January 18, 2025

Spotlight

Longtime Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Showcases Classical Compositions on ‘Live Magic at Trading Boundaries’

"I’m thrilled to be releasing such a special album of live virtuoso performances over the years at such a magical venue."

Budget Rock Review: We Put 10 of the Most Popular Strich Pedals to the Test

If you’re in the market for a delay, flangers, reverb, pitch shifter, or looper, Strich has products worth perusing, but the company’s specialty is dirt, and there’s no shortage of it.

David Gilmour Releases “The Piper’s Call Live Around the World”

"The Piper's Call Live Around The World" is a digital-only release recorded at The Brighton Centre, Circus Maximus in Rome, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and Madison Square Garden in New York. and edited together by Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasbey to form one seamless track.

Steve Brown on the Rise and Fall of Trixter, Multi-Tasking in the Music Business, and Bringing a new Face to Ace

“I call my mentality the octopus. When you have your tentacles out in many different directions, you have a lot more options to draw from."

Budget Rock Review: Fesley LP350 Delivers Solid Tone, Quality Construction, and Superior Playability, and Not Just For a Low-Priced Guitar

Fesley continues to impress with their commitment to quality and affordability. The FLP350 is a testament to their dedication, offering a guitar that rivals many instruments sold at twice the price.

Mesa Boogie Reissues Classic Mark IIC+ Amp

The new Mark IIC+ is built to the same specifications as the original, but with modern components and construction techniques.

Review: Shredders Rejoice in the Massive Sound and Functionality of The Positive Grid Spark MINI Vai

It would be hyperbolic to say Positive Grid will render conventional stompboxes obsolete, but for non-professionals who want to explore a wide variety of tones, emulate the sounds of their favorite songs or guitarists, and/or play along to algorithms of beats and basslines that assess a player’s tempo and chord patterns and provide a sonic backdrop for jamming, the MINI Vai is all you need

See Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s Career-Spanning Special Below

Baxter and his band -- Mark Damian (Drums), Hank Horton (Bass), James Raymond (Keyboards) -- perform hits including “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “My Old School,” and music from Baxter's first solo album, Speed of Heat.

Gibson Celebrates Mary Ford Collection With the Documentary “The History of Mary Ford”

In 1958, it is believed that one Les Paul™ Goldtop model with an ES-295-style floral pickguard and matching armrest was created at the request of Mary Ford. Now, Gibson is honored to release this Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, based on that one-of-a-kind original guitar.

Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Show Off Guitar Collection, Discuss Playing History in Revealing Gibson TV Interview

Hammett, who has been with Metallica since 1983, showed off a variety of instruments during the interview, including vintage Les Pauls, a Korina Flying V prototype, and a 1964 J-180 Everly Brothers acoustic guitar.

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BOSS VG-800 Opens Creative Floodgates for Adventurous Guitarists

Instantly change instrument types and tunings, bend individual string pitches for unique effects, or morph between instruments with separate processing chains.

Review: Donner Versa Yellow Fall 2 Reverb and Delay Pedal Combines Great Tone With a Simple Design

For those seeking a solid, reliable, user-friendly delay/reverb that sounds great and is reasonably priced, this pedal ticks all the boxes.

Neil Young Promises “big change” with First Single by neil young and the chrome hearts

"In your face, loud, irreverent rock n' roll paint splatter on the canvas in the vein of a Jackson Pollack painting.”

Catlinbread Introduces the Classic Tones of the Trident-A-Range with the Airstrip

This console preamp based on the Trident A-Range desk gives you everything from rich cleans to amp-melting fuzz.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Most Inspiring Delay – Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay

The carefully crafted controls on the SDE-3 give players the ultimate control over their delay sounds. Or they can throw caution to the wind and inadvertently unlock a maze of out-of-the-box tones.

Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder Dickey Betts to Be Honored in Star-Studded Concert

Warren Hanes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell, Devol Allman, Duane Betts, Charlie Starr, Jimmy Hall, Lamar Williams Jr., and others will gather to celebrate the life and music of the co-founder of the Allman Brothers and inspirational music figure.

Win a Sweetwater Duesenberg Guitar Package Here!

One lucky winner will receive a package that includes a Duesenberg Fantom A electric guitar, a Neural DSP Quad Cortex processor, an Orange 120-watt cabinet, and more.