Latest articles by Si Truss
Best PA speakers 2025: Compact and mobile active sound systems for bands and buskers
These PA systems and speaker setups are ideal for amplifying vocals and instruments – including Roland, Bose, Yamaha and JBL speakers
“If we don’t get to Paradise City soon I’m going to pass out!”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses
And why You Could Be Mine was his favourite song to play
Ex-studio engineer charged with stealing Eminem’s unreleased music
Studio staffer accused of stealing unreleased music
UVI releases SonicBundle: the ultimate music production toolkit, at an unbelievable discount
SonicBundle gives you access to more than 1,000 instruments and effects, 37,000 expertly-designed presets and 2 million samples
"This bass has got a bit of a Goldilocks vibe going on": Cort Artisan Space 4 review
Cort's Space program has expanded with a four-string variant and you might want to get onboard
“I realised that the order of Eddie’s embellishments is really important to fans”: Joe Satriani on playing Van Halen
"This audience knows the studio versions," Satch says
Best guitar audio interfaces 2025: Record killer guitar parts at home with our top picks
The best audio interfaces for guitar from IK Multimedia, Focusrite, UAD and more
“A versatile set but these cymbals excel in a rock and metal context”: Zultan Z Series review
Budget cymbals without the budget sound
How not to crowd surf: Watch The Dare fail to read the room and wind up the worse for wear
Next time you see a swaggering pop star approaching the edge of the stage… Run for it!
George Harrison’s songwriting brilliance deconstructed in his own words
The quiet one’s songwriting gifts fully flourished during the latter half of the Beatles’ reign, and we’ve collected his own insights into his craft
"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
Elektron's hardware FM synth was already a modern classic – but this update is still a significant upgrade
Splice brings recording functionality to its AI-powered, sample-stacking mobile app
Record a vocal using Splice Mic, pick a genre and the app will automatically detect the key and find samples that match it
Brian Eno: "I hate the sound of Auto-Tune"
In a recent radio appearance, Eno shared his thoughts on vocal production tools and revealed the piece of gear that he says launched his career
“Tickets to a Radiohead concert of your choice”: Are Radiohead about to announce a world tour?
An inside entity giving away upcoming Radiohead tour tickets to a (hastily edited) LA charity listing would appear to have given the band's game away
"I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now": Brian May says new Queen music is possible
"It’s whether that seed can grow," May says
Alesis’ popular Crimson e-kit just got an upgrade with version III sporting new heads and a new BFD-powered drum brain
FXPansion’s market-leading drum library is onboard
“A Martin you can be proud of”: Martin X Series Remastered D-X2E Brazilian Natural review
The HPL’s had a glow up, but how do Martin’s latest affordable dreadnoughts sound?
PRS unveils limited edition SE Exotic Veneers range, updates SE Swamp Ash Special with 5-way switch
Four classic PRS SE models are given the exotic wood treatment with Poplar Burl, Laurel Burl, and Burled Ash veneers and thoroughly classy finish options
Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan just won 1 million krona each in 2025's Polar Music Prize
The awards, best known for rewarding long-standing rock royalty with cold hard cash, just made its annual pick of the best of the best
“Hendrix was incredibly sexually magnetic”: Lemmy’s funny stories about Jimi, Ozzy, Little Richard and Motörhead
Plus: why he called the Little Richard "the greatest rock vocalist ever"
“They have missed the point entirely”: Semisonic protest at Trump’s unauthorised use of Closing Time
Song has been used to soundtrack images of officials handcuffing detainees
Mooer Audio packs the features into its tiny, touchscreen equipped Prime M2 multi-FX pedal
The latest super-compact multi-effects from Mooer features 194 effects models, 80 presets, 80-minute looper plus drum machine, tuner, and you can download and share tones across the cloud too
“I saw something coming at me, then it blew up!”: Steve Vai's on-stage calamities with David Lee Roth and Whitesnake
“You can call this The Tale Of Two Davids!” Vai says
