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Girlschool guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like
By Janelle Borg published
The two bands released a joint EP, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which also made an impact on the UK charts

Reverb unveils the best-selling pedals of 2025 with more categories than ever before
By Phil Weller published
Last year’s winner falls to fourth, while there’s a surprise victor among the most popular used pedals

New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer
By Phil Weller published
The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour

Höfner, maker of Paul McCartney’s legendary Violin Bass, shares statement following bankruptcy filing
By Janelle Borg published
The company filed for insolvency following a particularly “difficult period, especially since the introduction of the US tariffs”

The life and wild times of Danny Thompson, the legend of upright bass who “brought greatness to everything he played”
By Henry Yates published
The fabled upright acoustic bassist leaves us with a thousand tales of misadventure and an extraordinary body of music that weaves through the rock ’n’ roll era

Justin Chancellor explains how bass fits into Tool’s challenging brand of prog
By Nick Wells published
With their uncompromising blend of formidable time signatures and distorted guitar riffs, Tool are a band quite unlike any other

The Line 6 Helix Stadium has already been updated – and it finally rolls out one of the next-gen modeler’s most anticipated new features
By Phil Weller published
Showcase can serve as the beating heart of your entire live rig – and can help look after much more than just your guitar tones

How Line 6 and Kemper’s early releases inadvertently inspired the creation of their biggest rival
By Janelle Borg published
Neural DSP CEO Doug Castro looks back on the company’s beginnings
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