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“We’ve seen a few YouTubers turn their hand to guitar making, but this new one might just be my favorite”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a triumphant return for one of Gibson’s most sought-after builds
🗓️ September 20, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Fender, Ernie Ball Music Man, Jackson, and a load of new Gibson drops headline this week’s round-up
Jazz Chords in a Rock Context
🗓️ September 20, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
So-called “jazz” or “jazzy” chords were in use long before jazz, but it’s jazz musicians who have, arguably, made those most of 7th and extended harmonies. So, what are they? Simply put, jazz chords are triads—chords built from the 1, 3, and 5 of any given scale—with added 7, 9, 11, or 13 intervals. They can also include alterations, such as b5s, #5s, b9s, and #9s. Rather than bog you down with more theory, let’s put these chords into practice, with plenty of points of reference from the rock ge...
Roland V-Drums Deal, MPC Key 37, and AutoTune Pedal: Deals of the Week!
🗓️ September 20, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Deals of the week! Check out this sweet Roland V-Drums deal at 10% off! Also save on the Akai MPC Key 37 and the Headrush VX5! The post Roland V-Drums Deal, MPC Key 37, and AutoTune Pedal: Deals of the Week! appeared first on gearnews.com.
7 of the Best Traditional-Style Analog Synths: Back to Basics
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Revel in the gorgeous sound of pure unadulterated electricity with these traditional-style analog synths. The post 7 of the Best Traditional-Style Analog Synths: Back to Basics appeared first on gearnews.com.
“There’s something deeply emotional about your first guitar”: Gibson drops three-string Les Paul and SG Juniors as it launches new kid-sized guitars with Loog
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The three-stringed guitars are designed to encourage youngsters to pick up a guitar and start their journey with fun, interactive learning
“And I’m selling this why?!” Brian Setzer is re-opening his Reverb store – and it’s filled with stage-played vintage gems
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Guitars from the late 1950s and 1960s feature as the rockabilly legend looks to find a new home for some of his gear
The Best Electric Twelve-String Guitars: 60s to Savings
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Electric twelve-string guitars are in a class of their own. Capturing the feel of a bygone era, let’s check out some examples that you should buy. Electric Twelve-String Guitars We’ve looked at the magic of the twelve-string guitar before here at gearnews. Whether that’s the best value models or the riffs that were crafted with […] The post The Best Electric Twelve-String Guitars: 60s to Savings appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I never segued from that SG. It just doesn’t happen. It’s like an old pair of jeans”: Why Lita Ford is still partial to her Runaways-era Gibson SG – despite wielding B.C. Rich guitars for decades
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Ford may now be associated with the B.C. Rich brand, but she still looks back fondly on the SG that kickstarted her career
Power up your inner shredder: Gus G shares his ultimate guitar warm-ups
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Before every gig, Firewind and Ozzy's virtuoso hones his chops with focused drills for sweeping, slurring, and string jumping. Steal his six essential exercises to level up your own metal technique
“I confess I pushed him more towards the Les Paul sound. I felt a resistance early on. But I persevered”: Why Mark Knopfler’s guitar tech convinced him to play Les Pauls – and how they impacted his tone and playing
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Knopfler is forever linked to the Fender Strat – however, to successfully convey the emotional weight required on Brothers in Arms, his tech pushed him towards Gibsons
“Making its long-awaited return to the lineup”: For the first time in 20 years, Gibson is offering the Custom Les Paul ’70s as a standard run USA model
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The hugely sought-after design, previously available only as a Custom Shop model, arrives as part of the regular line with period-correct touches and throwback finishes
Apple Music Brings AutoMix, Lyrics Translation, and New Features with iOS & macOS 26
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Apple Music now offers seamless transitions with AutoMix, creating smooth playlists powered by Apple Intelligence. But that's not all! The post Apple Music Brings AutoMix, Lyrics Translation, and New Features with iOS & macOS 26 appeared first on gearnews.com.
“The scrutiny we were under lent itself to the atmosphere of the record. We really had to come out swinging”: Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin on conjuring old-school guitar magic for Mirador’s debut – and the difference between US and UK guitar players
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Greta Van Fleet x Ida Mae collab is a 21st-century exercise in rock classicism, bringing the ancient and the modern together, using high volume to bind, and to relieve some of the pressure, too
“This guy comes up and I’m thinking, ‘He wants me to sign his guitar.’ He said, ‘I bought your Les Paul years ago. Would you like to buy it back?’” Bryan Adams sold his Summer of ’69 guitar in the ’80s – but it found its way back to him
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Adams had a 1980s Gibson Les Paul during his career-defining Reckless era, which he managed to reunite with decades later
“The first time I heard the Smashing Pumpkins’ Cherub Rock, Ifell in love. He’s playing rhythm, but it’s about so much more than the rhythm”: Meet Phoneboy, the New Jersey indie rockers dialing up melody, artistry and singable guitar solos
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
New Jersey guitarists Wyn Barnum and Ricky Dana revisit their formative influences on new album, Heartbreak Designer
Modular Hybrid: Synthesizer and DAW in Harmony – Perfect Match!
