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- September 30
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- D’Angelico launches its first-ever baritone electrics
- Dave Mustaine says there’s a “good possibility” he will write music with James Hetfield again
- Signature Sounds is an undiscovered treasure trove of free samples
- 10 guitarists we want to hear on the next Ozzy album
- In the studio with Mura Masa, pop's mischief-maker-in-chief
- Lizzo plays 200-year-old crystal flute owned by James Madison live on stage: "We just made history"
- Black Francis reveals Pixies’ tasty song-building methodology: “It’s how you stack the sandwich”
- See John Mayer's guitar teacher Tomo Fujita prove why he's a master player
- PRS makes its pedalboard debut with a trio of guitar effects pedals
- Ed Sheeran told he must face trial over accusation his song Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On
- September 29
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- Taylor is debuting a new tonewood for its guitars called Urban Ironbark
- PreSonus launches Studio One 6: DAW update includes smart recording templates, a customisable interface and lyric support
- Teenage Engineering’s PO-80 is a $149 lo-fi vinyl cutting machine with “ultra-analogue sound quality”
- Mixing engineer Bob Clearmountain: “I shouldn’t say this, probably, but I think in a couple of years Dolby Atmos is going to go away”
- Neat King Bee II review
- Victory teams with Thorpy FX for overdrive pedals based on its most popular guitar amps
- Elektron finally adds a Song Mode to the Digitakt, Syntakt and Digitone
- Learn to play every song from the classic Alice In Chains album Dirt on guitar
- Dean DeLeo talks Stone Temple Pilots' Core album track-by-track: "Scott was so on his game, he was so healthy. He was electric and vibrant"
- Pro Tools Intro: new free DAW opens up the industry-standard music production software to everyone
- Taylor at Guitar Showcase 2022: Introducing the Urban Ironbark 500 Series
- Gangsta's Paradise star Coolio dies, aged 59
- September 28
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- Sammy Hagar calls for Van Halen line-up reunion to lead Taylor Hawkins-style EVH tribute: "I think it’s necessary"
- NI Komplete 14 released: Kontakt 7, iZotope Ozone 10 and Plugin Alliance products join music software mega-bundle
- Antares Auto-Tune vs Waves Tune: Which vocal tuner is best?
- Steve Vai takes the throne as he teams with Polyphia for new song Ego Death
- Audacity 3.2 turns the powerful digital audio editor into an end-to-end production tool, and you can now share your content directly to Audio.com
- Steve Aoki: "I thought about doing a rock album, but I need to be sure that the global sound of Steve Aoki is represented"
- Bones UK's Carmen Vandenberg: Why I Iove my… '63 Fender Telecaster guitar
- “Compared to the London show, this shit rocks a little harder”: Dave Grohl leads all-star Taylor Hawkins LA tribute
- Best DJ headphones 2024: Booth-ready choices from budget to pro-level
- Trombone Champ is the super-sliding musical rhythm game taking the internet by storm
- Nunomo Qun mk2 review
- Universal Audio UAD Spark now runs on PC: native VST versions of UA’s plugins for your Windows DAW
- Classic album: Clark on Body Riddle
- Fender introduces a new Fever Dream yellow finish for Johnny Marr's signature Jaguar guitar
- Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life track-by-track - "I challenged myself to cover as many topics as I could"
- September 27
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- Laney launches the LA-Studio, a low-wattage Supergroup tube head with onboard Two Notes technology
- Epiphone launches the Tony Iommi SG Special, a more affordable version of his famous 1964 ‘Monkey’ model
- Millenium NonaPad review
