Buddy Guy announces new album and teams up with Jason Isbell for its first single, Gunsmoke Blues By Jonathan Horsley published 12 August 22 The iconic bluesman's new album is titled The Blues Don't Lie and is scheduled for a September 30 release
Watch Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reunite to perform Closer to the Heart, with South Park creator Matt Stone on drums By Jackson Maxwell published 11 August 22 The surprise reunion took place earlier this week at South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado
Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit By Jonathan Horsley published 11 August 22 The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief
Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson says high-gain metal guitars don't sound heavy anymore By Sam Roche published 11 August 22 “It’s almost like the equivalent of using a string pad. That guitar sound has just become part of the texture of the music,” he says, arguing that cleans can sound heavier in the right context
Catalinbread’s all-new Fuzzrite Germanium recreates a highly sought-after Mosrite classic By Sam Roche published 11 August 22 The new pedal joins the company's existing silicon-equipped Fuzzrite and boasts a dual-mode Vintage/Modern toggle switch for added beef if required
Pigtronix unveils the Gloamer – a polyphonic amplitude synthesizer for “cinematic string sounds, asymmetrical tremolos, and angular stutter effects” By Jonathan Horsley published 10 August 22 If you’re looking for something different, this volume swell with in-built compressor from the imagineers at Pigtronix is certainly that
Model your gear and turn it into a plugin with IK Multimedia’s new AmpliTube Tonex software By Jackson Maxwell published 10 August 22 IK's AI Machine Modeling lets users model their guitar amps, cabs or gain pedals, while Tonex lets users turn those models into plugins that can be shared with the user community
Watch pro-shot footage of Pavement’s epic headline set from Primavera 2022 By Matt Parker published 10 August 22 Stephen Malkmus and co perform their first big show in 12 years and do not disappoint, with the seminal U.S. indie-rockers in inspired form throughout the 26-song set
Fender celebrates 40 years of Squier in style with the official launch of 10 lavish anniversary models By Sam Roche published 10 August 22 First announced in January, the new 40th Anniversary Collection pays homage to five classic Fender designs, each with Gold and Vintage Editions
Elvis biopic has doubled the number of people learning the rock and roll icon’s songs on guitar, according to Fender Play By Sam Roche published 10 August 22 The Big F’s online guitar learning platform reports a massive spike in demand for tutorials on Jailhouse Rock, Heartbreak Hotel, Burning Love and more
Kramer debuts the Striker Collection, shreddable electrics in hot colors with high-performance and affordability as standard By Jonathan Horsley published 10 August 22 The S-style series has left and right-handed options, with licensed Floyd Rose or Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridges, HSS pickup configurations and the choice of plain or figured tops
Ernie Ball Music Man officially launches patent-pending Heat-Treated pickup technology on three new guitar models By Sam Roche published 10 August 22 Available on Sabre, Cutlass and StingRay guitars, the tech offers increased output and dynamic range, and promises to “outperform normal spec pickups with extra touch sensitivity”
Wampler Pedals unveils the Moxie, a compact and “twisted” twist on a vintage TS-style overdrive By Jonathan Horsley published 9 August 22 So this why Brian Wampler was playing Hannibal Lecter in that Silence of the Lambs inspired Instagram post, a TS-10 inspired drive pedal with extra attitude
Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi reunite for triumphant surprise performance at 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony By Sam Roche published 9 August 22 The Black Sabbath pair joined forces once more in their hometown of Birmingham, England to perform Paranoid and a trimmed version of Iron Man
Phil Collen used stock Squier guitars to record Def Leppard’s new album By Matt Parker published 8 August 22 Collen's Diamond Star Halos rig included a pair of Squier electrics, but he also got himself a P-Bass and an Epiphone EB-3 bass for demos and “they were great straight out of the box”
High-quality bootleg recording of Led Zeppelin’s 1972 show in Kyoto emerges, and is reportedly set for release By Sam Roche published 8 August 22 The audio captures Led Zep at the peak of their powers during a storming 10-song set on the final night of their Japanese tour
The Mars Volta announce new album and share Vigil – a track lit up by Omar Rodríguez-López's dreamy guitar tones By Matt Parker published 8 August 22 The progressive rock icons make their reunion official with a self-titled new album that's due September 16
Kim Thayil, Steve Vai and Wolf Marshall discuss legendary six-strings in these exclusive extracts from Greg Prato's Iconic Guitar Gear By Matt Parker published 5 August 22 Guitar World's Greg Prato has a new book, and it takes a close look at the gear choices of over 150 players, including Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads
Demand for female and non-binary artists' signature guitars outstripping supply, says Reverb By Matt Owen published 5 August 22 According to the online gear retailer, such models have a higher sell-through rate compared to any other signature six-string currently on the site
Flower Pedals debuts the digitally controlled, MIDI-compatible analog Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo By Matt Owen published 5 August 22 With preset-saving powers, primary and secondary parameters and a bouquet of other appointments, Flower Pedals' latest offering looks to be a bona fide tour de tremolo
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