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Gear News
This modular hybrid set brings together three products that complement each other perfectly: synth, audio interface and computer. A perfect match! The post Modular Hybrid: Synthesizer and DAW in Harmony – Perfect Match! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Miley Cyrus Enlists Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham for ‘Secrets’
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Singer says track — off the Something Beautiful deluxe — was written as a “peace offering” for her father, Billy Ray Cyrus
Aerosmith Team Up With Yungblud for Their First New Song in 12 Years
🗓️ September 19, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
"My Only Angel" will appear on the upcoming Aerosmith/Yungblud five-track EP One More Time, which also features a new mix of the Aerosmith classic "Back in the Saddle"
Diane Martel, Trailblazing Music Video Director of ‘We Can’t Stop,’ ‘Blurred Lines,’ Dead at 63
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Never one to shy from provocation, Martel got her start directing videos for NYC hip-hop legends and became one of the most in-demand directors
Moog Matriarch Editor Grants You Finer Control Over Parameters, Sequencer, Presets
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Mother Global Settings, a new editor from Dire Studio, lets Matriarch and Grandmother owners take control over those hard-to-reach parameters. The post Moog Matriarch Editor Grants You Finer Control Over Parameters, Sequencer, Presets appeared first on gearnews.com.
‘SNL’ 51: Sabrina Carpenter Gets Double Duty, Doja Cat and Role Model Make Musical Guest Debuts
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Carpenter will appear as both host and musical guest during Season 51, which premieres Oct. 4 with Bad Bunny and Doja Cat
Sweetwater Announces Full Artist Lineup for GuitarFest
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
The list of artists scheduled to appear at Sweetwater’s GuitarFest has been finalized. GuitarFest is taking place Saturday, September 27, on the company’s Fort Wayne, Indiana, campus. Music legends, industry leaders, and more than 70 top brands will welcome guitar lovers to this all-day event scheduled from 9AM to 5PM. As the nation’s leading online retailer for music makers, Sweetwater has a full day of activities planned for GuitarFest attendees. Renowned guitar brands such as Gibson, Fend...
Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz-Echo Review
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
There are more flexible means for mashing up fuzz and delay than Benson’s Deep Sea Diver. And in a time of preposterously low-priced pedals, there are more economical methods, too. But there’s no guarantee that a more traditional and cost-conscious path will yield results as interesting—or inspirational—as those offered by the Deep Sea Diver. It’s a pedal that often serves up zigs where you seek zags—depending on your sense of adventure and creative latitude, it can feel versatile, forgiving, an...
Alesis 3630: The Daft Punk Compressor
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
This budget stereo compressor/limiter/noise gate became synonymous with the sound of French House. We find out how to use the Alesis 3630. The post Alesis 3630: The Daft Punk Compressor appeared first on gearnews.com.
BBC Lands Release Date for Delayed Ozzy Osbourne ‘Coming Home’ Documentary
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The hour-long feature was originally scheduled to premiere in August, but BBC delayed the release at the request of the Osbourne family following the musician's death in late July
“I wanted to continue along that journey of heavily effected psychedelic guitars, but I wanted to streamline my songwriting”: How Kylesa guitarist Laura Pleasants went from drop-tuned sludge to “skeletal” guitars for post-punk solo project The Discussion
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
All the Pretty Flowers presents a different side to Pleasants’ playing, stripping back her tones for trippy but sinewy post-punk
Thomann just dropped a guitar sale that's bold as love with a whopping £309 off Hendrix's iconic Love Drops Epiphone Flying V, as well as up to 70% a host of other gear
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
I've been digging through the Thomann Guitar Days sale and these are the biggest savings on the best gear
New Free Oberheim OB-X Emulation Plugin, More: Synth Journal
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The team behind Surge drops a free Oberheim OB-X emulation, there’s an affordable new analog sequencer from VAEMI, and more! The post New Free Oberheim OB-X Emulation Plugin, More: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Dear UPS, where are my guitars? They disappeared a week ago”: Johnny Marr’s guitars have gone missing days before his tour
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Smiths legend has been pleading for the return of his lost gear – but UPS has told him that his guitars have been lost
“No brands expressed any interest in doing a signature guitar with me. So I figured, you know what, forget them. I’ll do it myself”: One of the biggest guitar YouTubers has launched their own brand – and its first model is destined to become a rarity
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Otera TK-1 has been years in the making and puts a distinct spin on the T-style template
Nothing Ear (3): Nothing’s Latest Noise-Cancelling Earbuds
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Introducing the Nothing Ear (3), created in collaboration with Audiodo, exciting new wireless earbuds with improved audio capabilities. The post Nothing Ear (3): Nothing’s Latest Noise-Cancelling Earbuds appeared first on gearnews.com.
“When I went to the all-digital realm, I took on a world of pain that I was not expecting”: Why Stephen Carpenter has returned to tube amps for Deftones’ latest tour
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Deftones guitarist was an early champion of amp modelers, but has re-embraced a more hybrid, amp-dependent setup
Source Audio Encounter: Atmospheric Delay & Reverb
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Source Audio Encounter, a new pedal that combines beautifully quirky delays and reverbs. The post Source Audio Encounter: Atmospheric Delay & Reverb appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I look at tapping in two different ways. There’s Eruption, and there’s Hot For Teacher”: Wolfgang Van Halen explains the variations in EVH’s trademark technique – and shows you how to play them
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The multi-instrumentalist delivered a Mammoth tapping masterclass as he demonstrated how to play one of his new singles, The End
James Bay on Failed Solos, Onstage Adrenaline, and How to Hire a Band
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
On this episode, James Bay joins Cory Wong from backstage at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. (It takes Wong all of 10 seconds to recognize and name the green room.) Bay is still supporting his fourth full-length record, Changes All the Time, and Wong picked up on a different guitar approach on the new album. Bay walks him through how his playing matched the collection’s title.Bay also reveals the first solo he learned to play (or, rather, failed to learn to play; it’s a Bon Jovi hit), and how ...
Was This Jimmy Kimmel’s Last Ever Musical Guest?
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Country singer Margo Price sang defiant “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” on Tuesday night’s show. Kimmel was later forced off the air by FCC