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- January 31
- January 30
- January 29
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- Kirk Hammett talks meeting Peter Green and covering his Fleetwood Mac classic
- Jackson Custom Shop celebrates its 40th anniversary with 12 stunning guitars
- Neil Young says that the MacBook Pro has “Fisher-Price” audio quality and calls it “a piece of crap”
- Lindsey Buckingham will not be returning to Fleetwood Mac, says Mick Fleetwood
- Finisher Neo puts a whole rack’s worth of effects into a simple 3-knob plugin
- Fender has released an affordable Silverburst Telecaster in Europe
- Josh Klinghoffer opens up about John Frusciante's return to the Chili Peppers
- How to make a ‘90s hardcore rave track like Calvin Harris’s Hypnagogic (I Can’t Wait)
- Ron Vater, drumstick pioneer, dies aged 63
- Gibson CMO admits controversial Play Authentic video was "my biggest mistake"
- How to tune toms, in 8 simple steps
- How to tune a bass drum, in 7 steps
- January 28
- January 27
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- Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020
- Bakermat: 5 things I’ve learned about music production
- Music Man Mariposa Standard review
- Save up to 40% off Positive Grid’s guitar plugins, including Bias Amp 2 and FX 2
- Calvin Harris went back to his ‘90s synths for new Love Regenerator EP
- Drum lesson: get that left foot working
- Soundweaver searches your sample library and designs new sounds automatically
- Watch: Aerosmith and Run-DMC reunite for Grammys Walk This Way performance
- January 24
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- Watch: Exclusive guitar lesson and playthrough by Sylosis's Josh Middleton
- Can the Dirac Live for Studio plugin correct the sound of your room without any acoustic treatment?
- Classic album: Adamski on Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy
- Hiss or miss? 2getheraudio’s V1nylla plugin emulates the scratch and crackle of your old LPs
- XILS-Lab goes beyond Roland’s RS-505 string machine the X-505 plugin synth
- 8 reasons why playing guitar is good for your mental health
- Mental health vs touring: a survival guide
- What is MIDI 2.0, and what does it mean for musicians and producers?
- The best new effects pedals of NAMM 2020
- January 23
- January 22
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- The best new signature model guitars of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020: MEGAfm packs two Sega Genesis sound chips into a “beautifully dirty” hardware synth
- Beyonce’s engineer DJ Swivel has cooked up a vocal seasoning plugin called The Sauce
- Klevgrand’s Luxe plugin gives you a super-simple way of making your tracks fit in the mix
- NAMM 2020: Here’s why Expressive E’s next-gen Osmose synth wasn’t at the show
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Thomann's NAMM odyssey continues (part 2)
- The best new electric and acoustic guitars of NAMM 2020
- January 21
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- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: SolidGoldFX's Communication Breakdown is a whole lotta fuzz pedal
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Vox's Nutube tech gives its new Valvenergy pedal series a valve amp feel
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Take a closer look at Revv Amplification's G20 lunchbox head
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Two Notes launches the Torpedo Captor X
- NAMM 2020: Sandberg refreshes its bass lineup with the short-scale Lionel, the Nighthawk Plus, and the California VM5
- NAMM 2020: Small, compact, digital and with a "tube-like performance," Mooer Audio unveils the SD Amplifier Series
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Can you build Korg’s Nu:Tekt OD-S overdrive pedal in less than 45 minutes?
