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Dave Navarro Supreme Cry Baby wah pedal

Dave Navarro looks to put Jane’s Addiction drama behind him by announcing his next gear venture – the Supreme Cry Baby wah pedal

By Matt Owen published

Navarro has collaborated with Dunlop and the New York fashion powerhouse to create a wah that has an “ungodly” amount of style

Maya Neelakantan playing guitar on stage with Testament

America’s Got Talent viral metal star and 11-year-old shredder Maya Neelakantan joins Testament onstage

By Janelle Borg published

Neelakantan performed Curse of the Legions of Death at the band's show in Las Vegas, where she showcased her lightning speed alternate picking technique

Adrian Belew of BEAT performs on stage at Humphreys Concerts By the Bay on September 17, 2024 in San Diego, California

Adrian Belew on how he persuaded famed luthier Ken Parker to create his boundary-pushing signature Parker Fly

By Janelle Borg published

Belew is using his signature Parker Fly as his go-to guitar on the 65-date Beat Tour with Steve Vai, Tool drummer Danny Carey, and King Crimson alumnus Tony Levin

Four Guild guitars against a gray background

Guild just dropped some of the most affordable guitars it has ever produced – and these $300 models are keenly spec'd, too

By Janelle Borg published

The iconic guitar brand's new 300 Series promises to deliver premium features and historic tone for under $300

Sheeran Loopers Busker PA

Ed Sheeran grows his gear brand with the Sheeran Busker – a portable PA for aspiring street performers

By Matt Owen published

The singer-songwriter kick-started his career by busking on street corners, and now he's developed a purpose-built PA to help aspiring players follow in his footsteps

Left-Michelle Malone of Michelle Malone's Canyonland performs at MadLife Stage & Studios on June 15, 2023 in Woodstock, Georgia; Right-Singer & songwriter John Mayer performs at Bridgestone Arena on March 24, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee

Michelle Malone on John Mayer's early days and how she ended up becoming his mentor

By Janelle Borg published

The Southern rock and Americana veteran gave Mayer the chance to feature on her record and introduced him to her audience before he got his big break

Rainger FX Pull Focus pedal against a mustard background

Rainger FX has found a way to make distortion pedals fresh again – fade-in multi-FX

By Janelle Borg published

The Pull Focus integrates a ramping chorus, reverb and noise gate for a unique multi-FX take on high-gain distortion

Neural DSP Nano Cortex

Neural DSP takes the fight to TONEX and Kemper Profiler Player by unveiling the Nano Cortex – its vision of the ultimate compact all-in-one rig solution

By Matt Owen published

The Quad Cortex's first sibling works as an amp modeler, effects processor and IR loader – and lets players model any amp, cab or drive pedal using Neural DSP's celebrated Capture tech

In this image released on September 18, 2024, Keith Urban performs onstage during the 17th Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 21, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee

Keith Urban is working with PRS on a new Tele-style guitar – and he wants to break the company's rules

By Matt Owen published

The country rock great's go-to guitar since 1989 has been a Fender Telecaster called Clarence, but John Mayer has inspired him to join the PRS ranks – and he's working on a T-type like no other

Seymour Duncan Rails Series Hot Rodded Rails on guitar

Seymour Duncan’s Rail Series reimagines its most popular pickups for high-gain setups

By Janelle Borg published

The Rail Series promises enhanced versions of some of the brand's top pickups, with a sleek design and more “clarity, tightness and sustain” for 6- and 7-string guitars

Martin Life is Good LX1

Martin’s 'Life is Good' LX1 has been built to “spread good vibes” – and it might be the ultimate campfire acoustic

By Matt Owen published

Martin has once again partnered with Life is Good for a special-edition six-string, which gives the gold-standard travel acoustic a fitting makeover

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz pedal on a table next to an electric guitar

Beetronics introduces the Tuna Fuzz – a vintage-style fuzz pedal in a tuna can

By Janelle Borg published

The new pedal pays homage to company founder Filipe Pampuri's early days, when limited funds led him to repurpose tuna cans as pedal enclosures

Fender Jack White Signature Collection

Jack White’s new Fender Signature Collection pushes the boundaries of guitar and amp design – and brings his custom Telecaster to the masses

By Matt Owen published

The White Stripes tonal trailblazer has unveiled an entire range of signature Fender products, headlined by the madly spec'd TripleCaster Tele

(R-L) Kevin Cronin and Bruce Hall of REO Speedwagon perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 15, 2022 in Mountain View, California

REO Speedwagon to stop touring due to “irreconcilable differences”

By Janelle Borg published

The band members will be wrapping up their decades-long career with a string of North American tour dates, concluding on November 23 in Kentucky

Gibson Les Paul Studio

Gibson has relaunched its Les Paul Studio – and given the gateway LP its best update yet

By Matt Owen published

New finishes, updated electronics and Standard-inspired finishes head up the latest edition of Gibson's $1.6k no-frills workhorse Les Paul

Vince Gill, John Osborne, and Brent Mason

Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason team up on all-star tribute to the Telecaster

By Phil Weller published

Tele-Man brings together some of country music’s finest guitarists for a tribute to the genre's finest electric guitar

A stack of Orange electric guitar amplifier speaker cabinets owned by the members of English metalcore band Architects

Orange explains why it's not joining the amp modeling race

By Janelle Borg published

Charlie Cooper, son of founder Cliff Cooper, confirms that amps are very much Orange's future and that the brand is doubling down on what it does best

Sophie Lloyd performs on stage with Machine Gun Kelly during day 2 of the Slottsfjell Festival 2023 on July 13, 2023 in Tonsberg, Norway

Sophie Lloyd announces her debut solo US show – and marks the occasion with a shred reimagining of Alice Cooper’s Poison

By Phil Weller published

After selling out her debut solo show in London in just five minutes earlier this year, the superstar shredder is now set to perform at LA’s legendary Whisky A Go Go

Guitarist Dave Navarro (L) and singer Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction perform at Red Hat Amphitheater on September 03, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jane’s Addiction cancel remaining tour dates as Dave Navarro says “goodnight” to the group following onstage altercation with Perry Farrell

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The future of the reunited alt-rock outfit remains uncertain as members of the band share their concerns over Farrell’s mental health

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew tackle King Crimson classics as the Beat tour kicks off

By Phil Weller published

The pair have joined forces with Tony Levin and Danny Carey to perform King Crimson’s 1980s albums across a sprawling 65-date tour