From a hand-sanitizing hi-hat stand to DNA healing tuning forks, here are 5 absolutely unhinged music products in the Amazon Big Spring Sale – plus 3 I’d actually buy

I’ve gone through the full sale and picked out the bizarre items you should avoid and a handful that are definitely worth your time

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“I picked it up in Detroit at 9:30pm in some sketchy neighborhood, scaring my management. I said, ‘Trust me, it’s worth it!’” How Travis Barker-championed pop-punk heavyweight KennyHoopla found his dream Tele via a shady Facebook Marketplace deal

Lightweight, loaded with a pair of P-90s, and adorned with a photo of his late childhood cat, the Tele has become the singer-songwriter/guitarist’s closest six-string companion

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“Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognize”: Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord

Lead single, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is out now

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The ultimate guide to guitar amps: from vintage vacuum tubes to modeling marvels

Everything you need to know about the tech, tones, and tools that define your sound

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“I think the only thing was ‘Please, don’t play Eruption.’ He didn’t say that, but I wasn’t going to do that”: Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio

An invite from Wolfgang Van Halen led to the recording experience of a lifetime as Alter Bridge decamped to 5150 Studios for their new “straight-ahead hard-rock record”

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Paul McCartney found a guitar chord he didn’t recognise while having tea with Andrew Watt – and was so inspired he recorded a new album

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the first Macca solo album in over five years.

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“I loved the band with Hillel so much – all I could think about was trying to match that energy”: John Frusciante on the challenge of replacing Hillel Slovak in the Red Hot Chili Peppers – and why he’s still at the core of his guitar style today

The funk-rock guitar icon joined his favorite band at 18 years old, but finding his groove took time. He explains how studying Slovak helped him find his own voice – and ultimately made the Chili Peppers one of the biggest bands on the planet

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“I spoke to him personally on a phone call… they don’t want to be a part of it”: Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera have turned down the offer to perform at the band’s final show

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser says both were approached but declined the invitation

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“They can hear it in the song, see it in the art, and they’re, like, ‘Ah, that ain’t it’” Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix says he loves rock’s pushback against AI

“When you go to the grocery store, you can get the organic or you can get the GMO. What do you want?”

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“It quietly became the working guitarist’s secret weapon”: 10 sleeper guitar amps that deserve legendary status

From overlooked British combos to U.S. workhorses, these may not have the Plexi’s prestige, but they deliver world-class tone for players willing to look beyond the obvious

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“The Mega channel has played a major role in heavy guitar tones since the early ’90s”: How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too

Launched in ’92, the almighty four-channel beast completed a banner year for the high-gain tube amp

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“Some kid begged to get backstage. He had a guitar. He said it was his grandmother’s, and that she’d kept it under the bed…” Sheryl Crow was devastated when her favorite guitar was stolen – a year later, a fan gave her a life-changing gift

Its arrival coincided with Crow’s breakout success and has remained at her side ever since

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“They can do whatever they want, and they chose to make this buck-wild album”: Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance on being inspired by Metallica’s most maligned album

“If Metallica can do that, we can do that.”

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“The promoter was panicking and asked me to headline. I didn’t have a band with me. And I didn’t have any solo material prepared”: Paul Gilbert’s completely unplanned Jimi Hendrix tribute set for first-ever digital release

After a collab with Albert Collins fell through at the last minute, Gilbert had just hours to come up with an alternative set

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“I can achieve every sound I need” how Yamaha’s Revstar won over the professionals to become a modern classic

More than a decade on from its creation, Yamaha’s motorbike-inspired instrument has shown remarkable versatility – thanks to the innovation and craftsmanship in its DNA.

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“My instinct was to start filming. I hope your guitars are OK”: Guitarists furious after footage of baggage handler carelessly throwing guitars on the ground goes viral

A clip posted to TikTok currently has more than four million views – and it’s sparked outrage

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“Not a prop. Not a joke”: The world’s first cardboard acoustic electric has been made – and it was crafted by the man who built guitars for Josh Homme and Steven Tyler

The meticulously assembled archtop is the latest addition to the ever-growing line of guitars made from cardboard

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Is a new The Who album on the cards? Pete Townshend claims Roger Daltrey “wants to give it a try”

The band may have said goodbye on tour, but the studio door hasn’t fully closed yet. Or so it seems…

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How to compose a complete song in Guitar Pro – the essential guide

In part two of our essential guide to Guitar Pro, we explore how to tab out other instruments and build a complete song.

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“A compelling entry into the world of American-crafted archtops”: Heritage updates its Standard II Collection with new H-575 model

With new Heritage Custom Shop 225 Standard Archtop Humbuckers specifically voiced for modern jazz.

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The Real Riot Women: the Gen Xers discovering punk and embracing guitar

The critically acclaimed BBC drama followed an unlikely crew of older women discovering forming a punk band – but across the globe, real forties, fifties, and beyond are firing up guitars, making socially conscious punk, and raging against the machine

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“I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that”: Richie Faulkner lets slip update on new Judas Priest album

Is a 20th Priest album on the way?

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