The “world’s first generative AI guitar” is about to launch on Kickstarter

The TemPolor Melo-D helps beginners with music theory, and boasts a patented foldable design.

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“He fired a shotgun out of a window. We said to our tour manager, ‘You need to take that gun off him! If we go in there, he might shoot us’”: The moment glam-rock icons The Sweet knew they had to part ways with their singer

Guitarist Andy Scott reveals why the satin-jumpsuit-clad four-piece was forced to transform into a three-piece – or disband altogether…

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“If we have disagreements, I’m able to send him to his room”: Tom Morello on working with his son, Roman

The Rage Against the Machine guitarist recently revealed he’d been demoted to the “rhythm guitarist in the household”.

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“We were getting gold records from countries around the world. I had a DJ tell me that when he put it on for the first time, the phones lit up after 20 seconds”:Berton Averre on writing My Sharona – and why the Knack were never the next Beatles

My Sharona was the perfect pop-rock anthem, and as Averre reflects on the life and times of the Knack he admits he knew he had something special back then

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How Taylor reimagined the Grand Concert for its Gold Label line – with the help of Ben Harper

With a new smaller body style, Taylor’s collaboration with the Grammy-winning guitarist further expands the scope of the brand’s vintage-accented Gold Label Collection.

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“I am not comfortable playing with the band under the current circumstances”: Rhea Thompson sets the record straight on her Tailgunner departure amidst allegations against band’s bassist

Thompson has confirmed she’s left the fast-rising, K.K. Downing-backed metal revivalists

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“It’s comic book level villainy”: Your reactions to Fender’s cease and desist strategy – and how it could transform the S-style market

Fender’s decision to issue cease and desists to builders of Stratocaster-inspired electric guitars has been widely panned – but some argue it is their right to do so

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“Finding a twin humbucker guitar that looks and sounds as good as this is far from easy”: Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional HH review

The newly appointed Mastodon guitarist gets heavy with his first dual humbucker signature, which comes in a fitting Silverburst-esque finish

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Ibanez’s S-style lineup gets a serious expansion with 6 sleek new AZ models

Additions to the Iron Label, Premium and Standard lineups are built for everything from jazz to metal

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“I asked my dad’s friend where guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt got the idea to play in this way, and he said, ‘I think they’re trying to imitate the sound of a player piano on ariverboat’”: Charlie Starr on how to play fingerstyle guitar

The Blackberry Smoke frontman goes unplugged to give us a lesson in the fingerstyle techniques he applies in his day job

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“One of the last guitar solos he recorded”: Before he died, Brent Hinds recorded a solo for a Marcus King track – and it’s been released

The late guitar great made a surprise guest appearance on King’s latest release

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Fender reportedly demands boutique builders stop making Stratocaster-style guitars: this is what it means for the industry

At least one US guitar brand is claiming that they’ve been told to destroy their S-type instruments and pay damages to Fender – but what are the facts behind the headlines?

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“A cherished figure within the Zappa community, where fans embraced him not only for his talent but for his generosity”: Ike Willis, long-time guitarist and vocalist with Frank Zappa, dies aged 70

Willis was part of Zappa’s bands and projects for a decade, and aside from his role as a guitarist, he voiced the protagonist in Zappa opus Joe’s Garage

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“He falls on the floor in a fetal position and puts his hands on his ears. ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe it! That was in my dream’”: The time Jimi Hendrix was knocked off his feet by Eddie Kramer’s tonal technique

Kramer looks back on borrowing from the Beatles… and that game-changing day at the studio that forever defined Hendrix’s sound

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“I’ve never found the perfect solution for combining analog pedals with a digital rig before – this could be it”: IK Multimedia Tonex One+ review

With the addition of Bluetooth and MIDI, the Tonex One+ looks to add a ton of functionality to an already impressive pedal

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“The graphic was designed by artist John Taylor Dismukes, who did a lot of famous album-cover artwork for the Grateful Dead and other big bands”: George Lynch on his custom ESP that’s too valuable to leave the house

Mr Scary on how his heart melts for the 1990 ESP Custom Haji/Wicked Sensation from the cover of Guitar World’s November 1990 issue

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“The final piece of the puzzle”: Misha Mansoor completes his Juggernaut jigsaw with new Jackson that introduces a firm-first feature

The djent master’s new signature is an eight-string, EverTune-equipped beast

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This new AI FX Builder from Chaos Audio might just change the way you craft your tone

Chaos Audio throws its hat into the text-to-tone ring…

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