- The best new audio interfaces of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020: Artesia’s Xpad MIDI controller looks portable and playable
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Yvette Young on her idiosyncratic take on the Ibanez Talman
- NAMM 2020: Behringer takes on Korg as it launches its own ARP 2600 synth clone
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: a closer look at the Roland VAD506 V-Drums and TD-27 module
- January 20
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- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Steve Vai on his new Ibanez Paradise In Art signature model
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: The key Gibson and Epiphone offerings caught on camera
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: 2HP’s Lunchbox is a tasty mini Eurorack case to take on your “modular picnics”
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Watch Tim Exile and Mylar Melodies jam together on the new Endlesss multiplayer music app
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Nektar’s Aura beatmaker and MIDI sequencer looks smarter than your average pad controller
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Sonicware’s Liven 8bit Warps is a portable retro synth for chiptune on the go
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Korg’s DX-7 style opsix is the most mysterious synth of the show
- The best new MIDI keyboards and controllers of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: SSL’s new budget audio interfaces promise studio quality at affordable prices
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Audient’s affordable EVO audio interfaces will set your recording gain automatically
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: KV331 introduces the Synthmaster One to iphone
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Nita Strauss launches all-new Ibanez signature JIVAs
- NAMM 2020: the big stories from the greatest music gear show on Earth
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: New Laney MiniStacks, powered LFR cab and Black Country Customs Spiral Array multi-chorus on the way
- NAMM 2020: Behringer stays in the groove with the RD-6 drum machine, a Roland TR-606 clone
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Thomann hit the showfloor - hard (part 1)
- January 19
- January 18
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- NAMM 2020: Ernie Ball Music Man unveils stunning new John Petrucci and Steve Lukather signature guitars
- The best Eurorack and modular releases of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020: The Gretsch stand - in pictures
- NAMM 2020: The Ludwig booth - in pictures
- NAMM 2020: EVH, Charvel and Jackson stands - in pictures
- NAMM 2020: Ernie Ball Music Man unsheathes the Sabre
- The best new DJ gear of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Orange unveils Terror Stamp pedal amp
- NAMM 2020: The Fender stand - in pictures
- NAMM 2020: The Gibson and Epiphone stand - in pictures
- NAMM 2020: BluGuitar unveils the portable, mighty and potentially game-changing AMP X pedalboard amplifier
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Chris Buck shows us Victory's V4 Duchess pedal amp
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Blackstar demos Sonnet acoustic amps
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Walrus launches all-new Mako stompbox series with Mako: D1 multi-function delay
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Fender's Lead is back from the dead
- NAMM 2020: Rane launches two-channel Seventy battle mixer
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Could Arturia’s KeyStep Pro MIDI keyboard be your new studio hub?
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Novation’s new Launchpad Pro comes with a MIDI sequencer for controlling your plugins and hardware
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Mooer’s slimmed down GE300, the Lite, revealed
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Arturia’s MicroFreak synth gains a new oscillator mode in v2 update
- NAMM 2020: Denon DJ’s Prime 2 and Prime Go are all-in-one DJ devices designed for maximum portability
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Arturia’s KeyLab Essential 88 is an 88-note controller keyboard at a wallet-friendly price point
- The best new synths of NAMM 2020
- NAMM 2020: Jerry Cantrell joins Gibson
- NAMM 2020: Denon DJ adds new flagship players and mixer to its Prime line-up
- NAMM 2020 Video: Pioneer DJ parks its tanks on the Xone:96’s lawn with its impressive DJM-V10 mixer
- NAMM 2020: Now Behringer is cloning Moog’s 55, 35 and 15 modules from the ‘70s
- NAMM 2020: Switch between parts with the Pigtronix Infinity 2 Double Looper
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Positive Grid's Spark amp, direct from the showfloor
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Neural DSP's AI-powered floor modeller is 'Vulgar Display of Power'
- January 17
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- NAMM 2020: Catalinbread unveils the Giygas fuzz/EQ and Epoch Boost
- NAMM 2020: Record on the go with IK Multimedia's Rig Pro Duo I/O
- Best of NAMM 2020: The MusicRadar awards
- NAMM 2020: Fender unveils MTG Tube Tremolo and Tread-Light Wah effects
- Watch: Krotos Concept Soft Synth explored
- NAMM 2020: Pearl adds 12 new finishes across its drum range
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Line 6 announces POD Go portable guitar processor
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Gamechanger Audio unveils its Light Pedal, the first ever ‘optical spring reverb’
- Slipknot's Mick Thomson UK meet and greet event announced
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Fender's Acoustasonic Stratocaster demoed
- NAMM 2020: PRS is going to make a lot of people happy with its expanded John Mayer Silver Sky lineup
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Sequential shows us its latest flagship synth, the Pro 3
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Hydrasynth gets MPE support, and it can now sound a bit warmer, too
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Yamaha’s YC61 drawbar organ might also be your perfect stage keyboard
- NAMM 2020: Could Erica Synths’ Bassline DB-01 be the acid machine of your dreams?
