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Melissa Auf der Maur reunites with Billy Corgan to perform a Smashing Pumpkins classic
The bassist linked up with the alt-rock titans for the final song of the night in Montreal
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms
Dalporto took a trip to assess the on-scene situation at one of his stores – and ended up getting hands-on with the cleaning
Stephen Malkmus is using his bass string as a guitar strap
Your shoulder might not thank you, but it’s certainly a novel way of repurposing old strings
How an Oasis engineer ended up with the Wonderwall acoustic
The band’s engineer was given the iconic instrument as compensation after an in-studio spat resulted in the destruction of more than one guitar
How a fluke accident led to Lzzy Hale playing at Dio’s last-ever show
Halestorm saved the day when they were unexpectedly called upon to open for Heaven & Hell
Here is all the new gear that has caught my eye this week – and, yes, that's a pink Jazzmaster
A blockbuster drop from Line 6 and a raft of new instruments from the Fender family of brands headline a busy week in the world of guitar gear
Why Adam Jones wasn't originally going to take part in Ozzy Osbourne's last ever show
In case Tool fans were wondering why the band wasn’t part of the original lineup...
Fender’s American Vintage ’62 Super revives a “hidden treasure” tube amp
Landing in the sweet spot between ’50s tweed tones and ’60s black-panel sparkle, the ’62 Super is a throwback combo from a transitional period of Fender history
25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized
A new mini-documentary charting the history of Page and the Crowes’ live album, Live at the Greek, has been released
Supro’s new Airwaves combo is a 6V6-driven 1x12 with Two Notes tech for vintage-modern versatility
The New York firm’s latest build can push air with vintage, Celestion-powered tones and record DI with customizable IRs for the best of both tonal disciplines
Matt Bellamy channels his inner Meshuggah with a wild new 8-string Manson model
New single Unravelling – which will drop imminently – finds the band travelling into a darker, djent-ier world
Fender debuts the California Standard Series – bringing its popular budget acoustics to even lower price points
The new range arrives in time to compete with a growing budget acoustic market – and doubles down on Fender’s Standard initiative
Fender promised a tweed version of our top-rated Tone Master FRFR speaker last year – now, it's finally been announced
The Tone Master FR-12 released in 2023 to rave reviews – and at long last, it’s getting a tweed makeover
How Mateus Asato changed gears from sideman and Instagram guitarist to fully-fledged artist
The versatile player's resume includes everyone from Bruno Mars to Joe Satriani
Mark Speer's celebrated playing style is due to playing him only one guitar for over two decades
Speer's recently-announced signature model with Fender is a near-replica of the Strat he plays on the daily
Everyone is expecting Jake E. Lee to play Bark at the Moon at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show – but he has his doubts
The song may be too much for the guitar icon – but he has a backup plan in mind
Squier rolls out its 2025 Classic Vibe collection – and heads into unexpected territory
Some surprising hardware setups and unorthodox configurations head up the drop – which sees Fender commit to its beloved Classic Vibe family
PMT, one of the UK's largest instrument retailers, has been placed into administration
The company’s stock and assets have been sold to online retail giant Gear4music for roughly $3.26 million