- Ableton Live 11.2 is here: AUv3 iOS plugin support for Mac and a refreshed reverb for all
- Walrus Audio gives fuzz the Five-State treatment with the super-tweakable Eons
- PWM Malevolent review
- How to set up your acoustic guitar for different playing styles
- Learn 4 surprising Metallica guitar chords from their classic songs
- Watch Steve Albini demonstrate how to record acoustic guitar and vocals
- Eventide’s Physion Mk II is a multi-effect with a difference, letting you process tonal and transient parts of a sound separately
- You hum it, Deezer will play it: music streaming service says that it can now identity those songs that are stuck in your head
- See pro footage of Nine Inch Nails playing Wish with an expanded nine-member lineup of 'alumni' in their hometown
- Producer David Rivkin recalls his early studio sessions with a pre-fame Prince: “He had recorded every part on this little hand cassette machine; he hummed the piano part, he hummed the drum beat and then he hummed the guitar part”
- JHS Pedals adds Octave Reverb and Harmonic Tremolo to its $/£99 3 Series
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: “I’ve played with Buchla instruments so long, they've become an extension of my brain”
- Taylor Hawkins LA tribute concert: everything you need to know
- Blackstar goes all-in on guitar pedal amps with the Dept 10 Amped 1
- Learn to Play '22 returns - free music lessons on offer around the UK
- September 26
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- Anthrax’s Scott Ian: “My first Jackson was just game-changing for me. I never looked back. It just felt like, ‘This is the one; the sword out of the stone’”
- Producer John Leckie looks back on recording The Stone Roses classic I Am The Resurrection: “I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t think I’d still be talking about it years later!”
- Spitfire Audio Resonate review
- Audacity takes a “major step towards transforming into a DAW” as it reaches version 3.2
- Harry Styles producer and co-writer Kid Harpoon: "Now, guitar is everything… you just hear it everywhere"
- British historian Dan Jones on the 11 albums that changed his life – "Over the years I’ve probably written a hundred thousand words with this on my headphones"
- Rihanna confirmed as 2023 Super Bowl Halftime headliner, as Jay-Z calls her “a generational talent”
- Live music in crisis, part 232: Now tour bus price hikes are blamed for cancelled tours
- Aphex Twin releases Samplebrain, a free and open-source “custom sample mashing app”
- Pharoah Sanders, seminal jazz saxophonist dies, aged 81
- Melodics, the smart keys, pads and drums app that gamifies learning, has added hit songs
- September 25
- September 24
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- My pedalboard: Delta Sleep’s Glen Hodgson on why three delays are better than one, and getting fancy with Fibonacci
- See 3 ways to use the Universal Audio UAFX Dream '65 amp emulator pedal
- My pedalboard: Neige of Alcest talks through his minimalist effects setup and why you should double up on reverb
- Ty Tabor on the new King's X album, his greatest riffs, how he picks differently to most guitar players and why he uses solid state amps
- The 15 greatest happenings in guitar history
- September 23
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- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: what to expect from the LA event
- Gretsch applies high-end guitar making expertise to classic electric guitar designs on its new Masterbuilt models
- PJD Guitars at Guitar Showcase 2022: Proudly crafted in England
- Bare Knuckle Pickups launches signature Peacemaker humbucker set for Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson
- Classic album - Underworld’s Rick Smith on Second Toughest in the Infants: "No plugins, no compressors, no gates… I don’t know how I did it!”
