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Jimi Hendrix
“Jimi was brave, beautiful and powerful!”: On Hendrix’s birthday, a tribute from modern blues master Eric Gales Gales says: “Until the end of time, we’re going to be wondering how Jimi came up with this stuff"
MusicNomad tutorial
Don't be afraid of your electric and acoustic guitar's truss rod – we'll show you how to adjust it Changing your neck curvature is not some mystic art, but it can make a lot of difference to your guitar and how playable its neck is
REO Speedwagon in 1981
“People have used it as their wedding song. I often think, ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The classic number one hit with a sting in its tail And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!

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Mooer Audio GL100 looper and drum machine

Mooer Audio’s GL-100 looper is its most powerful yet, offering a whopping 300mins of looping time

By Jonathan Horsley published

This dual-footswitch powerhouse has 100 memory slots, supports full stereo operation, has a count-in feature and even auto-record feature that lets you record loops without touching the pedal

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Squier Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster

"It’s the most impressive Squier guitar I’ve played this year, and probably my favourite in a few": Squier Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe review

By Stuart Williams published

Squier's affordable Tele Deluxe is a mash-up of Fender and Gibson design points

Electric Guitars
Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays his signature Fender Stratocaster capo'd at the second fret during a 2024 performance at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, black leather jacket and black T-shirt.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd on covering Hendrix, his fistful of Dumbles and the secret to great overdrive

By Jonathan Horsley published

Shepherd's tone on Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 2 is smoking hot, reference quality blues-rock, but like any master chef, it's all about the ingredients and how you use them

Guitarists
Behringer Bass Brassmaster Fuzz: a $69 clone of one of the most cult octave-fuzz pedals of all time.

Behringer unveils $69 clone of Maestro BB-1 Bass Brassmaster, a ‘70s fuzz that’d cost $2000 vintage

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Bass Brassmaster Fuzz comes hot on the heels of the Centaur Overdrive and '69 Vibe, as Behringer continues its run of megabucks vintage stompbox replicas at entry-level prices

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Furch Guitars Booster Soundport: a new design that enhances volume and tone, featuring six precision cuts on the top of the body to complement the soundhole

Has Furch just made acoustic guitar setups a thing of the past with its new CNR System Active neck?

By Jonathan Horsley published

The CNR System Active is designed to make setups as easy as turning a couple of screws, and once your guitar is setup, it is engineered to stay setup

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Man in green jumper received a gift from a man in a red jumper

Best Christmas gifts for musicians 2025: 43 affordable festive present ideas for music-makers (which they'll genuinely love)

By Matt Parker last updated

Shopping for a drummer, guitarist, DJ, producer or content creator? Here’s some Christmas gift inspiration for the muso in your life - including last-minute ideas

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EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Fuzz 20th Anniversary Edition

EarthQuaker Devices marks two decades in stompbox design with Hoof Fuzz 20th Anniversary Edition

By Jonathan Horsley published

EQD takes it back to the very beginning with a deluxe reissue of the fuzzbox that started it all

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Pedalboard

Reverb reveals its top selling pedals of 2024 and a compact modeller is this year's big winner

By Jonathan Horsley published

Podium finishes for top-sellers overall include three modern pedalboard classics, but are we entering an era when small format modellers are going to dominate the charts?

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Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan with Gibson acoustics in a still from A Complete Unknown, the James Mangold biopic about the iconic singer-songwriter

Producer reveals tone secrets and custom Gibson acoustics of Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic

By Jonathan Horsley published

Playing Dylan onscreen is all about authenticity and as executive music producer, Baxter could count on Gibson's help to ensure Chalamet had the right tool for the job

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Tosin Abasi demos a new extended-range nylon-string guitar from Abasi Concepts: the prototype looks to be finalised soon for release.

Hey, there’s a beverage here! Tosin Abasi demos extended-range nylon-string and says its coming soon

By Jonathan Horsley published

Tosin Abasi teases nylon-string version of the Larada 7-string and promises it is coming soon. Misha Mansoor wants one. We all do

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