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D’Angelico has given its Premier semi-hollows a makeover for 2023 – and they look absolutely stunning
D’Angelico’s SS, DC and Mini DC are all refreshed for 2023 and sport the classic Art Deco features of the storied NY brand and some seriously tasty finishes
“It shows that you’re really smart when you do stuff that’s not 4/4”: Join George Lynch in the studio as he records Guitars at the End of the World
Mr. Scary fans, check out this behind-the-scenes studio doc, because A) The playing is ridiculous and B) a Lynch movie is always worth watching…
Is this the world’s most expensive guitar string? An Epiphone string Paul McCartney used to record the Beatles’ Rubber Soul is expected to fetch over $5,000 at auction
We often talk about the over-heated vintage guitar market, but the madness has come for secondhand strings now Macca’s is headed to the auction block
“A civilian variant of Eddie Van Halen’s iconic Frankenstrat”: EVH launches the Frankenstein Relic Series, deconstructing Eddie’s famed striped colorway
The original Frankie gets a streamlined new look with three heavily aged throwback models
“We can do things with a Fractal that we can’t do with a real amp”: Kirk Hammett’s guitar tech reveals why Metallica converted to Axe-Fx
The Bay Area metal behemoths’ 2013 Freeze ‘Em All gig in Antarctica opened their eyes – and ears – to the potential of digital amp modeling
Boss releases its first noise suppressor pedal since 1987 – and it’s not just for high-gain metal and djent
The NS-1X uses Multi-Dimensional Processing to kill noise without killing dynamics, and has a trio of modes to suit your style
“It was pretty daunting at the outset”: Misha Mansoor’s Virtuoso Mega Shred is the five-solo, guest-laden metal guitar instrumental of the year – and it was written for a guitar promo
Jackson Guitars asked the Periphery man to write a song that would feature a cross-section of metal talent – from Marty Friedman to Revocation’s Dave Davidson, Heriot’s Debbie Gough and Erra’s Clint Tustin. He nailed it
Tone King unveils the Royalist MkIII, promising a greatest hits of vintage non-master-volume Marshall tube amps
God save the Tone King, cry Marshall enthusiasts as the U.S. boutique builder goes all in with the search for reference-quality British tone
