Becos Effects teams up with Hot Crazy guitarist Jordan Ziff for miniature Ziffer Overdrive pedal By Matt Owen Ziff, who also plays in Marty Friedman's band, has been treated to a sleek, minimalist signature pedal complete with "vintage Tube Screamer essentials"
Magnetic Effects partners with New Zealand hard rockers The Datsuns for new phaser, the Eye To Eye By Sam Roche New offering sports a comprehensive set of controls and top-mounted jacks for convenient pedalboard placement
Jared James Nichols unleashes scorching new single, Bad Roots By Matt Owen The track is taken from the blues titan's highly anticipated upcoming EP, Shadow Dancer
Metallica's Kirk Hammett endorses Gibson By Jackson Maxwell The new partnership, Gibson says, will result in new Hammett signature Gibson and Epiphone guitars
Harley Benton treats its impressively appointed EX-84 Modern to four fresh finishes, starting at $298 By Matt Owen Arriving in Vintage White, Black, Benton Blue and Shell Pink colorways, the impressively spec'd axes boast a choice of either EMG or Roswell active pickups
McGregor Pedals announces its first-ever fuzz box, the Cozmic Fuzzball By Sam Roche The Vancouver company's latest stompbox offers a trio of easy-to-use controls and top-mounted jacks for pedalboard efficiency
Dusty Hill, 1949-2021: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Paul Stanley, Jason Isbell, David Coverdale and many more pay their respects to the legendary ZZ Top bass player
James Hetfield reveals he writes riffs when he’s “really happy” and lyrics when he’s emotional By Matt Owen The Metallica frontman wrote some of the moodiest riffs of all time while he was happy, apparently
Is Gibson about to announce a new collaboration with Kirk Hammett? By Sam Roche Gibson's Mark Agnesi shares a horror-themed video soundtracked with Metallica's The Thing That Should Not Be
Fender seeks to support emerging musicians and help them navigate the industry with free Artist Playbook By Matt Owen The post-pandemic pamphlet picks apart Social Media, Livestreaming, Release Strategy and Digital Marketing in a bid to bolster artists' music business know-how
Dream Theater announce 15th studio album, A View From The Top Of The World By Matt Owen The seven-track offering, due October 22, will see electric guitar virtuoso John Petrucci make his eight-string studio debut
Watch The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Noodles take part in 'cockpit karaoke' while flying a private jet By Matt Parker Dexter Holland puts his pilot’s license to good use for a rendition of Come Out and Play
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils stunning July 2021 additions to Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Parker Freshly finished Cutlass, Bongo and StingRay guitar and bass models join the lineup
Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth WVH play first-ever live concert By Matt Owen Wolfgang and co treated those in attendance to live renditions of tracks from his debut album, as well the previously unheard encore track, As Long as You're Not You
New Kramer signature artist Charlie Parra shows off his EVH-inspired Nite V guitar with a storming Van Halen medley By Matt Owen Dance the Night Away, Panama, Ain't Talkin' Bout Love and, of course, Eruption all get a run out on the fitting V-style Frankenstrat reincarnate
The Gibson Custom Shop Collector’s Edition 1958 Korina Flying V And Explorer recreate the firm's rarest instruments By Matt Parker Just 81 Flying Vs and 19 Explorers will be built as part of the painstaking reissue
Joey Jordison, 1975-2021: the music world pays tribute By Matt Owen Jordison’s Slipknot bandmates lead tributes to the influential drummer, with Matt Heafy, Mike Portnoy, Alex Skolnick, Ben Thatcher, Metallica and more also paying their respects
Joey Jordison, former drummer and co-founding member of Slipknot, dies at 46 By Jackson Maxwell Jordison – who also played guitar in the band Murderdolls – is said to have died "peacefully in his sleep" on Monday
Hear Volbeat's galloping, anthemic take on Metallica's Don’t Tread on Me By Jackson Maxwell Rob Caggiano adds some eerie, psychedelic leads to a Black Album classic in the latest selection from The Metallica Blacklist
Luna adds some classical flavor to its Artist Series with affordable new Art Vintage Nylon acoustic-electric guitar By Jackson Maxwell The sub-$400 model features a solid spruce top and Fishman Clásica II Preamp with a built-in EQ and tuner