- Neural DSP at Guitar Showcase 2022: the Tone King Imperial MKII – a crowning accomplishment
- Neural DSP at Guitar Showcase 2022: Quad Cortex – the most powerful floorboard amp modeller on the planet
- Harley Benton releases lightweight T-style Thinline and sleek offset baritone electric guitars – and both retail for under £200
- Best Eurorack modules: essential oscillators, filters, utilities, effects and more
- IK Multimedia at Guitar Showcase 2022: Get to know AmpliTube TONEX
- Guitar Showcase 2022: A-Z
- Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen on new single, Eddie
- Jim Root interview: “What’s the saying? The classics never go out of style. I think in a way, Charvel is classic now”
- John Legend reveals that he and will.i.am were writing for Michael Jackson prior to his death
- Why more and more musicians are cancelling tours for mental health reasons
- Get better electric guitar tone: 50 secret tips - zero snake oil guaranteed
- Jackson at Guitar Showcase 2022: introducing the American Series Soloist SL3
- Moog’s Model 10 is back again: modular synth reissue promises “purity of sound, speed, and simplicity”
- Best practice amps: the best amps for guitar practice
- Interview: Rabea Massaad on his versatile signature Neural DSP plugin and how its trailblazing synth technology opens up new possibilities for the guitar – including his solo album
- My pedalboard: Yvette Young talks us through her Covet effects pedals
- Blues maestro Kirk Fletcher on the stompboxes he couldn't live without: "I only use one or two pedals"
- Showcase special: 24 free guitar chord lessons
- 25 of the greatest guitar tones of all time
- The 30 best acoustic guitar songs of all time
- The surprising history of the Fender Telecaster
- Guitar setup hacks: 10 tips on changing strings and staying in tune
- Taylor at Guitar Showcase 2022: Explore the All-koa 700 Series
- 10 essential books for guitarists to read
- 10 must-know DIY acoustic guitar maintenance tips
- Best electric guitars 2024: Our pick of guitars to suit all budgets
- Best looper pedals 2024: these are the greatest loop stations for every budget
- Line 6 at Guitar Showcase 2022: Find your Catalyst
- Yamaha Guitars at Guitar Showcase 2022: Inspiring guitars for a wide range of players
- Laney at Guitar Showcase 2022: The iconic Supergroup reimagined
- Westfield Guitars at Guitar Showcase 2022: revived and reinvented
- Rotosound at Guitar Showcase 2022: Strings to threads – wear an iconic brand with new clothing and accessories
- Ernie Ball at Guitar Showcase 2022: The right strings for you - and more
- Hercules Stands at Guitar Showcase 2022: Celebrating twenty years of trust
- Mooer at Guitar Showcase 2022: Continuous innovation
- September 22
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- Gibson unveils Murphy Lab Collector’s Edition replica of Kirk Hammett’s Greeny 1959 Les Paul Standard
- Gordo responds after fellow DJs Waze and Essel say that he refused to come off during Ministry Of Sound set, leaving them unable to play
- Roland F107 review
- Nils Frahm's analogue spirituality
- Korg Volca FM2 review
- Wait, Zoom’s new R12 multitrack recorder is also an FM synth!?
- Why the date in Earth Wind & Fire’s September doesn't mean anything, and how it could have sounded different if it had been recorded in a DAW
- Check out LostAlone guitarist Steven Battelle's crazy custom double-neck electric guitar
- SampleRadar: 520 rimshot samples
- September 21
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- The Jellyfish is a new instrument plugin that takes a deep dive into the world of granular synthesis
- Taylor Swift reveals the 3 lyric 'genre categories' she uses when she’s writing songs
- Spectrasonics’ free Flow Capture feature means that all your great musical ideas will always be recorded, without a DAW
- Muton dressed as FAM: Reon unveils new synth with Flexible Advanced Multiplier engine
- D’Angelico Premier Bedford SH review
- September 20
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- Guitar Center surprises Southwest Airlines passengers to Hawaii with inflight ukulele lessons
- SampleRadar: 155 free sample-based synth samples
- JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott reveals Sweetwater’s top-selling pedal of all time – and it costs just 30 bucks
- Artisan Electronics’ Ilad is a built-to-order, customisable polysynth
- Peter Frampton to perform European farewell tour shows seated following health concerns
- Learn to play Even Flow by Pearl Jam on guitar the right way
- Producer Nigel Godrich dismisses “all this Dolby Atmos rubbish” as he says that “stereo is optimum” for mixing music
- Issue 388 of Future Music is out now
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by Andy Summers with The Police
- Smashing Pumpkins announce epic rock opera triple album “sequel” to Melon Collie… and Machina/The Machines Of God
- How to get the classic breakbeat sound in your DAW
- Simon McBride is now officially Deep Purple’s full-time guitarist
- Audient iD44 MkII review
- Roland announces SPD-SX Pro sample pad and it’s absolutely packed with new features
- September 19
- September 16
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- Buddy Guy unleashes the wah pedal on funky new single I Let My Guitar Do The Talking
- Boss launches newly expanded GA-FC EX Foot Controller to “supercharge” its Katana MkII amp range
- Watch producer Sylvia Massy record electric guitar through a pair of cheese sausages
- Kelly Lee Owens: "Analogue keeps things interesting. It rebels against stability"
- Orange Amps launches ‘70s-inspired Vintage Pedals series for guitar
- Calling all producers! Thomann is now offering 40% off Cubase 12 – plus free plugins!
