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After another destroyed guitar controversy at Coachella, is guitar smashing simply not cool anymore?
By Janelle Borg Published
After another destroyed guitar controversy at Coachella, is guitar smashing simply not cool anymore?

“We were all delusional enough as kids to think this might happen to us”: boygenius, Metallica, Paramore, Larkin Poe, Jason Isbell and Joni Mitchell win big at the Grammys 2024
By Matt Owen Published
Molly Tuttle, Chris Stapleton and newly anointed Fender signature artist Juanes also took home awards during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony

NAMM 2024: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show
By Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published
From a new wave of star-studded semi-hollow signature guitars, to the AI invasion, these are the things we saw, heard, and thought at the music-making event of the year

NAMM 2024: “A true vintage classic based on the first loudspeakers designed specifically for the electric guitar”: Celestion celebrates its 100th anniversary with a speaker that pays homage to its earliest innovations
By Matt Owen Published
A potential collaboration with Marshall – details of which are set to arrive in Spring – has also been teased

NAMM 2024: “Organic boosting that you can tweak to match any rig”: MXR has brought back its Torino overdrive with a flash new chassis – but you'll have to be quick off the line to bag one
By Matt Owen Published
The new-look Gran Torino revamps and revives the Il Torino template, but only as part of a limited release

NAMM 2024 live: this year’s biggest guitar news as it happens
By Michael Astley-Brown Last updated
Everything you need to know direct from the show floor at the world’s no. 1 guitar gear show

NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth
By Michael Astley-Brown Last updated
The guitar, amp and pedal news you need to know about, all in one place

NAMM 2024: “Unique air cell core technology” in... a strap? Through modern engineering, Ernie Ball’s new Comfort Cloud line looks to provide “optimal cushioning” for prolonged playing
By Matt Owen Published
The new design looks to make the strap “stronger and more comfortable” through a nifty neoprene and air cell core tech construction

NAMM 2024: “The same design as the one Jimi Hendrix wore when he stole the show at a 1967 music festival”: Vintage reissue straps are now a thing: check-out this Dunlop x Authentic Hendrix reproduction of Jimi’s Monterey Pop strap
By Matt Parker Published
Get the strap that held the guitar that Hendrix set on fire...

NAMM 2024: “A core component of Zakk's sound since 1988”: Dunlop has reissued Zakk Wylde’s go-to Rotovibe pedal to celebrate 20 years of partnership – and it’s got a sleek new look
By Matt Owen Published
The $399 unit follows in the foosteps of the original limited-edition Rotovibe revival, which has been a pedalboard mainstay for the Black Label Society guitarist
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