
How do you make something that’s achingly cool even cooler? Throw rock’s most famous upholsterer and some crazy octave-fuzz fireworks into the mix, of course.Review: Honeyboy Amps Mini-Twin speaker cabinets
Towering amp stacks are rapidly going the way of the dodo, but players with pedalboard amps and micro-heads are looking for compact and lightweight speaker solutions. Honeyboy might just have the answer.
- Guides
Five best DAWs for guitarists in 2020
Don't let the DAW hit you on the way out: we take a look at the pros and cons of the recording software available right now.10 of the best guitar pedal collaborations
We look at some of the best guitar pedals that came a result of two or more designers working together on a stompbox.How to bring an obscure 60s guitar back from the dead
British-made Grimshaw guitars of the early 60s could hold their own with many of the USA-made instruments of the time, but this SS Deluxe model needs a little TLC.Eight best compressors for electric guitars in 2020
Standout compressors for your next stompbox squeeze.
- Learn
How to play blues like Jimmy Page
The Led Zeppelin icon’s influence on rock guitar is impossible to overstate, but at the core of his signature style were some classic blues fundamentals.Chord Clinic: How To Play Chords Like Pink Floyd Part 1
Rod Fogg -When Pink Floyd started out in the psychedelic mid 1960s, they were playing clubs, led by Syd Barrett on guitar. But once David Gilmour took over, they evolved into a stadium-rock band and began crafting extravagant concept albums. Now one of the biggest-selling acts of all time, you can bet they knew how to write an interesting chord sequence.How to play the blues like Eric Clapton
Now that you’ve mastered the basics of the pentatonic scale, it’s time to look at the masters themselves to see how the most legendary blues players utilise the shapes we’ve learned in their own playing. First up, it’s Old Slowhand.Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Pt 14: The Minor Pentatonic Scale, Shapes 4 & 5
We round-up our year-long exploration of the basics of blue by finishing off the five basic shapes of the pentatonic scale.
- Videos
- Magazine
- NAMM 2020
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