- The producer's guide to iZotope Neutron 4
- Charvel’s newly launched Pro-Mod DK22 SSS 2PT CM Mahogany with Walnut is a shred guitar for grown-ups
- Boom! Apogee releases entry-level USB audio interface with built-in DSP effects
- The speedy creation of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black - Mark Ronson: “Damn, I wish it did take longer, because I would have more memories”
- September 15
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- Modest Mouse are selling a ton of gear on Reverb, including “one of the most complicated guitar amplifiers anyone has ever seen”
- Fender launches top-tier Custom Shop signature Stratocaster for Johnny A.
- Malibu Babie on going solo, working with Nicki Minaj and earning the nickname 'Beat Barbie'
- Knot lets you use your USB MIDI keyboard to control your hardware synths - without a computer
- Check out the world’s first vinyl album-cum-stompbox – that’s right, a 12” record that doubles as an overdrive or delay
- Shawn Mendes has a signature 000 Junior-sized Martin acoustic, and it is compact, eco-friendly, and affordable
- PRS SE Standard 24-08 review
- Positive Grid cut prices on the Spark 40, software & more in massive sales event
- Ozzy Osbourne rekindles Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen rivalry: “Randy didn’t have a nice thing to say about Eddie”
- The history of breaks in music production
- “Love piano, love Liano”: Korg introduces new lightweight, portable and affordable digital piano
- Korg finally unveils Drumlogue, a hybrid drum machine that can also be used as a fully-fledged synth
- September 14
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- Watch a 21-year-old Amy Winehouse bring the house down with a red Stratocaster and talk about her love for the guitar
- Best drum VSTs 2024: Our pick of sampled drum kit plugins
- Another Eurorack manufacturer announces that it’s set to close, as global economic problems continue to bite
- Doja Cat suggests that her next album will be inspired by ‘90s German rave
- Eventide’s Physion Mk II plugin promises “a new dimension of multi-FX”
- 5 remix tips from Luude, the Aussie lad behind the viral Down Under remix that blew up TikTok
- Songwriting basics: how to turn a 4-bar loop into a complete track
- Understand the notes on a piano or MIDI keyboard
- deadmau5 slams MIDI, calling it an "antiquated 60-year-old protocol"
- Why Aulart’s new membership is a music producer’s dream
- September 13
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- Gibson launches Rick Beato Signature Les Paul Special Doublecut and it features an all-new TV Blue Mist satin nitro finish
- The first Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble ever made has been listed on Reverb for a million dollars
- IKEA and Swedish House Mafia reveal a reworked KALLAX storage unit designed for DJing
- Best condenser mics 2024: my expert picks for home recording
- Best guitars for kids 2024: The ultimate guide to electric and acoustic guitars for children
- Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez teams up with Wren And Cuff for signature Anna overdrive/fuzz pedal
- Genelec's Smart Active Monitors are the best choice for anyone working in a home studio space
- Watch Steve Vai perform Led Zeppelin and Hendrix covers with Living Colour at Rock In Rio 2022
- Kirk Hammett reveals chilling new horror project and soundtrack
- It’s official: vinyl is now bigger than PlayStation (sort of)
- Ramsey Lewis, the jazz pianist who hit the pop charts, has died, aged 87
- SampleRadar: 244 free big impact samples
- Learn to sing and play guitar at the same time in 9 simple steps
- Master your modes with these 7 guitar tab exercises
- September 12
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- Rush drum legend Neil Peart on the pursuit of excellence: "There is nothing I would rather have than the respect of other musicians for what I do"
- Techivation T-Clarity review
- “Maybe we’ll get to hear some of that stuff”: Alexander O’Neal discusses unreleased Prince recordings featuring his vocals
- deadmau5: “The Moog Voyager - I can't seem to escape that synth. It’s the last good Moog”
- Alexander O’Neal on being fired by Prince, rising again with Jam & Lewis and his 5 career-defining records
- The game is afoot for M-Audio, as it unveils new console-friendly audio interfaces for streaming and content creation
- Wolfgang Van Halen reveals footage of him shredding EVH's Frankenstein for Eruption tribute
- Armin Van Buuren's new track, Computers Take Over The World, features vocals generated by his MacBook’s voice assistant
- Drum Workshop Inc. joins Roland Corporation as the Japanese giant acquires all outstanding DW shares
- Call the Synthbulance!
