Latest about Devin Townsend
“A sophisticated ambient soundscape-generating device that’s like an instrument unto itself”: Mooer Ocean Machine II review
Devin Townsend’s delay, reverb and looper makes a spectacular return – and it’s the pedalboard sequel we’ve all been waiting for
How Devin Townsend relied on his production process to deliver his new album from the depths of depression and grief
The first of a four-album cycle on death and rebirth involved a serious stack of gear and staggering new speakers – and the Canadian prog-metal maverick says the process was cathartic in its own way
Mooer has seriously upgraded Devin Townsend’s wild signature Ocean Machine pedal
The delay, reverb, and looper pedal returns with updated and improved effects and greater connectivity for “endless creative possibilities”
NAMM 2024: “I truly believe it’s a game changer”: Laney go big with the world’s most powerful FRFR cabinet, a 2,600W 4x12 that’s almost as loud as a jetplane taking off
The British amp builders have teamed up with prog metal mastermind Devin Townsend for the LFR-412, the world’s first 4x12 dedicated FRFR guitar cabinet – and your neighbors will hate it…
“The biggest challenge for digital products is not the tone”: John Petrucci, Tosin Abasi and Devin Townsend explain what modelers don’t do as well as amps – yet
The trio of prog metal guitar titans sat down with Rick Beato and went deep on the state of modeling
Devin Townsend says the Beatles would have used digital guitar gear: “How can you imagine for a second that they wouldn’t have utilized it?”
In his latest defence of digital gear, the metal maestro suggested the Fab Four would have been fans of such tech had it been available to them in their prime
Watch John Petrucci and Tosin Abasi lock fretboards for spellbinding harmonies on Dream Theater's The Spirit Carries On
With the help of Devin Townsend – and Ernie Ball Music Man's Kaizen and Majesty models – the two prog heroes brought Dream Theater's recent tour show to a mesmerizing close
Devin Townsend says seeing Steve Vai play guitar made him give up shredding
A young Townsend entered the studio to record vocals for Vai's 1993 Sex & Religion, and left with a drastically altered outlook on what kind of guitar player he wanted to be
Devin Townsend: “When you ask people about their favorite amp, the acceptable responses are always the cork-sniffin’ ones. If it’s an Axe-Fx, people go, ‘That’s sacrilege!’”
The Canadian prog-metal virtuoso discusses why he prefers digital amps to analog, the uncomfortable proportions of a Les Paul, and the magic of open C tuning