- NAMM 2020: Slate Digital goes all Black Mirror as it launches the Infinity EQ plugin
- NAMM 2020: E-mu co-founder Dave Rossum is selling original, “better-than-new” SP-1200 samplers
- NAMM 2020 video: Get a first look at Universal Audio’s LUNA recording system
- NAMM 2020: Fender unveils the Jim Root Signature Jazzmaster V4
- NAMM 2020: Waves OVox is a synth and FX processor that you can play with your voice
- Insuring the nation’s musical instruments for 60 years
- Guitar modding: how to install an acoustic pickup
- How to record and mix bass guitar in your DAW
- January 16
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- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Pittsburgh Modular's Cascading Delay Network demoed
- NAMM 2020: Fender debuts hand-wired '64 Custom Princeton Reverb and new Mustang GTX series digital modelling amps
- NAMM 2020: Universal Audio’s LUNA is a free DAW for Apollo audio interface owners
- NAMM 2020: Gretsch debuts all-new Streamliner and Electromatic models, one exquisite Penguin and more
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Lumatone could be the coolest isomorphic MIDI keyboard we’ve ever seen
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: RME's 2020 lineup explained
- NAMM 2020: Maxon has tasked Tube Screamer designer Susumu Tamura with creating its new Apex808 pedal
- NAMM 2020: Fender revives HM Strat for Limited Edition run
- NAMM 2020: Spitfire Audio takes inspiration from a new wave of composers for Albion NEO
- NAMM 2020: Fender Player Series adds Duo-Sonic and Mustang models
- NAMM 2020: These are Fender's new American Originals – the 60s Telecaster Thinline and 70s Telecaster Custom
- NAMM 2020: Fender expands Parallel Universe with Maverick Dorado, Tele Mágico and more
- NAMM 2020: Fender has brought its late-70s Lead electric back to life
- Namm 2020: Watch our demos of the new Slash Collection J-45 and Les Paul guitars
- NAMM 2020: Behringer brings back Roland’s System 100M modular synth in Eurorack format
- NAMM 2020: Is Martin's new SC-13E acoustic its most progressive guitar ever?
- NAMM 2020: PreSonus’s ioStation 24c is both an audio interface and a DAW controller
- NAMM 2020: Yamaha EAD10 gets V2 firmware update
- NAMM 2020: Charvel announces trio of signature models, plus stunning updates to DK, San Dimas and So-Cal ranges
- NAMM 2020: EVH Gear unveils a new Striped Series Frankie, a 5150III head and super-fresh finishes for the Wolfgangs
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Vochlea Dubler vocal MIDI control system explained
- NAMM 2020: Joe Satriani IK Amplitube app offers his greatest tones
- NAMM 2020: IK Multimedia reveals compact AXE I/O SOLO guitar interface
- NAMM 2020: new pictures and details emerge for Jimmy Page's Standard Edition model of sold-out Sundragon amp
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Akai's MPC One caught on camera
- NAMM 2020 VIDEO: Nord Wave 2 first look
- NAMM 2020: D'Angelico launches new body shapes, Throwback jazz-era models and Premier Bob Weir signature Bedford
- NAMM 2020: Moog’s Subsequent 25 updates the Sub Phatty for modern studios
- NAMM 2020: Tascam’s Model 12 is a multitrack mixer and recorder at a keen price point
- NAMM 2020: Sterling By Music Man unveils the Jason Richardson seven-string Cutlass
- NAMM 2020: Is Korg about to spring a new FM synthesizer on us?
