“The most organic amp tones ever captured”: Kemper rolls out the latest evolution of its Profiling tech – and this update is free
The Profiler OS 14.0 update looks to level up Kemper’s acclaimed Profiling tech, promising the “most complete, dynamic, and life-like amp captures ever achieved”
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“I felt like I was being used. I’m not a puppet that you can put your hand up its ass and make do stuff”: The signature gear Josh Homme turned down
Before working with Peavey, Homme had been approached by another firm for a separate piece of signature gear – but it never came to be
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“I was using my Line 6 POD. He said, ‘I’ve got something that may work better.’ He sent me two things in the mail…” When Joe Satriani volunteered to help Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small with his home recording
Small’s appearance in the new SatchVai music video isn’t his first collaboration with the two virtuosos. They cropped up on his cult animated TV series, Metalocalypse, and have since become mentors
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“He was like, ‘Who’s your favorite guitar player?’ I said, ‘Django Reinhardt.’ He’s like, ‘Wrong answer – go home!’”: The key Berklee lesson that kept giving to Big Thief’s Buck Meek as he built his new solo album
The unorthodox virtuoso on sending live feeds to modules, keeping out of the way while his band do their thing, and how he learned that playing hard doesn’t necessarily mean heavy when you’re being recorded
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“I would have loved to get together with Wolfgang”: Eddie Van Halen once asked Paul Gilbert to give Wolfgang a guitar lesson – here’s why it never happened
The Mr. Big virtuoso has been reflecting on his guitar teaching methods, and why he thinks it’s time to bring back the shred
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“He was horrified, saying, ‘Doug, your tone is atrocious!’”: Sideman to the stars Doug Rappoport reveals the classic rock icon who persuaded him to up his gear game
Rappoport was clocked for his budget gear – which didn’t quite fit the modus operandi of the ’70s legend
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“The pickups are so often the Achilles heel of more affordable guitars, and that’s no different here”: Cort Space G6MS review
Cort has been making headless guitars for Strandberg for years, so has its learning translated into a must-have budget axe, or is there work to be done?
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How Eddie Van Halen’s treasured Lamborghini Miura was restored and unveiled as a touching tribute to the guitar legend
The car was gifted to Eddie by his wife as a wedding present, and featured a number plate with their wedding date on.
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Fender celebrates 30 years of the Hot Rod Deluxe with limited-edition version – here’s how you can get one
Featuring a Western-style covering and vintage ‘50s brown and gold grille cloth.
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I spent the weekend testing the best guitar gear of the year at The Guitar Show in Birmingham – these are the 9 hottest products you can buy right now
I visited a sold-out UK Guitar Show to check out the latest and greatest from the wide world of guitar gear
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Megadeth On Ice: Watch Teemu Mäntysaari play Let There be Shred while ice skating
You probably didn’t have this on your 2026 bingo card…
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“I didn’t break it, but it was pretty close”: Suzi Quatro recalls the time she nearly broke Alice Cooper’s nose on tour
“That night on stage, he wore my tour T-shirt out of respect.”
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“There was a big snowstorm. The governor asked him to postpone the show. He wouldn’t do it. He goes, ‘I told them I’m going to be here and I’m here’”: Joe Bonamassa on his friendship with the ultimate bluesman, B.B. King – and paying the ultimate tribute
B.B. King would have celebrated his 100th birthday in September last year. But when Joe Bonamassa discovered that the centenary was going almost unnoticed, he swung into action
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“A long-term model to support the future of live music”: Marshall pledges to donate a percentage of gear sales to support grassroots venues
Amplify is a new, free-to-join membership scheme that continues Marshall’s work of supporting grassroots venues and local music communities
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“It took a while for James and I to open up”: Lars Ulrich admits not being receptive to Cliff Burton’s musical ideas when he first joined Metallica
“I remember writing the chorus to Master Of Puppets and thinking it was too commercial… ‘If it’s too easy, something’s wrong’ was kind of the Metallica mantra,” says James Hetfield.
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“To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings”: Why Prince turned down a deal with Guitar Hero
Journey’s Neal Schon says he also turned down the mega game franchise for similar reasons