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Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin: “Most guitars are good for something. Even bad guitars can be fantastic because they force you to play a different way”

By Henry Yates published 28 July 22

The British folk-blues guitarist talks lost Teles, ugly SuperStrats and the gear treasure trove that is Norwich Cash Converters...

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Best earplugs for musicians 2022: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget

By Chris Corfield published 28 July 22

Our pick of the best affordable earplugs to protect your hearing from the din of the rehearsal room to the stage

Walrus Audio Mako M1 High-Fidelity Modulation Machine review

By Trevor Curwen published 28 July 22

Walrus Audio’s new Mako series pedal presents a greatest hits of modulation and offers multiple adjustable parameters to shape your tone

The story of Gibson’s Thunderbird – the tricky, difficult but brilliant design that modernized bass guitar

By Rod Brakes published 28 July 22

This Thumpin' Thursday, let’s go way back to trace the history of an iconic bass with a body shape that remains radical to this day

David Lee Roth gets nostalgic for Van Halen high-jinks on new single, Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway

By Sam Roche published 28 July 22

Featuring John 5, the track finds the former Van Halen frontman wistfully recall throwing a TV off a balcony, and that one time his bandmates safety-pinned a tablecloth to his pants

James Shaffer and Brian Welch of Korn performing live

Dunlop partners with Korn’s James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch for new signature 7-string set

By Matt Owen published 28 July 22

Featuring Dunlop's Heavy Core technology, these sweet Korn guitar strings look just the thing for adventures in low-end metal riffs, nu or otherwise

Orianthi announces new album Rock Candy and drops riff-loaded single Light It Up

By Matt Owen published 28 July 22

The Australian guitarist's 11-track LP arrives October 14 but you can enjoy Light It Up's high-gain fretboard pyro right here, right now

Add Joe Duplantier’s city-leveling guitar tone to your pedalboard with KHDK’s limited edition Gojira Drive

By Sam Roche published 27 July 22

Limited to 333 units worldwide, the Joe Duplantier signature overdrive unlocks his fearsome tone for a select few

How to use economy picking: a beginner's guide to an expert technique

By Chris Brooks published 27 July 22

This primer on the often misunderstood picking approach is the first in a series that demystifies the process, and explains how it can take your playing to new heights

Tedeschi Trucks Band unveil The Fall, the third installment of their quadruple album and film project, I Am the Moon

By Matt Owen published 27 July 22

The third addition to the ambitious project sees the 12-piece pile on the soul, blues, R&B and more for six new tracks, propped up by the stellar playing of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks

John Mayer recruits Bob Weir and Dave Chappelle for three Yellowstone Flood Relief benefit concerts

By Matt Owen published 27 July 22

The trio of shows will span August 8 to 21, and will see Mayer share the stage with each guest on separate occasions before concluding the run with a headline solo slot

Misha Mansoor is selling off a heap of his used Periphery gear on Reverb

By Matt Parker published 27 July 22

“All of this gear has mojo,” says Mansoor of a sale that includes prototypes, rarities, and custom builds of his Jackson signature guitars, alongside instruments used at the start of his career

Luna Guitars welcomes the Exotic Caidie to its beginner-friendly Gypsy series

By Sam Roche published 27 July 22

The striking acoustic-electric sports trademark Luna visual touches – including its insignia on the headstock and pearloid moon phase inlays

J. Rockett Audio Designs El Hombre review

By Trevor Curwen published 27 July 22

J. Rockett’s tribute to Billy Gibbons is an overdrive offering amp-like feel in a compact box – for that Texan sound and more

This man has built guitars out of everything from copper pipes to Mountain Dew bottles

By Sam Roche published 27 July 22

Intrepid YouTube/social media luthier Shane Speal is a cigar box guitar expert, and has created some of the wackiest stringed instruments we've ever seen

Herman Li explains why more rock musicians should be getting into online content creation

By Matt Owen published 27 July 22

The DragonForce maestro, who is active on Twitch and YouTube, says having a social media side hustle provides more than just a secondary income

Death By Audio’s Space Bender is a chorus modulator offering “vintage sci-fi sounds, bending sonic bedlam, and pulsing atmospheres”

By Jonathan Horsley published 26 July 22

The NYC-based effects pedal company promises no shortage of intensity with an effect designed for players looking to fall down the wormhole of modulated delay, chorus and flanger

Origin Effects unveils versatile Tube Screamer-style drive pedal, the Halcyon Green Overdrive

By Matt Owen published 26 July 22

Compact stompbox seeks to solve the TS808's biggest problem, and promises a seamless transition between mid-forward drive tones and rich clean tones

Fender George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster

Fender launches George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster, a replica of the Beatle’s iconic hand-painted Day-Glo Strat

By Jonathan Horsley published 26 July 22

Originally a 1961 Strat in Sonic Blue, Harrison debuted Rocky on Rubber Soul, before giving it an eye-popping new finish as the Fab Four entered the psychedelic era

Mojo Hand FX offers “otherworldly sonic textures” with its new Octaverse reverse delay octave pedal

By Sam Roche published 26 July 22

With a straightforward control layout and innovative concept, the Texas-based company's latest design promises to reinvigorate your pedalboard