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Solar Guitars breaks new personal ground with its latest Assassin Series model – which offers a firm-first fret count of 27
It arrives with a minimalist spec, but those extra few frets could seal the deal for shredders
A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix unearthed it and turned it into a reality
During a research trip for his new book, Josh Scott stumbled upon a never-before-seen circuit drawing that offered an alternate take on the Op-Amp Big Muff concept
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Brian May gifts Tony Iommi a customized Red Special replica
It stays faithful to the original recipe, save for two important changes
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E has been donated to the Royal College of Music London
Plans are being made for the guitar to embark on a 2026 tour
Modelers out-sold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet
Reverb's end-of-year sales stats make for interesting reading with regard to the current state of the amp modeler vs. tube amp debate
The Harmony Stratotone that Brian Jones used to teach Keith Richards and played on the Rolling Stones debut single fetches $150,000 at auction
It is a lot of dough for an entry-level instrument – but given the Stratotone's provenance, the auctioneers were estimating it would go for more than twice that