- How to play The Rolling Stones classic Gimme Shelter on guitar
- September 9
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- Make your music with a Donner DEP-20 Digital Piano
- Catalinbread launches the shoegaze-in-a-box X40 Soft Focus Reverb
- Native Instruments explains why it’s stopped selling Absynth: “we are not able to provide the synth with the attention it needs”
- Get a free 909-style drum machine in your web browser
- "Satisfaction is addictive": watch Steve Vai's tell-all documentary
- Michael Angelo Batio teaches the circle of fifths for guitar players
- Teenage Engineering is teasing a new collaboration with sound artist Yuri Suzuki
- Fender debuts all-new colour finishes on the modernistic MIJ Aerodyne Special Series
- Guitar lesson: get started with the Lydian mode
- Create the perfect kick drum sound for your track
- Jackson rolls out highly-shreddable Josh Smith and Rob Cavestany signature models with a sweet Snow White MJ Series Rhoads chaser
- UVI Augmented Orchestra review
- Moog finally has a Minimoog plugin for your desktop DAW, but only if you’re on the Mac
- PRS offers a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the SE Cor-Tek guitar factory in Indonesia
- September 8
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- Native Instruments drops Absynth from its product line: “I’m very disappointed - that’s a big understatement,” says creator
- The Darkglass Microtubes Infinity pedal combines four effects in one
- The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi evolves with a Hardware Plugin edition
- 2 x 12 amps without the backache: Blackstar adds to the St James amp family
- Krust, Demuir and UMEK share their advice on how to create sample packs
- Casio’s new premium Privia digital pianos are designed to look and sound great from any angle
- Will the new Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb hit the sweet spot for modelling amps?
- Take in the trash: check out some leading cymbal stacks, plus how to make your own
- 3 top guitar pedal makers on the secrets of truly great gain tone
- September 7
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- Josh Freese on Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: “I wanted to sweat all over the same drums he was sweating over every night”
- Modal Electronics tests the Eurorack waters with Filton, a Moog-style dual analogue ladder filter
- The story of Black Sabbath's Children Of The Grave: “If you listen to critics too much, you’ll lose your identity. We didn’t listen."
