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Win! An EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids stereo flanger!

Win! An EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids stereo flanger! If you’re in the market for inspiring and eccentric effects pedals, you’d be hard pressed to find something...

Is Walrus Audio about to release an amplifier?

Is Walrus Audio about to release an amplifier? Is Walrus Audio releasing an amplifier? Such is the question that has plagued fans of the boutique...

“Sometimes I just want an epic stack of guitar that sounds like a wall...

“Sometimes I just want an epic stack of guitar that sounds like a wall of noise”: AFI’s Jade Puget on new album Bodies It’s been...

Review: Chapman Guitars V2 Ghost Fret Standard

Review: Chapman Guitars V2 Ghost Fret Standard Celebrating 10 years in existence, Chapman Guitars announced its overhauled Standard line earlier this year. The Standard models...

Walrus Audio Fable review: For all your glitchy soundscaping needs

Walrus Audio Fable review: For all your glitchy soundscaping needs In 2023, wrapping your listeners in a cosmic cloud of transcendental bliss is easy. But...

New headphone amp from Ashdown

New headphone amp from Ashdown Weighing just 272 grams, Ashdown’s new The Tone Pocket is the UK maker’s most compact pre-amplifier to date and is...

Ovation Announce New Ultra Series

Ovation Announce New Ultra Series The Ovation Ultra guitars were mainly produced between 1983 and 1994 as cutaway and non-cutaway versions in various colours, finishes...

ThorpyFX release analog chorus/vibrato the DEEP OGGIN

ThorpyFX release analog chorus/vibrato the DEEP OGGIN ThorpyFX enters the analog modulation realm with a totally new, fully analog chorus/vibrato design, the DEEP OGGIN. Engineered...

The Genius Of… Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol

The Genius Of… Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol It was released at a culturally important time for New York Turn On The Bright Lights...

Gibson Alvin Lee ES-335 ‘69 Festival – Available Now

Gibson Alvin Lee ES-335 ‘69 Festival – Available Now Gibson, continuing further model releases, has announced the worldwide launch of the new, limited-edition Alvin Lee...

Mooer’s incredible evolution: How a simple idea turned into to a global guitar brand

Mooer’s incredible evolution: How a simple idea turned into to a global guitar brand The story starts, as all good stories do, with an idea....

Tech 21 introduces the Geddy Lee signature SansAmp

Tech 21 introduces the Geddy Lee signature SansAmp Tech 21 has unveiled the all-new SansAmp DI-2112, a new desk-top/amp-top designed in collaboration with Rush bassist...

Guitar teacher John Wines on his face-melting America’s Got Talent audition: “Whatever happens now,...

Guitar teacher John Wines on his face-melting America’s Got Talent audition: “Whatever happens now, I’ve achieved what I wanted to achieve” John Wines, guitar tutor...

Post Malone offers guitar for local charity auction

Post Malone offers guitar for local charity auction American rapper and guitarist Post Malone has shown his humility as he offers up one of his...

Eric Clapton has paid at least £1,000 to an anti-vaccine music organisation

Eric Clapton has paid at least £1,000 to an anti-vaccine music organisation Earlier this year, Eric Clapton donated over £1,000 and lent his family’s van...

The Foo Fighters have just dropped a surprise EP, 01070725

The Foo Fighters have just dropped a surprise EP, 01070725 The Foo Fighters have, with no warning, just dropped a new EP. It bears the...

Review: Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty

Review: Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty Introduced in 2014 – in addition to the long-running and much vaunted JP series – the Majesty...

Cort refreshes its G series with the G280 Select

Cort refreshes its G series with the G280 Select Cort has introduced a new electric model into its G series, the G280 Select. It’s a...

Summer NAMM 2019: Supro re-releases its ‘Finest Electric’, the Silverwood

Summer NAMM 2019: Supro re-releases its ‘Finest Electric’, the Silverwood Following the modern remakes of the Tri Tone and Ozark, Supro has once again dipped...

The Big Listen: Buck Meek – Two Saviors

The Big Listen: Buck Meek – Two Saviors When Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek asked the band’s go-to producer Andrew Sarlo to oversee his second solo...

Catalinbread STS-88 review: flanger plus reverb equals gothy atmospherics galore

Catalinbread STS-88 review: flanger plus reverb equals gothy atmospherics galore This whole 80s revival thing is bad news – the haircuts alone are potentially traumatising...

Gojira announce new album Fortitude, release opener Born For One Thing

Gojira announce new album Fortitude, release opener Born For One Thing Gojira have announced a new album, entitled Fortitude, and released a new single entitled...

Japanese Breakfast is behind the soundtrack for indie game, Sable

Japanese Breakfast is behind the soundtrack for indie game, Sable Japanese Breakfast – aka Michelle Zauner – will be crafting the soundtrack for the upcoming...

The Big Review: Two Notes ReVolt Guitar – the ultimate multi-channel amp in a...

The Big Review: Two Notes ReVolt Guitar – the ultimate multi-channel amp in a box? Sorry, valve amplifiers, but you’re not paranoid – they really...

Lava Series ME3 38 ‘Smart Guitar’ now available from Selfridges

Lava Series ME3 38 ‘Smart Guitar’ now available from Selfridges Working in co-operation between LAVA Music and the Smartech Selfridges team, this truly unique and...