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Quick! There are only 3 days left to take advantage of Sweetwater's unbelievable up to 80% off Cyber Week Sale
By Matt McCracken published
These sweet deals on guitars, pedals, and amps are still live but won’t be around for much longer

Warren Haynes lends his epic solo chops to Dinosaur Jr. as he jams Neil Young and the Cure with J Mascis
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gov’t Mule frontman became the latest high-profile guest on Dinosaur Jr.’s tour celebrating 30 years of Where You Been, when he joined them at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York

“He just could not be contained. That was what was so beautiful... If you’ve been tasked with the job of imitating him, it’s like, ‘Well, which moment?’” Joe Satriani says the biggest challenge in covering Eddie Van Halen is pinning him down
By Matt Parker published
The virtuoso has been sharing his thoughts on how to tackle covering one of the world's greatest guitarists – and how to find the sweet spot in EVH's rigs

“The new Kiss era begins now”: Watch Kiss close out their 50-year live career with epic last-ever performance – before announcing plans for “digital immortality”
By Matt Owen published
A 23-song setlist filled with hits, some trademark displays of showmanship and a surprise cameo from the digital stars set to carry Kiss into their next era

Myles Goodwyn, April Wine frontman and Canadian rock legend, dies aged 75
By Jonathan Horsley published
Goodwyn had stepped down from touring with the Canadian Music Hall of Famers in recent months

“It’s called Roman because of the Roman numerals I etched into the back”: James Hetfield owns five ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard ’Bursts – and he’s carved a massive ‘12’ into one of them
By Matt Parker published
The Metallica man’s new guitar book Messengers showcases perhaps the ultimate example of zero-f**ks-given guitar ownership

“A never-before-seen price point for the company”: Manson ushers in a new era with its all-new Junior collection – its most affordable series yet, which sees the debut of a Strat-style Verona model
By Matt Owen published
Sole humbucker six-strings help introduce the Junior collection, which arrives in a suite of eye-popping colorways

Harley Benton’s new resonator costs less than $200 – and looks surprisingly classy for it
By Matt Parker published
The new acoustic-electric has looks to kill and a price that eats the competition for breakfast
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