Carlos Santana recruits Steve Winwood for soulful new single, Whiter Shade of Pale By Matt Owen The pair’s performance of the Procol Harum hit is the third single from Santana’s star-studded upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles
Bruce Keir, co-founder and Technical Director of Blackstar Amplification, dies at 60 By Jackson Maxwell The technical innovator – who also worked at Marshall for a number of years – had been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s
Fender partners with MoFi for swamp ash-built, sunburst-finished PrecisionDeck turntable By Sam Roche The system is built using the same wood found in Fender's Precision Bass guitars
Chelsea Wolfe shares two previously unreleased songs from her Birth of Violence sessions By Matt Owen A never-before-heard original called Green Altar, a cover of Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock and a new 30-minute tour documentary head up Wolfe's latest release
Slash teases new Guns N’ Roses song with soundcheck TikTok video By Jackson Maxwell Titled Hard School, the song – like the band's recent single, Absurd – dates back to the Chinese Democracy sessions
Why Les Paul didn’t like the Gibson SG By Matt Owen In a new interview, Les Paul's longtime tech Tom Doyle explains Paul's issues with the SG's neck and sustain
Gibson debuts the Generation Collection, the company's first acoustics to feature its new Player Port secondary soundhole By Matt Owen The newly designed collection starts at $999 and takes inspiration from a 1960s blueprint found in the depths of the Gibson archive, featuring four distinct models that pay homage to the brand’s iconic acoustic body shapes
Scott Gorham leaves Black Star Riders to focus on Thin Lizzy By Matt Owen The band, who are set to enter the studio to record a new album, will not look to replace Gorham and will instead continue as a four-piece
Watch Les Paul’s son Gene reveal his father's incredible journey in developing the iconic electric guitar By Matt Parker The first Gibson LP approved by Les Paul is coming up for sale via auction – hear the story of its inception and creation in this exclusive video
Plugin Alliance introduces software version of Pete Thorn’s signature Suhr PT100 amp head By Matt Owen The Brainworx-developed, Suhr-sanctioned plugin aims to emulate the tones of Thorn's Plexi-style signature amp by way of 120 impulse responses and an FX rack
Thundercat joins Haim to perform 3AM at their Santa Barbara show, serves up a dizzyingly virtuosic bass solo By Sam Roche The bass extraordinaire appeared on an alternate version of the LA pop-rock sister trio's 3AM, released last year
Loathe announce departure of guitarist Connor Sweeney By Matt Parker The Liverpool metal band have parted ways with Sweeney, who has played with the group since 2014
Wallace Detroit Guitars partners with Jeep for car-branded electric guitar made from 100-year-old wood By Matt Owen The six-string, built out of repurposed pine from Detroit’s historic abandoned buildings, features a hand-painted Jeep logo, topographical map of the city and seven-grille-branded humbucker
Hear Andy McKee’s stunning acoustic interpretation of Prince’s Purple Rain By Matt Parker Prince heard and approved of McKee’s arrangement, which arrives alongside a new six-track covers EP, Symbol
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join Smashing Pumpkins for a shredtacular jam at Chicago's Riot Fest By Matt Parker The shred legend joined Billy Corgan and co for a raucous, four-guitar rundown of Zeitgeist's United States
Watch Nick DePirro and Jason Richardson put John Petrucci’s awe-inspiring eight-string Majesty through its paces By Matt Owen The two prog-metal titans took the beastly axe for a spin, flexing its impressive tonal palette by way of some mind-bending guitar work
The Doof Wagon – the speaker-packed, flame-throwing vehicular guitar rig from Mad Max: Fury Road – is up for auction By Sam Roche The guitar shoots real flames when engaged by the whammy bar – but weighs about 60 kilos
Commemorative Eddie Van Halen Pasadena plaque gets formal approval for installation By Matt Owen The plaque in in EVH's hometown may eventually join a newly named park in the city, which could be dubbed the Edward Van Halen Memorial Park
Watch Lindsey Buckingham flex his fingerpicking solo skills in On the Wrong Side performance on The Late Show By Matt Owen Buckingham brought kaleidoscopic harmonies, Fleetwood-esque vocal hooks and a silky guitar solo to The Late Show to celebrate the release of his first solo album in 10 years
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer joins Pearl Jam as touring musician By Sam Roche Watch the guitarist jam with the Seattle rock giants during their weekend set at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in New Jersey
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