Pink Floyd announce release of long-delayed Animals remaster By Jackson Maxwell published 30 June 22 The remix of the band's 1977 best-seller had been held back over disputes between Roger Waters and David Gilmour regarding its liner notes
The rise, fall and rebirth of Fender’s Rosewood Telecaster – the solidbody beloved by George Harrison By Rod Brakes published 30 June 22 The story of a cult classic Telecaster that began life as a prototype for George Harrison, and was introduced to the world when he played it at the Beatles' 1969 rooftop gig
Fender Japan unveils eye-catching Blue Paisley and Blue Flower Acoustasonic Telecasters By Matt Owen published 30 June 22 Fender's game-changing hybrid acoustic-electric design gets a psychedelic makeover
Eric Gales on why he is not trying to be the next Jimi Hendrix – and why you shouldn’t be either By David Mead published 30 June 22 The king of blues-rock talks influences, signature gear, and the message behind his songs, and explains why any good guitar player must stamp their own personality on their sound
Native Instruments adds Strat vibes to its Session Guitarist virtual guitar library with the all-new Electric Mint By Sam Roche published 30 June 22 Based on a US-built 1960 solidbody electric guitar, Electric Mint is loaded with 222 loop patterns, amp and speaker cab emulations, and there is even a whammy bar
Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley lacks “physical stamina” to play a full Kiss show on the End of the Road tour By Jonathan Horsley published 30 June 22 The God of Thunder maintains the door is open for Frehley to play encores, but claims Ace wanted to replace Tommy Thayer full-time as a condition for his return
Did Gibson’s Cesar Gueikian just tease Murphy Lab acoustics? By Matt Owen published 30 June 22 The Gibson brand president took to social media to show off a Hummingbird and J-45 bearing all the hallmarks of Murphy Lab aging
Reddick’s groundbreaking modular Voyager guitar gets new Standard and Custom builds By Matt Parker published 30 June 22 The chronicles of Reddick continue as the firm expands your options for a guitar that can be modded on the fly
Tedeschi Trucks Band release Ascension, second video instalment in their quadruple album and film project I Am the Moon By Matt Parker published 29 June 22 Stylistically audacious, packed with soul, and inspired by Persian mythology, Ascension finds Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks' guitars carried forth on TTB's cresting wave of creativity
Danny Elfman and Iggy Pop join forces for industrial new single Kick Me By Matt Owen published 29 June 22 Kick Me is first single to be shared from Elfman’s upcoming album, Bigger. Messier., which features remixed and reimagined renditions of tracks from 2021’s Big Mess
How Tim Henson, Plini and Cory Wong used their signature Neural DSP plugins to write one of the guitar instrumentals of the year By Matt Owen published 29 June 22 The trio recall how they collaborated remotely to write and produce Sunset with their Archetype plugins. Neural DSP is now selling all three plugin sets with 30 per cent off
How to play more musical string bends By Andy G Jones published 29 June 22 Don't just hold and hope. By targeting chord tones and extensions, your string bends will make more harmonic sense and become an integral part of the song
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Delay V2 review By Trevor Curwen published 29 June 22 Walrus Audio's high-functioning delay returns, revamped, with all kinds of new tricks up its sleeve
Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett and an all-star panel explain why Randy Rhoads was one of the greatest guitar players of all time By Nick Bowcott published 29 June 22 Forty years on from his death, guitar luminaries remember Randy Rhoads, a player Zakk Wylde believes should be held in the same esteem as Bach or Mozart
Finnish blues-rock phenom Erja Lyytinen returns with new single Bad Seed By Matt Parker published 29 June 22 Check out the first track from Lyytinen's forthcoming ninth studio album, Waiting for the Daylight, out October 7
Primus cancel European leg of A Tribute To Kings tour due to “unavoidable logistical challenges” By Matt Owen published 29 June 22 The mammoth Rush tribute tour comes to a premature end
You can now watch Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators’ Live at Studios 60 concert in virtual reality By Sam Roche published 29 June 22 Digitally insert yourself into the magic of the rock concert experience via Soundscape VR, an innovative musical virtual reality platform where, here's hoping, the drinks are cheaper
Strymon upgrades 6 pedals with powerful processors, improved interfaces and MIDI capabilities By Matt Owen published 29 June 22 New-and-improved DIG, Flint, El Capistan, Deco, Lex and blueSky units now ship with a JFET input circuit, new ARM processor, full stereo input/outputs and USB-C connections
Gibson unveils signature J-180 Collector’s Edition acoustic for folk legend Yusuf/Cat Stevens By Jonathan Horsley published 29 June 22 The stunning jumbo acoustic is based on the model bought in 1969 and played on era-defining albums such as Tea For The Tillerman and Teaser And The Firecat
John Petrucci: Hearing Steve Morse play for the first time was a "life-changing" moment By Jackson Maxwell published 28 June 22 In a recent conversation between the two shred legends, Petrucci and Morse discussed their admiration for one another, with the latter also revealing how he used to practice... while driving
