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Reason 13 Deal: Save Big on DAW and Instruments – Review!
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Get up to 60% off Reason 13, Reason+, and classic devices like Polar, Complex-1, and more. The post Reason 13 Deal: Save Big on DAW and Instruments – Review! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Guitar Center's jaw-dropping Guitar-A-Thon sale is here, and it includes $900 off a 50th Anniversary Taylor, $500 off a Gibson Les Paul, and so much more
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Guitar Center is slashing up to 35% off guitar gear from now until October 9, and these are the 11 deals we have our eye on
Guitar Days 2025: Sweet Deals on Amps and Pedals!
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Thomann Guitar Days 2025 have started and are really taking off. Here you can find some great bargains and save up to 60%! The post Guitar Days 2025: Sweet Deals on Amps and Pedals! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I started to think, ’Could I come up with something that would be a fit for a James Bond movie?’” Robin Trower on the secrets to his signature sound, his Strat headstock theory – and how 007 influenced his new album
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Come and Find Me is another tour de force from the man who gave us Bridge of Sighs but it's a sign of the times that it all started with recordings on his phone
Insane Guitar Deals at Guitar Days: Get up to 60% off with ESP, Epiphone, and More!
🗓️ September 18, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Sale alert! Check out these insane guitar deals from ESP, Epiphone, Gibson, and more! Save up to 60 percent! The post Insane Guitar Deals at Guitar Days: Get up to 60% off with ESP, Epiphone, and More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
D’Addario Introduces the Premium String Change Mat
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
D’Addario announces the Premium String Change Mat, a must-have for luthiers, techs, and players who need reliable, finish-safe support during string changes and instrument maintenance.Reliable Support for Every Restring & RepairDesigned with D’Addario’s iconic ball-end logo, the oversized mat measures 37.4” x 17.7”. On the surface is a soft, smooth fabric surface that’s safe for all finishes. Meanwhile, the underside is made of anti-slip rubber to ensure stability while you work, and the stitch...
‘Psycho Killer’ Is Back: David Byrne Performs Talking Heads Hit for First Time in 19 Years
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Plenty of other artists have been performing “Psycho Killer” over the years, including Miley Cyrus and Duran Duran, but Byrne brought it back during opening night on his Who Is the Sky? tour
EVH 5150 Iconic 15W Head: The Sound of Van Halen!
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Gear News
With the smallest addition to its new Iconic series, the 5150 Iconic 15W Head, EVH releases a lunchbox-sized amp that can sound like the big guys! The post EVH 5150 Iconic 15W Head: The Sound of Van Halen! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Jackson Brings Iconic Rhoads to American Series Lineup
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Today, Jackson introduces a legendary shape to its prestigious American Series lineup: The American Series Rhoads RR24 and RR24 HT. Born from a 1980 collaboration between metal icon, Randy Rhoads, and founder, Grover Jackson, this distinctive angular shaped design was built for the ultimate shredding performance. Featuring USA-made Seymour Duncan® JB and ‘59 humbuckers pickups, a reverse 6 in-line headstock and the signature offset Rhoads alder body, the American Series Rhoads delivers the bold,...
Jackson presents the American Series Rhoads RR24: Honoring Randy’s Legacy
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Gear News
If you've been searching for the ultimate metal axe, look no further. The Jackson American Series Rhoads RR24 might tick all your boxes. The post Jackson presents the American Series Rhoads RR24: Honoring Randy’s Legacy appeared first on gearnews.com.
"The variety of sounds here is astounding": Ibanez TOD10 Tim Henson Signature review
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Ibanez teams up with Polyphia's Tim Henson on a signature instrument for one of the most prominent figures in contemporary guitar
How to Use Outboard Gear for Beginners: Hardware Made Easy
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Using hardware with your DAW can be confusing at first. Outboard gear for beginners covers important aspects of working with outboard gear. The post How to Use Outboard Gear for Beginners: Hardware Made Easy appeared first on gearnews.com.
“He used to always say, ‘You step on my pedals like you’re killing cockroaches or something’”: Session guitarist extraordinaire Mike Scott on Prince’s critiques during soundchecks
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Scott played in Prince’s New Power Generation, lending his guitar chops to Emancipation, Crystal Ball/The Truth, and Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
“Brings the shape that metal guitarists have coveted for decades to a new generation”: Jackson drafts the Rhoads V into its high-end American Series – bringing Randy Rhoads’ iconic metal guitar back to the States
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The third entry into Jackson’s made-in-Corona collection revisits the Ozzy Osbourne guitarist’s legendary design that helped launch the brand
Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
California metal giants Deftones returned this year with Private Music, their first album in five years. In support of it, they ripped across North America on a string of headline shows and support slots with System of a Down. We linked with Deftones guitarist Steph Carpenter for a Rig Rundown back in 2013, but a lot has changed since then (and as Carpenter reveals in this new interview, he basically disowns that 2013 rig). Back in August, PG’s Chris Kies caught up with Carpenter again ahead of ...
