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“The revised big board du jour”: Seal, a self-confessed guitar pedal fanatic, shares the secrets of his pedalboard – and it's filled with surprise boutique stompboxes
While the Kiss from a Rose hitmaker tends to prefer amp modelers for touring, he has a penchant for collecting and experimenting with different pedals when he's in the studio
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“This is probably the only time you will read Julian Lage and Nigel Tufnel’s names in the same sentence”: Every guitar featured in the trailer for Spinal Tap II, from St. Vincent’s Music Man to Joe Satriani’s Ibanez JS-3
The Spinal Tap II trailer is finally here – and this is what Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls will be playing in the movie
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“Refining the standard that players should expect from their digital rigs”: Laney’s LFR-110 is a portable powerhouse FRFR that looks to set a new benchmark for amp modeler users
Laney’s acclaimed FRFR series is bolstered with a feature-packed, best-in-class unit that might just be the FRFR speaker you’ve been waiting for
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“I’m so sorry I couldn’t spend more time with you on the weekend”: Jake E. Lee shares the last text message he received from Ozzy Osbourne
The Prince of Darkness, who passed away this week, reached out to his former guitarist after the historic Back to Beginning farewell show
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“The story is nuts. I was sat in the control room when our receptionist rang through and said, ‘Bob Dylan’s on the phone’”: How Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart became friends with his hero – after what he thought was a prank call
Stewart was alone in the studio when he received a call from what he thought was prankster
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“I asked Olivia, ‘I’d love to play one of George’s guitars.’ She just said, ‘Of course – which one?’” How a Gypsy jazz guitarist came to play George Harrison’s iconic Beatles guitars on a new tribute album
Recorded in Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers reimagine the quiet Beatle’s best moments – andfinally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…
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“A knockout instrument imbued with modern performance enhancements”: John Page Signature The DL review
He has made top-tier electrics for Eric Clapton, David Gilmour and Pete Townshend, and now John Page will make one for you, too
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“Countless Zoso wannabes have tried to decipher Jimmy Page’s tone secrets”: Hands-on with the ultimate Led Zeppelin amps – Sundragon’s painstakingly accurate replicas of the guitar hero’s elusive backline
It’s not guaranteed that they’ll make you sound like Jimmy Page, but Sundragon’s fastidiously accurate replicas of two of his favorite amps may well get you close
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Guitar Center secures three-year debt extension to ensure it can deliver on its business plan
The announcement comes amid increasing challenges for brick-and-mortar guitar stores and ongoing changes at Guitar Center to battle competition from digital retailers
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George Kooymans, Golden Earring guitarist and driving force of Europe’s hard rock evolution, dies aged 77
One of the Netherlands’ most prominent guitarists, he leaves behind hits including the driving anthem Radar Love and The Twilight Zone
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“We have incurred anywhere between $500,000 to $750,000 in additional costs”: Will the price of guitar strings skyrocket on August 1? As tariff deadline looms, D’Addario’s CEO reveals how the firm has been weathering the storm
The firm exports nearly 45% of its products to 120 countries, with Japan being its biggest foreign market
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"As a recording utility to help a part cut, or a way to get you a little closer to the QOTSA sound, it’s mission accomplished": Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Too review
In its 60th Anniversary year, Peavey updates its little amp gone by and shares Josh Homme's "secret weapon" with the rest of us
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“My hand started getting numb and it would stay numb from the moment that I woke up, all the way until soundcheck. It was a little scary”: Adrian Belew reflects on having his left hand repaired – and how his playing is recovering
Belew was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome during his BEAT tour alongside Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey
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“You’re not going to find a guitar like this anywhere, unless you're at a dump site": Brendon Small says a studio break-in prompted him to downsize his gear collection – so he’s set up a Reverb shop
After his studio was broken into in 2022, the Metalocalypse creator is now parting ways with bizarre prototypes and oddball modded guitars
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“It sucks that we are in a world that doesn't have Ozzy Osbourne anymore”: Wolfgang Van Halen honors the Prince of Darkness with emotional cover of Mama, I’m Coming Home
Wolfgang and his Mammoth bandmates heard of Ozzy’s passing during soundcheck – and knew that “just mentioning it wasn’t enough”
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“I look over at Zakk and he can’t work the fretboard. I’m screaming at him, ‘It’s from liftin’ them weights!’ I didn’t realize he’d taken all the antibiotics in the bottle”: How Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde became metal’s most beloved partnership
In this GW interview from 2018, the two metal greats sat down on the eve of Ozzy’s farewell tour to reflect on their three-decade partnership, from Wylde’s audition to their wildest stage story
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“I think he must have had something in his head that said, ‘Well, this is the last thing I’m ever gonna do’”: Tony Iommi opens up on Ozzy Osbourne’s passing – and his Back to the Beginning farewell show
Iommi says the legendary singer was determined to grace the stage one last time to say goodbye to his fans
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“I actually prefer people who play bass with their fingers. A pick has to be used just right to not blunt the guitar attack”:Billy Corgan takes us inside the zeitgeist of his low-end studio work with the Smashing Pumpkins
One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, Billy Corgan has also written and recorded the bass tracks on almost every album in the entirety of the Smashing Pumpkins’ history
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“I hate guitar jams because they usually get competitive. You have to breathe, be true to yourself and think, ‘This has to be music’”: Folk icon Richard Thompson on tuning revelations, keeping his chops up, and why you won't find him in a guitar jam
We meet Thompson to find out how he’s preparing to go head-to-head with Tommy Emmanuel, chat about the end of his touring days, and talk about how fresh tunings yield fresh ideas
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“I could hardly believe it when James reached over to the guitar case sitting opposite and lifted out his Olson acoustic”: What I learned from interviewing folk-rock icon James Taylor
Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself
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