Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Hilton Valentine, guitarist and founding member of The Animals has died at 77. News of his death was made known in a social media post by record label Abkco. Valentine died on Friday (29 January). As yet, no cause of death has been revealed. “Our deepest sympathies go out to … Continue reading Hilton Valentine, guitarist and founding member of The Animals has died →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Edward Van Halen was not just one of the most influential guitar players of all time, but also one of the instrument’s most important gear innovators, and in the wake of his tragic passing in October 2020, interest in the equipment associated with Van Halen throughout his career has surged. … Continue reading Demand for Van Halen gear surges following guitar icon’s death →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Cuffed Up’s music exists between blown-out noise and the candy-coated indie-rock of the mid-90s, feeding off the interplay between guitarist-vocalists Sapphire Jewell and Ralph Torrefranca. The Los Angeles quartet – completed by bassist Vic Ordonez and drummer Joe Liptock – recently signed to Hassle in order to drop their hook-heavy … Continue reading Meet Cuffed Up, the noisy LA quartet who want to call time on ‘skeezy guitar dudes’ →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Old Blood Noise Endeavours have given the Alpha Haunt fuzz pedal a brand-new look. Read more: Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dweller & Alpha Haunt review The 12-control fuzz pedal features the same internals as the original, but sports a reorganised layout with plastic caps for its EQ sliders. The bias … Continue reading Old Blood Noise Endeavours gives the Alpha Haunt fuzz pedal a new look for 2021 →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar As part of the UK’s Independent Venue Week, IDLES have shared a new socially distanced performance of Carcinogenic taken from their latest album Ultra Mono. Read more: The Big Listen: IDLES – Ultra Mono The five members of IDLES performed the raucous track across locations in their hometown of Bristol, … Continue reading Watch: IDLES perform Carcinogenic across Bristol for Independent Venue Week →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Fender has teamed with PAMP to launch a series of collectible sterling silver picks to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The precious metal collectibles include a Sterling Silver Guitar Pick and a commemorative pick-shaped coin. The latter is legal tender in the Solomon Islands. This extra heavy gauge Sterling Silver Guitar … Continue reading Fender celebrates 75th anniversary with series of commemorative sterling silver picks →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Guitars owned by the likes of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bono and more will be going under the hammer at the Gretsch Family Archives auction. Read more: Gretsch reveals model lineup for 2021, including a 1989 Sparkle Jet reissue Hosted by Julien’s Auctions, the event lists celebrity-owned vintage electric and … Continue reading Guitars owned by George Harrison, Tom Petty, and more at Gretsch Family Archives auction →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar “It’s a conundrum, isn’t it?” Julien Baker is reflecting on how she chose to approach the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2017 album, Turn Out The Lights – a fragile yet unflinching exploration of addiction, faith, sexuality and mental health, accompanied primarily by Julien’s crystalline reverb-drenched Telecaster, with only the occasional … Continue reading “I missed making ugly sounds!” Julien Baker tears up the formula on new album Little Oblivions →