“He’s always with us in spirit”: Renowned guitar collector Jim Irsay honored by Indianapolis Colts with “Win for Jim” Stratocaster – which will be carried out every game this season
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The custom-built Strat will travel with the team throughout the season in recognition of the passions and legacy of the late guitar collector and philanthropist
Ozzy Osbourne Says Goodbye in ‘No Escape From Now’ Documentary Trailer
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The Paramount+ film about his health issues and yearning to play a proper farewell concert will begin streaming on Oct. 7, less than three months after his death at the age of 76
“Working on the Springsteen movie, they asked me if I would teach Jeremy Allen White to play guitar. My honest thing was, I have no idea”: J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
White is set to play the Boss in the upcoming Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – and had to learn guitar for the role
“I just imagine that without buying this, I would have died alone with my dog in my living room”: How the trip to buy a Boss pedal inadvertently saved this guitar player’s life
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
G.A.S. might be bad for your bank account but it can be invaluable for your health, as this case proves...
“This band interacts and reacts. No two nights are the same. There’s a risk in working like that but also a beauty to the freedom”: Jazz guitar phenom Pete Roth on the making of a trio that lives on the outer limits of improv
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Fans of Joe Pass, Larry Carlton and John Scofield would do well to check out the Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford the next time they’re in town
“It’s kind of a trick”: John Mayer shares his number one overdrive pedal tip – and it works with any drive
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The trick involves some nifty footwork and could help level up your leads
“It’s a silly kid’s drawing, but I sent it to ESP, and we did a deal”: URNE’s Angus Neyra on the schoolboy scribble that got him an endorsement, getting Troy Sanders to guest on their 9-minute single, and why he needed a “brother” guitarist
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The shred-era guitarist has become a Quad Cortex advocate ahead of joining Orange Goblin’s farewell tour and releasing changed-up new album Setting Fire to the Sky
“He came up to me and said, ‘Rich, can I have a word?’ It’s never good when someone says that”: The playing advice Glenn Tipton gave Richie Faulkner on his first tour with Judas Priest
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Faulkner brought a huge array of influences to the Priest gig but worked to shake them off so he could find his own voice
Walrus Audio Lüm Texture Engine: Fairytale Ambiences
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Walrus Audio Lüm combines elements from the Slö Reverb, Lore Reverse Reverb, and Fable Granular Generator. The post Walrus Audio Lüm Texture Engine: Fairytale Ambiences appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I wanted to play like Stevie and see if I could break my guitar in half like he tried to do”: Ally Venable is spreading the Texas blues gospel via a deep-seated love of Stevie Ray Vaughan and her “Wounded Warrior” Les Paul
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Texas triple-threat on the importance of women’s rights, magenta Les Pauls and “facing your own blues”
Foo Fighters Tease Tour in AI-Assisted Promo Video: ‘There’s More To Come’
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The announcement comes after the rock band performed two shows with new drummer Ilan Rubin
Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M: Premium Wavetable Synth Now Affordable – Review!
🗓️ September 17, 2025 | Source: Gear News
We check out if the 3rd Wave 8M is still as magical despite the decrease in hands-on control. The post Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M: Premium Wavetable Synth Now Affordable – Review! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Coachella 2026 Lineup Questions and Rumors, Explained
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
What’s that Radiohead mention about? And what exactly is Nine Inch Noize? You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers
Sabrina Carpenter Predicted Her Coachella Headlining Slot Last Year: ‘Woman of My Word’
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The singer will headline opening night of the festival when it returns in April
Tomas Lindberg, Lead Singer of Swedish Death-Metal Greats At the Gates, Dead at 52
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The vocalist revealed his cancer diagnosis last month, but said he recorded vocals for the group’s new album before undergoing mouth surgery
"The finish cracking here is pretty subtle and there are no faux-dings, but with use it’ll continue to age": Fender Limited Edition Vintera II Road Worn 60s Stratocaster review
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Hot on the heels of Fender’s aged Ultra Luxe Vintage models, the Road Worn returns in the Vintera II line-up
Source Audio Launches theEncounter Ambient Delay+Reverb
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Source Audio, a leader in next-generation guitar and bass effects pedals, proudly introduces the Encounter Ambient Delay+Reverb, a fully loaded, dual-engine effects pedal designed to unlock immersive, atmospheric soundscapes. Building upon the legacy of Source Audio’s award-winning Collider Delay+Reverb, the Encounter features dual signal processing, allowing users to combine any two of the pedal’s six delay and six reverb effects. Where the Collider focused on classic delay and reverb effects, ...
Guitar Journal: Gibson Marc Jacobs Les Pauls
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Marc Jacobs and Gibson collaborate. Audio Hertz Mk.gee-inspired plugin and Vola's OZ ROA glows in the dark. The post Guitar Journal: Gibson Marc Jacobs Les Pauls appeared first on gearnews.com.
UVI, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments: 3 Ultimate Software Deals!
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Gear News
There are Great Deals on Products From UVI, IK Multimedia, and Native Instruments. Interesting Synths Plugins are Now on Sale. But Not for Much Longer! The post UVI, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments: 3 Ultimate Software Deals! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“B.B.’s only wish was, ‘Do what you can to keep the blues alive.’ Hopefully this album gives a B12 shot to his legacy”: Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes
“It can never be a bad thing to know your triads and inversions!” Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first-inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today
🗓️ September 16, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Don't be intimidated by the terminology. First-inversion chords is the fancy name for slash chords and they can add some range and spice to your songwriting