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- November 6
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- “That was recorded during one of my guitar lessons with Joe when I was, like, 13”: 50 years ago, a teenage Joe Satriani and Steve Vai recorded a jam together – and you can hear it on their new joint album
- “A guitar connected directly to both his musical legacy and the Martin he made his own”: Martin honors Gram Parsons with a recreation of his workhorse 00-21 acoustic
- “He’s a bit road weary”: Ronnie Wood says Keith Richards wants the Rolling Stones to take a break from touring
- Black Friday has started seriously early this year! Here are 7 massive guitar sales that are live right now, meaning waiting until Cyber Weekend is pointless
- “A completely different animal”: James Hetfield helps EMG celebrate its 50th anniversary with new Het Set – and a unique twist
- “This Strat has got cigarette burns… I think this is the last smoking guitar”: The very first Eric Clapton signature Strat is up for sale as Slowhand’s Journeyman-era rig heads to auction
- “Ozzfest will always remain an important part of Ozzy’s legacy”: Ozzfest confirmed for 2027 return with US, UK and Mexico dates – but who could be on the lineup?
- November 5
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- Rush announce Sphere Las Vegas residency: “When I first heard of Sphere, I thought, ‘What a shame that Rush is no longer touring, because this venue sounds tailor-made for us’”
- Former art museum exec pleads guilty to embezzling $600,000 to buy high-end guitars
- Fender teams up with Loog for three-string Precision Bass: “We're inspiring young musicians to discover the joy of playing”
- A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel is selling a ton of stage and studio-used gear: “I’m not happy about letting this one go”
- “I had never picked up a bass in my life until I was cast in School of Rock”: She wanted to play guitar alongside Jack Black, but Rivkah Reyes ended up inspiring a generation of bassists
- I dug through all 720 guitars in Thomann's 70% off Cyber Sale to find 7 handpicked guitar deals I rate – including Gibson, PRS, ESP, Harley Benton, and more
- Positive Grid adds NAM support to BIAS X – could Spark be next?
- Nita Strauss shreds Metallica, Iron Maiden and Top Gun at LA Rams halftime show as newborn son watches on
- November 4
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- We tested 3 of Positive Grid’s latest smart amps — now they've dropped to their lowest prices of the year ahead of Black Friday
- Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck selling prized guitars played with Trent Reznor and Guns N’ Roses: “This is the only guitar that made it out of 1994 intact”
- Mastodon push back on lawsuit filed by Brent Hinds’ estate: “The truth will be addressed in due course”
- “Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix are great guitar players, but Johnny influenced a whole generation who realized you don’t have to play that great to be great”: Why Johnny Ramone was a different kind of guitar hero
- “He plugged into one of my amps. Me, Steve and John Petrucci were just stunned”: Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on what happened when Billy Gibbons and Brian May played through their rigs
- The Black Friday guitar sales were boring until Sweetwater dropped $800 off an ESP Baritone and a $500 discount on a 5-star Fender
- November 3
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- “It was clear from the start something was off”: Suspects wanted after attempting to sell $500,000 worth of stolen guitars to famed Nashville store
- “Ralph Macchio and I have talked about it. We’ve got a plan”: A sequel to cult guitar movie Crossroads is in the works – and Steve Vai is up for reprising his role
- November 2
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- Peterson releases Eddie Van Halen signature tuner – and it has ‘sweetened’ tuning presets inspired by the guitar legend’s tone
- Joe Bonamassa says Josh Smith’s Two Rock amp has been found – and thankfully it hadn’t been stolen
- The biggest bass gear launches of the month – from a Fender Mark Hoppus signature to Iron Maiden pickups and a one-of-one Spector
- “Will this upset a few boutique pedal manufacturers? Probably”: Behringer is planning a range of $10 stompboxes that could flip the budget pedal market on its head
- “They said no. They’re doing good on their own already”: Metallica wanted to take Turnstile on tour but got turned down, according to James Hetfield
- “‘Something’s wrong – we’re missing something,’ Tyler says. Run-DMC join the group on stage. It’s like witnessing a historical battle reenactment”: On the ground at Aerosmith’s celebratory final night at the Hollywood Bowl
- November 1
