February 17, 2025

Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison Announce Star-Studded Lineup For Mental Health Benefit, “Above Ground”

This year Navarro and Morrison will shine the spotlight on the groundbreaking self-titled debuts by the New York Dolls (1973) and The Cars (1978) and other songs.

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Gibson TV and AXS TV Join Forces to Celebrate National Guitar Day with Slash, Mike Campbell, More

The network opens with an expose of the cherished gear of blues master Buddy Guy, and then continues its deep dive into the extraordinary, personal guitar collections of music’s biggest artists.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Keeley Octa Psi — From Dark to Whimsial, a Simple, Versatile Fuzz Octave Combo

Inspired by and integrating elements of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI, the Digitech Whammy Pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork polyphonic pitch shifter, anyone looking to embellish or enhance their playing will find plenty to enjoy.

Watch a Preview For “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” A New Biography About the Year Jimmy Page’s Post-Yardbirds Band Went Supernova

“When I saw the early cut of the film premiered, at the Venice Film Festival, it was amazing. The energy of the story, and the power of the music, is phenomenal." -- Jimmy Page

Gibson Unveils New Custom Color Series ES-335 & ES-335 Figured Models

Offered in Figured Top and Plain Top versions, the new Gibson Custom Color Series ES-335s join the previously released and popular SG™ Standard, SG Standard ’61, and the Les Paul™ Standard 50s and 60s guitars.

Marshall Lights Up NAMM with New Gear, Benefit Show for California Wildfires Featuring Tom Morello, Nita Strauss, Others

In response to the recent wildfires affecting communities in Los Angeles, Marshall partnered with iconic DIY venue Chain Reaction to host an all-star benefit show during NAMM, with all proceeds going directly to MusiCares.

Watch the Mountain of New Gear Being Showcased at NAMM 2025

Here is some hot news about new products by Marshall, ESP, Peavey, Ibanez, Friedman, and Taylor. Stay tuned for more.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Best Experimental Modulation — Gamechanger Audio Auto Chorus

Sonic adventurers and thrill seekers will grin in dumbstruck euphoria as they tinker with the multitude of configurations.

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FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Keeley Octa Psi — From Dark to Whimsial, a Simple, Versatile Fuzz Octave Combo

Inspired by and integrating elements of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI, the Digitech Whammy Pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork polyphonic pitch shifter, anyone looking to embellish or enhance their playing will find plenty to enjoy.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Best Experimental Modulation — Gamechanger Audio Auto Chorus

Sonic adventurers and thrill seekers will grin in dumbstruck euphoria as they tinker with the multitude of configurations.

Nels Cline Launches Jazz Odyssey ‘Consentrik Quartet’

By turns swinging, grooving, bracing, mesmeric and quietly stunning, "Consentrik Quartet" spotlights the ensemble’s profound chemistry as well as Cline’s versatility as both a player and a writer.

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.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Keeley Octa Psi — From Dark to Whimsial, a Simple, Versatile Fuzz Octave Combo

Inspired by and integrating elements of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI, the Digitech Whammy Pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork polyphonic pitch shifter, anyone looking to embellish or enhance their playing will find plenty to enjoy.

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Ghost Cheekily Reinvent the Concert Doc with “Rite Here Rite Now”

"It’s a rock opera disguised as a mockumentary, charading as an occult film.

REVIEW: Boss Katana-50 Gen 3 – New Possibilities From a Classic Amp

"Takes all the features that were great about the MKII and makes them even better."

REVIEW: Bogren Trivium Ampknob Plug-Ins – Three Versatile, Easy-to-Use Tone Modelers

There’s more to the Trivium Ampknobs than the collective sounds of Trivium.

REVIEW: SBS SS300 – A Versatile, Affordable Shred Machine

Unapologetically built as if the heavy metal party never ended.

REVIEW: Donner Hush-X – Portable and Powerful

Donner Hush-X: Powerful & Portable Upping the ante on the...

REVIEW: Flamma Headphone Amplifier – 52 Amp Models and More

Flamma FX20 Headphone Amplifier Smaller doesn’t always mean better. Many...

REVIEW: ALABS Orbital Pitch – Advanced Circuitry Makes This a Winner

Sturdy, reliable, and tonally precise, the pedal delivers all the benefits of a good pitch shifter along with some new, inventive touches.

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Gibson Unveils New Custom Color Series ES-335 & ES-335 Figured Models

Offered in Figured Top and Plain Top versions, the new Gibson Custom Color Series ES-335s join the previously released and popular SG™ Standard, SG Standard ’61, and the Les Paul™ Standard 50s and 60s guitars.

Gibson TV and AXS TV Join Forces to Celebrate National Guitar Day with Slash, Mike Campbell, More

The network opens with an expose of the cherished gear of blues master Buddy Guy, and then continues its deep dive into the extraordinary, personal guitar collections of music’s biggest artists.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Keeley Octa Psi — From Dark to Whimsial, a Simple, Versatile Fuzz Octave Combo

Inspired by and integrating elements of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI, the Digitech Whammy Pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork polyphonic pitch shifter, anyone looking to embellish or enhance their playing will find plenty to enjoy.

Watch a Preview For “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” A New Biography About the Year Jimmy Page’s Post-Yardbirds Band Went Supernova

“When I saw the early cut of the film premiered, at the Venice Film Festival, it was amazing. The energy of the story, and the power of the music, is phenomenal." -- Jimmy Page

Marshall Lights Up NAMM with New Gear, Benefit Show for California Wildfires Featuring Tom Morello, Nita Strauss, Others

In response to the recent wildfires affecting communities in Los Angeles, Marshall partnered with iconic DIY venue Chain Reaction to host an all-star benefit show during NAMM, with all proceeds going directly to MusiCares.

Watch the Mountain of New Gear Being Showcased at NAMM 2025

Here is some hot news about new products by Marshall, ESP, Peavey, Ibanez, Friedman, and Taylor. Stay tuned for more.

FretBuzz Gear of the Year 2024: Best Experimental Modulation — Gamechanger Audio Auto Chorus

Sonic adventurers and thrill seekers will grin in dumbstruck euphoria as they tinker with the multitude of configurations.

Nels Cline Launches Jazz Odyssey ‘Consentrik Quartet’

By turns swinging, grooving, bracing, mesmeric and quietly stunning, "Consentrik Quartet" spotlights the ensemble’s profound chemistry as well as Cline’s versatility as both a player and a writer.

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.

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The network opens with an expose of the cherished gear of blues master Buddy Guy, and then continues its deep dive into the extraordinary, personal guitar collections of music’s biggest artists.

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Inspired by and integrating elements of Electro-Harmonix Big Muff PI, the Digitech Whammy Pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork polyphonic pitch shifter, anyone looking to embellish or enhance their playing will find plenty to enjoy.

Watch a Preview For “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” A New Biography About the Year Jimmy Page’s Post-Yardbirds Band Went Supernova

“When I saw the early cut of the film premiered, at the Venice Film Festival, it was amazing. The energy of the story, and the power of the music, is phenomenal." -- Jimmy Page

Gibson Unveils New Custom Color Series ES-335 & ES-335 Figured Models

Offered in Figured Top and Plain Top versions, the new Gibson Custom Color Series ES-335s join the previously released and popular SG™ Standard, SG Standard ’61, and the Les Paul™ Standard 50s and 60s guitars.

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For players who want to add diversity and depth to their sound with a single tool, this purple pedal is a solid option.

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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

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