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Ozzy in 1975

“Ozzy drove us nuts with that Moog thing!”: How Black Sabbath took a surprise left turn on the classic album Sabotage

By Paul Elliott published

And how Ozzy ‘played’ a cider jug like a tuba!

Artists
Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe: one of our favourite fuzz pedals gets a makeover but can we call it just a fuzzbox when it is also a drive, octaver and boost?

Great Eastern FX’s Focus Fuzz Deluxe has got boost, drive, octave, fuzz... everything

By Jonathan Horsley published

One of our favourite fuzz pedals just got expanded but can we call it a fuzz-box when it does so much more?

Guitars
AlphaTheta Wave-Eight

It’s time to finally ditch those cables: SonicLink from AlphaTheta is here, and it will most likely change your life

By Advertorial published

Seamless, ultra-low latency wireless audio comes to the DJ booth

Dj Gear
Tears For Fears in 1985

“It was originally called Everybody Wants To Go To War, which didn’t work”: How Tears For Fears created an ’80s mega-hit

By Neil Crossley published

It all started with two simple, chimey chords...

Artists
Gibson Les Paul Special with Mini Humbuckers Tobacco Burst: exclusively available direct from Gibson, these solid mahogany singlecuts remix the Special recipe with mini humbuckers, giving the singlecut a different voice.

Gibson remixes the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers

By Jonathan Horsley published

Available with dual mini humbuckers or with a P-90/mini humbucker combo, these Tobacco Burst singlecuts are available exclusively from Gibson direct

Guitars
Tom Morello

Tom Morello teases "surprises" at Black Sabbath's farewell gig, and advises fans to "get there early"

By Will Simpson published

He says more names will be added to the already incredible line-up

Gigs & Festivals
Polygon Live

In the studio with Nitin Sawhney and Polygon Live: Preparing an immersive audio live set in the

By Si Truss published

In the studio as the Ivor Novello awarded producer prepares for the UK's biggest spatial audio festival

Artists
Abbey Road Studio One

Refurbished Abbey Road Studio One reopens with evening of "boundary-pushing expressive dance"

By Will Simpson published

Iconic studio had been closed for six months of renovation

Studios
Yngwie Malmsteen: the Swedish guitar maestro holds his trusty Fender Stratocaster aloft and screams onstage in Oakland, California, on a stage lit in red.

Yngwie Malmsteen on why guitarists should look beyond the guitar for inspiration

By Jonathan Horsley published

Plenty of players have impressed Malmsteen, but it was a solo violin performance that would have the biggest influence on his lead style

Artists
Soundlad Sketchy: this feature-packed tremolo pedal has a playful Etch A Sketch inspired enclosure but it belies a seriously powerful stompbox

“This is the only tremolo pedal in the world that lets you plot your own waveform shapes using controls you first got to grips with as a child”: SoundLad Sketchy review

By Jonathan Horsley published

Don’t let the fun Etch A Sketch-inspired retro design fool you, this is a serious tremolo with serious capabilities

Guitar Pedals
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