- NAMM 2020: Fender Custom Shop's astonishing Prestige Collection doesn't disappoint
- NAMM 2020: George Harrison's psychedelic Rocky Stratocaster reborn as Fender Custom Shop eyeful
- NAMM 2020: Yamaha announces limited edition Steve Gadd signature snare drum
- NAMM 2020: Yamaha introduces Stage Custom Hip
- January 15
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- NAMM 2020: Apogee announces Symphony Desktop, a high-quality desktop audio interface with DSP-powered plugins
- NAMM 2020: Fano announces its most affordable guitars yet with Omnis Series
- NAMM 2020: Teenage Engineering’s Ortho Remote turns up the dial on Bluetooth MIDI control
- NAMM 2020: The VS-1 synth promises the soul of the Oberheim OB-X, but with digital control
- NAMM 2020: Akai’s MPC One could be the backpack-sized beatmaker you’ve been waiting for
- NAMM 2020: Audio Damage’s Continua is a ‘smooth and simple’ analogue-style soft synth
- NAMM 2020: Cadi Quilt Top Floyd joins Dean Select Series
- NAMM 2020: Krotos’s Concept synth plugin promises to make patch creation “fast and inspiring”
- NAMM 2020: Output and Barefoot Sound are making some studio monitors together, and they look gorgeous
- NAMM 2020: Roland reveals V-Drums Acoustic Design Series
- NAMM 2020: Roland unveils new TD-27KV V-drums kit
- Don't do a Ghosn, Yamaha Music warns
- NAMM 2020: Meet Boss' new flagship amp, the Katana-Artist MKII
- NAMM 2020: Roland’s RD-88 is a lightweight, more affordable stage piano that doesn’t scrimp on features
- NAMM 2020: Boss unveils Acoustic Singer Live LT amp
- January 14
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- NAMM 2020: PDP marks 20 years with anniversary kit and snare
- NAMM 2020: Gretsch introduces Black Copper and Grand Prix snare drums
- NAMM 2020: DW releases the limited edition Jim Keltner Collector’s Series Icon Snare
- NAMM 2020: DW unveils three PDP Concept Select metal snares
- NAMM 2020: PRS 35th Anniversary Dragon joins Private Stock
- NAMM 2020: 'Budget' Devin Townsend signature confirmed
- NAMM 2020: MXR has made a Timmy mini overdrive pedal with Paul Cochrane
- Product Spotlight: TAMA Star Walnut
- NAMM 2020: Zildjian launches i Series cymbals
- NAMM 2020: Take a look at Ashdown's Ant and Newt pedalboard amps for bass and guitar
- NAMM 2020: Ashdown unveils new bass line with The Grail, Arc, Low-Rider and The Saint
- NAMM 2020: Jim Root and Trujillo pickups break cover
- NAMM 2020: Keytar fans rejoice - Korg’s RK-100S is back and better than ever
- NAMM 2020: It looks like Behringer might be about to announce a Roland TR-606 drum machine clone
- NAMM 2020: Korg finally goes full-sized with its latest MS-20 synth reissue
- NAMM 2020: Korg and Greg Mackie announce the SoundLink compact hybrid mixers
- January 13
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- NAMM 2020: The versatile Nord Wave 2 ‘is like four synths in one’
- NAMM 2020: Mooer debuts new Micro Series pedals, the A7 Ambiance and D7 Delay
- NAMM 2020: Epiphone has launched a US-built Texan and revamped its range into Originals and Inspired By Gibson lines
- NAMM 2020: UVI’s Roland-inspired Saturn and Mercury synths look and sound strangely familiar
- NAMM 2020: Gibson launches its Acoustic Custom Shop with Historic and Modern collections
- NAMM 2020: AMS Neve is bringing back the RMX16, a classic ‘80s reverb
- January 11
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- NAMM 2020: The JHS Effects PG-14 Paul Gilbert signature distortion is here
- NAMM 2020: Are Yamaha's new NX models the perfect classical guitars for electric players?
- NAMM 2020: Gibson confirms signature Les Paul Custom for Tool's Adam Jones
- NAMM 2020: Gibson goes back to the 70s with Original Series Classic V and Explorer
- NAMM 2020: Tony Iommi 'Monkey' Gibson SG Special revealed
- January 10
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- Interview: Rush's Neil Peart in-depth on drum solos
- Rush drummer Neil Peart dies, aged 67
- NAMM 2020: Manson Guitar Works reveals the META Series Matt Bellamy MBM-1 Signature Guitar
- Save up to $160 on Waves' latest plugins in their epic January sale
- NAMM 2020: Taylor releases new Builder's Edition, GS Mini, Baby models and more
- NAMM 2020: Gretsch introduces CS2 Catalina Special Edition kit
- NAMM 2020: Can the Dubler Studio Kit turn your voice into the ultimate MIDI controller?
- NAMM 2020: Tama releases the Club-JAM Flyer mini-kit
- NAMM 2020: Relish Guitars makes pickup swapping a breeze with Trinity guitar
- NAMM 2020: PreSonus’s Quantum 2626 audio interface has loads of I/O and promises super-fast performance
- NAMM 2020: Korg's full-size ARP 2600 FS could be the synth reissue to rule them all
- NAMM 2020: With Korg’s Nu:Tekt OD-S kit, anyone can build their own overdrive pedal
- Korg ARP 2600 FS review
- NAMM 2020: Is LR Baggs about to change the game for acoustic guitar tone with Soundscape?