- iZotope launches RX10 and Ozone 10, promising cutting-edge audio repair and mastering technologies
- How to create your own sample packs
- "It's the spirit of Jackson in a guitar" – Fender launches USA-made Jacksons with the American Series Soloist SL3
- How to get Eric Clapton's Woman Tone with your guitar (and hear a pedal that will help you get it with a Strat)
- Universal Audio powers up its Volt audio interface range with new 4-channel models
- SampleRadar: 202 free analogue dirt samples
- Pat Smear's Gretsch White Falcon Dave Grohl plays in the Foo Fighters Monkey Wrench video is up for auction in the UK
- Spitfire Audio announces that co-founder Christian Henson is to “take a break” from the company after causing “hurt amongst our community” with tweet
- September 6
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- Watch four guitarists play Billie Jean on one guitar at the same time
- Fender salutes Joe Strummer with a Road Worn signature Telecaster
- Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Magical 8bit
- Watch Laurence Jones explain why a £30 second-hand Joyo overdrive is the most important pedal on his ‘board
- How Vangelis became a synth and electronic music legend
- Best closed-back headphones: studio-friendly options for music makers
- Michael Angelo Batio to help Manowar “Crush the Enemies of Metal” as shred icon joins anniversary tour
- Meet DOMi & JD Beck, the Gen-Z duo reinventing jazz fusion: "The only time we went into an actual studio was to record Herbie Hancock's piano"
- t.akustik HMF-60 absorber review
- Check out Ozzy Osbourne’s new single featuring Zakk Wylde’s blazing solo, Nothing Feels Right
- Phaser-DDL emulates the Ensoniq DP/4 to put that classic ‘90s Daft Punk phaser sound in a plugin
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles
- "I got a fever" - 10 classic tracks that don't need more cowbell
- Adding percussion colour to your drum kit - a practical guide
- How to play The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin on guitar
- September 5
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- IK Multimedia MODO Bass 2 review
- Nathan Micay on his standout electronic score for Industry season 2: “There’s a lot of faster synth arpeggios, if that’s even possible, and a lot more bold sound choices”
- Meet Beat Scholar, the new ‘rhythmic pizza plugin’ that wants a slice of the drum machine pie
- Best beginner DJ controllers 2024: Top picks for budding mix masters
- "The $300 Epiphone that I have, it’s one of my most faithful and greatest soldiers" – Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and Alain Johannes talk Them Crooked Vultures and affordable gear
- Learn to play a guitar lick in 7 different ways and improve your techniques now with this Eddie Van Halen-style lesson
- MXR Duke Of Tone Vs Analog Man King Of Tone overdrive pedal
- JHS Pedals founder Josh Scott reveals what's on his pedalboard
- Nevermind: Nirvana wins case over iconic cover image
- 8 tips to help bassists to stay inspired and freshen up their playing
- September 3
- September 2
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- Zultan announces FX-laden AEON Series cymbal line-up
- Eight snare drum dampening and muffling tricks you can try for (almost) free
- Jackson Audio's Twin Twelve Silvertone 1484 Preamplifier pedal is an "exact recreation" of the original
- Harley Benton demos three more of its new double guitar effects pedals
- Carl Cox: “As far as I’m concerned, my studio has the best speaker system in the world”
- Thomann encourages new musicians with its #back2school campaign
- Cong Burn's Strokes MIDI sequencing plugin is an instant inspiration generator
- THIS is what happens when you mash a turntable and Eurorack together
- Daredevil Pedals Aces combines vintage warmth and modern bite in this hybrid germanium / silicon amplifier pedal
- Make room for EDM’s new one-stop synth, sampler, rompler hybrid – HALO
- The Synthacon returns. The Killers' keyboardist wants to remake a classic
- Free plugin alert! Give your tracks 24k magic with Black Rooster's RO-GOLD plate reverb
- You can now register your interest in Rhodes' most lavish MK8 ever, you'll just need to stump up half the $13,495 asking price for a pre order
- September 1
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- Charvel at Guitar Showcase 2022: Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas – a metal making machine unlike any other
- Braxe + Falcon: "These days, most kids just crack tons of plugins and don’t really cherish what they have"
- Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field review
- “It was an exceptionally long time to spend on one song” – the co-writer and guitarist on Roy Orbison's Oh, Pretty Woman tell the story of a classic song
- IK Multimedia take iLoud pro with new Precision Studio monitors
- Yamaha (finally, officially) unveils new MODX+ synthesizer updates
- Learn to play the new Red Hot Chili Peppers song Tippa My Tongue on guitar
- The pedal release of 2022? MXR officially announces The Duke Of Tone overdrive in partnership with Analog Man
- Future Music 391: Samples and downloads