Fender Custom Shop releases a “painstaking” recreation of George Harrison’s Bass VI
Fender Custom Shop releases a “painstaking” recreation of George Harrison’s Bass VI
The Fender Custom Shop has launched a limited-edition George Harrison 1967 Bass VI,...
Watch as UK PM Andy Burnham plays a Smiths song with Ukrainian soldiers in...
Watch as UK PM Andy Burnham plays a Smiths song with Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv: “You can take the man out of Manchester…”
UK prime...
How Taylor Guitars captured a whole new audience by putting the musician at the...
How Taylor Guitars captured a whole new audience by putting the musician at the heart of everything
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Taylor Guitars has always...
Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is “the best producer in the world” – this...
Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is “the best producer in the world” – this is how he helped Def Leppard rise to success
Def Leppard...
Wolfgang Van Halen claps back at old comment saying he’d be playing his father’s...
Wolfgang Van Halen claps back at old comment saying he’d be playing his father’s music by now: “Don’t ever let anyone tell you what...
Marshall celebrates 60 years since Jimi Hendrix first plugged into a Super 100 with...
Marshall celebrates 60 years since Jimi Hendrix first plugged into a Super 100 with a stunning purple-on-black JMH studio amp
Back in 1966, Jimi Hendrix...
The magic of partscasters – build your perfect guitar yourself
The magic of partscasters – build your perfect guitar yourself
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We all know the myth of the ‘endgame guitar’ – it’s rare...
“Right away, your brain goes into survival mode” how having all his gear stolen...
“Right away, your brain goes into survival mode” how having all his gear stolen led to Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan reinventing his approach to...
“There’s a difference between someone saying, ‘You’re in my thoughts and prayers’, versus somebody...
“There’s a difference between someone saying, ‘You’re in my thoughts and prayers’, versus somebody who goes into detail about his treatment”: The simple advice...
Captured by a drama student who snuck onstage, new rare footage of Jimi Hendrix’s...
Captured by a drama student who snuck onstage, new rare footage of Jimi Hendrix’s legendary 1969 Woodstock show has surfaced online
Nearly 60 years after...
This D’Angelico could be your first semi-hollow – and it’s now just $500
This D’Angelico could be your first semi-hollow – and it’s now just $500
If you’ve never owned a semi-hollow before, D’Angelico’s Premier DC makes a...
Session legend Chris Spedding – known for work with Elton John and Paul McCartney...
Session legend Chris Spedding – known for work with Elton John and Paul McCartney – diagnosed with lymphoma
Chris Spedding – a legendary session guitarist...
Right now you can save $300 on one of Ibanez’s best signature models –...
Right now you can save $300 on one of Ibanez’s best signature models – the seriously sleek Tim Henson TOD10
If you’ve been thinking about...
Warm Audio Reamper review – the studio DI box to end all studio DI...
Warm Audio Reamper review – the studio DI box to end all studio DI boxes?
$499/£431, warmaudio.com
Today we’re talking about a DI box – wait,...
Vivian Campbell confirms his cancer is back – but he’s continuing treatments and is...
Vivian Campbell confirms his cancer is back – but he’s continuing treatments and is “certainly not slowing down”
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has shared...
Lzzy Hale’s dazzling new Epiphone Explorer Custom is “purpose-built for heavy music”
Lzzy Hale’s dazzling new Epiphone Explorer Custom is “purpose-built for heavy music”
Halestorm’s powerhouse vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale has launched a new signature model...
“My hope is that someone with a regular job will be able to afford...
“My hope is that someone with a regular job will be able to afford it. They’re not all tens of thousands”: Johnny Marr on...
“I was the f**kin’ guy, okay?”: Sebastian Bach says he was the reason for...
“I was the f**kin’ guy, okay?”: Sebastian Bach says he was the reason for a spike in popularity of the name ‘Sebastian’ in 1989
If...
This new Gretsch Penguin could be the most striking guitar of the year so...
This new Gretsch Penguin could be the most striking guitar of the year so far
Gretsch has added a new limited-edition Penguin model to its...
Gibson Victory Floyd Rose review: “this is a fantastic addition to the Gibson line”
Gibson Victory Floyd Rose review: “this is a fantastic addition to the Gibson line”
$2,799/£2,399, gibson.com
The 1980s were an interesting time for the guitar industry....
Frank Beard ZZ TOP
Frank Beard ZZ TOP
Music Instrument News is sad to report the death of ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, after an extended period of ill...
Billy Strings explains why he’s still getting guitar lessons, despite being a Grammy-winning artist:...
Billy Strings explains why he’s still getting guitar lessons, despite being a Grammy-winning artist: “I hear myself play so much – I get sick...
Alex Lifeson reveals the Rush song he “really struggled with” learning to play again...
Alex Lifeson reveals the Rush song he “really struggled with” learning to play again for the band’s reunion: “My hands are not operating like...
“I’m horizontal and I’m like, ‘Can we get a diaper?’”: The time Tobias Forge...
“I’m horizontal and I’m like, ‘Can we get a diaper?’”: The time Tobias Forge tried to go ahead with a Ghost show despite food...
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is selling Dookie-, Nimrod- and American Idiot-era gear and...
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is selling Dookie-, Nimrod- and American Idiot-era gear and clothing on Reverb
Green Day bass player Mike Dirnt has become...