- January 9
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- NAMM 2020: Gibson announces new Slash Les Pauls and J-45 acoustic signatures
- NAMM 2020: Martin releases 29 new acoustic models
- NAMM 2020: Revv unveils the G20 high gain lunchbox amp
- NAMM 2020: Roland’s ‘floating grand piano’ looks like a keyboard from the future
- Issue 353 of Future Music is on sale now
- NAMM 2020: Cort has a blast with its new GX300 Etched guitar models
- NAMM 2020: Washburn unveils an acoustic signature stunner for Stryper man
- NAMM 2020: RME’s Babyface Pro FS audio interface is all grown up and sounds better than ever
- NAMM 2020: Seagull takes flight with the new Classic Black S6
- NAMM 2020: Earthquaker Devices unleashes V2 of Sunn O))) Life Pedal
- NAMM 2020: Korg’s i3 is a beginner-friendly workstation keyboard for songwriting and performance
- January 8
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- NAMM 2020: Numark’s DJ2GO2 Touch is a pocket-sized DJ controller that you can scratch on
- Look Mum No Computer just made an FM synth out of a Sega Mega Drive and it’s amazing
- NAMM 2020: SolidGoldFX releases the Communication Breakdown fuzz
- NAMM 2020: Darkglass floats lightweight DN bass cabinet series
- NAMM 2020: Orange goes low with its Bass Butler pedal and Little Bass Thing amp
- Martin Simpson: "I played Jackson C Frank’s D-28. There were 20 middle-aged guys there, half of them were crying"
- NAMM 2020: Nobels' highly-rated ODR-1 overdrive gets a new Bass Cut edition
- NAMM 2020: PRS adds new McCarty 594 guitars to the S2 Series
- Mooer GE150 amp modeller and multi-FX review
- NAMM 2020: Gibson launches its own online TV channel
- NAMM 2020: Korg’s NC-Q1 noise cancelling headphones offer Smart Monitoring for DJs
- NAMM 2020: Vox's Mini Superbeetle Audio is a retro amp and home speaker
- NAMM 2020: Korg’s SV-2 looks like a stylish and versatile stage piano
- January 7
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- NAMM 2020: Roland’s Go:Livecast could make it easy to livestream from your smartphone
- NAMM 2020: Vox reveals its new Cambridge 50-watt modelling combo amp
- Korg Wavestate review
- NAMM 2020: Korg’s Wavestate synth is a next-gen Wavestation for the 21st century
- NAMM 2020: Roland’s A-88MKII MIDI keyboard is its first MIDI 2.0-ready instrument
- January 6
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- NAMM 2020: ESP saves the best for last with stunning new LTD signature models and '87 anniversary reissues
- Korg’s Triton synth plugin puts the sounds of the noughties in your DAW
- NAMM 2020: John Bonham signature drumsticks debuting at Winter NAMM
- The SP 2400 sampler is almost here, and it could be the E-MU SP-1200 reboot you’ve been dreaming of
- NAMM 2020: has AMT just raised the bar for cab modelling on a pedal?
- January 3
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- Twin Atlantic's Sam McTrusty: my top 10 tips for guitarists
- Volume automation vs multiband compression: which do you use and when?
- Producer / engineer Forrester Savell: my top 6 recording tips for guitarists
- How to animate drums using filters
- How to program a bassline house synth patch
- NAMM 2020: Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck gets signature model
- January 2
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- NAMM 2020: Reverend unveil three new guitar models
- How to create rumbling techno kick drums with reverb
- NAMM 2020: Ibanez launches trio of new effects pedals
- Behringer adds yellow and black TD-3 colour options
- NAMM 2020: Ibanez breaks cover with stunning new AZ and RG guitar models
- NAMM 2020: Behringer unleashes the CAT synth
- January 1
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- Waves Audio version 10 plugins are available now
- Best of 2019: MusicRadar's review of the year
- Jazzy Jeff’s 6 top tips for scratch DJs
- Nord Piano 4 review
- How to master the seemingly impossible old style of stride piano
- Mellotron M4000D Mini review
- Crumar Mojo 61 review
- M-Audio Oxygen 61 mk4 review
- Head-to-head review: Korg Pa4X and Yamaha Tyros5
- Roland FA-06 review
- Kawai VPC-1 review
- How to make it as a session guitarist
- Learn how to get the best sound from your guitar amp using these studio mic techniques
- Omar Hakim: 10 drummers that blew my mind
- The 10 best prog guitarists in the world today
- The 12 best virtual guitar amplifier plugins: top amp modelling software for guitarists and producers