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Orianthi and Orange team up to create the 20RT, a portable, versatile amp with high gain tones aplenty
By Janelle Borg published
The 15.9 lb Orange Crush 20RT comes fully equipped with an 8-inch, custom-designed ‘Voice Of The World’ speaker, a 3-band EQ, chromatic tuner, and “spring-inspired” reverb
David Gilmour on why the guitar is still a vehicle for giving “birth to new tunes” – decades deep into his career
By Janelle Borg published
Gilmour talks about how limitations and “getting discomfited” are crucial to his songwriting process – and to keeping things sounding fresh
Brian Wampler conquers a career-long challenge with the Catacombs – a hybrid delay/reverb pedal he almost didn’t release
By Phil Weller published
A range of popular reverb and delay effects can be harnessed from the Catacombs, which looks to deliver complex sounds in a not-so-complex package
George Benson on how he got the Gibson that shaped his 1976 chart-topping record, Breezin’
By Janelle Borg published
Benson recalls how he bought his Breezin' Gibson Johnny Smith from someone he calls “one of the bravest guys I’d ever met”
Guitar World deals of the week: save over $100 on a PRS, get a half-price Walrus Audio pedal, plus all the early Black Friday sales action
By Matt McCracken published
Get the lowdown on all the best early Black Friday guitar deals from all across the web
John Petrucci’s Majesty signature guitar has hit its 10th Anniversary
By Phil Weller published
DiMarzio and Ernie Ball Music Man have both helped Petrucci commemorate the milestone by unveiling a Majesty fitted with new-look humbuckers
Myles Kennedy names the “secret sauce” stompbox he thinks every guitar player should own
By Matt Owen published
The Alter Bridge icon used the sub-$200 octave fuzz pedal on his recent solo record
Jake E. Lee on comparisons with Randy Rhoads – and what his fellow Ozzy shredder was better at
By Phil Weller published
The virtuoso has weighed in on the decades-long debate that has pitted him against his Prince of Darkness predecessor
With Boss stompbox deals like these, I'm afraid you’re going to need a bigger pedalboard – up to $250 off at Sweetwater ahead of Black Friday
By Chris Barnes published
From FX icons to modern recreations of legendary studio gear, Sweetwater’s early Black Friday sale is your chance to upgrade your pedal game
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