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Daddario Raffle: Buy NYXL Strings, Win A Trip to New York!
🗓️ September 15, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Buy NYXL strings until the end of September and you'll automatically be entered into this new D'Addario contest! You could win a trip to New York City! The post Daddario Raffle: Buy NYXL Strings, Win A Trip to New York! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Daddario Mic Mute Infrared Mic Sensor: Cuts the Noise on Stage
🗓️ September 15, 2025 | Source: Gear News
When you want to ensure the cleanest live mixes possible, the Daddario Mic Mute Infrared Mic Sensor is ideal for cutting feedback and bleed. The post Daddario Mic Mute Infrared Mic Sensor: Cuts the Noise on Stage appeared first on gearnews.com.
Wunderkammer WoO.1 Now With Audio In for Direct Sampling
🗓️ September 15, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Wunderkammer WoO.1, an upstart new portable sampler, now features an audio-in jack for direct sampling. The post Wunderkammer WoO.1 Now With Audio In for Direct Sampling appeared first on gearnews.com.
Two Filters, TapeFi STOP, Compactor: Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ September 14, 2025 | Source: Gear News
This week's collection of freebies brings you the awesome Two Filters by BaconPaul, a tape stop effect with a twist from TapeFi, and a precision ducker from Kilohearts. The post Two Filters, TapeFi STOP, Compactor: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
Wah-Wah 101
🗓️ September 14, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
If you ask me what my favorite pedal is after fuzz, the answer is definitely wah. Bands like Fu Manchu and Dinosaur Jr. are great examples of just how powerful wah, fuzz, and a wall of amps can sound together. Sorry, I’m not into SRV voodoo or those “whacka-whacka” kinds of wah sounds. Let’s dig a little deeper. My very first wah pedal was actually a gift from my ex-girlfriend. She told me it sounded “sexy.” She knew absolutely nothing about guitars. Maybe the sound reminded her of some sleazy ’...
Foo Fighters Debut New Drummer Ilan Rubin at Surprise Show
🗓️ September 14, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Dave Grohl called Rubin "the most badass" at the California theater show, which included both hits and deep cuts
“An excellent, extremely easy-to-use pedal that’s not just for double-tracking but also for spacious stereo modulation”: KMA Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker review
🗓️ September 14, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Deliver a studio trick live on stage with Geminus, a thickener and widener that can deliver the feel of two guitars from just one
ToneX One, Profiler Player, & Quad Cortex – Deals of the Week
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Save Big on the IK Multimedia ToneX One, Kemper Profiler Player, & Neural DSP Quad Cortex bundles The post ToneX One, Profiler Player, & Quad Cortex – Deals of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I came upon the V, but I didn’t think much of it because of the weird shape. I didn’t think it was very playable”: Dave Mustaine first discovered the Flying V when he joined Metallica and wasn’t a fan – this is what changed his mind
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Mustaine is undoubtedly one of the Flying V’s main poster boys, with several signature models under his belt
“Robin opened up the case, and there was a 1957 Fender Stratocaster. He said, ‘Do you like it?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ And he said, ‘Take it’”: Robert Fripp on that one time Robin Trower gave him a highly coveted Strat – and why he never ended up using it
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Fripp proves he’s Gibson (and Fernandes) through and through...
“Joe said, ‘I love this truck. Is it for sale?’ I was like, ‘If you buy it, it's going to cost you a vintage Les Paul’”: The Imaginaries’ Shane Henry on his eye for vintage gear, recruiting Vince Gill – and trading trucks with Joe Bonamassa
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
From once-in-a-lifetime collaborations to buying a slew of vintage guitars and starting his own pedal company, Shane Henry is living most guitarists’ wildest dreams
“I have long harbored a slight obsession with this hugely underrated guitar. The new finish doesn’t help with that one bit”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including... an urn that fits inside an acoustic?
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
A whole load of new Jacksons, Charvels, Yamahas and Gibsons headline the last seven days of guitar gear drops
Sharon Osbourne Thanks Fans for ‘Overwhelming Love’ After Ozzy’s Death
🗓️ September 13, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
Sharon said fan support has carried her "through many nights" following the death of the metal legend
Body Synths Metal Fetishist Massive Firmware 2.0 Adds 2nd Oscillator, MIDI Playability, More
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Body Synths Metal Fetishist gets a powerful upgrade, gaining a second oscillator, new effects, and MIDI playability. The post Body Synths Metal Fetishist Massive Firmware 2.0 Adds 2nd Oscillator, MIDI Playability, More appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Suffered Stroke Last December: ‘I Had to Learn to Walk Again’
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
“I went from people carrying me to the bathroom, because I couldn’t walk myself," said the musician
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts Sued by Luxury Brand Chrome Hearts
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The trademark infringement suit alleges that Young and his latest backing band copied the brand's mark to "exploit Chrome Hearts’ reputation in the market"
The History of Ensoniq: American Giants
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
From sampling to wavetables, the history of Ensoniq is an exciting chapter of American synthesizer lore. The post The History of Ensoniq: American Giants appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Makes next-level Gretsch style and sound more accessible than ever”: Gretsch brings its iconic Falcon and Nashville hollowbodies to new-low price points with unveiling of the Synchromatic Collection
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The guitars feature an enhanced bracing style for authentic Gretsch tones on a more manageable budget
“A unique and meaningful tribute to your departed loved one”: Would you keep your loved one’s cremated remains in the soundhole of an acoustic guitar?
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
KapSoul has unveiled an urn that you mount inside an acoustic guitar and is backed by an “Eternal Warranty”
How to Practice Timing: 5 Songs to Help Your Rhythm
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Guitar players don't really like to practice timing, but it's one of the most important things you can do to improve. The post How to Practice Timing: 5 Songs to Help Your Rhythm appeared first on gearnews.com.
“He shaped the tone of his voice like a guitarist would finesse riffs and phrases”: Joe Satriani pays tribute to Chris Cornell with instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The virtuoso features on the latest track from King Ultramega, a tribute project for the late Soundgarden frontman
The Black Crowes Want You to Remember ‘Amorica.’ for More Than Its Cover
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
For its 30-plus-year anniversary, the band's controversial third album is given a deluxe edition rollout
Filmmaker and Musician Jim Jarmusch on Guitars, Music, & Magic
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch—one of the creative avatars of downtown New York cool since the mid ’80s—was asked a while back what he thought were some of the key innovations of the 20th century. “My answer was the mapping of the human genome, the Hubble Space Telescope, the French bikini, and the electric guitar,” recalls the director of such arthouse wonders as Mystery Train, Dead Man, and Only Lovers Left Alive. “My favorite of those might be the electric guitar. I just love guitars and musical nois...
“Her technique is particularly difficult to replicate because she played ‘upside down’ on a guitar strung for arighty”: Sue Foley salutes Elizabeth Cotten and her favorite female guitar pioneers in this fingerpicking blues masterclass
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Foley's latest lesson unpacks the Piedmont fingerpicking style perfected by the likes of Elizabeth Cotten – and there's some Memphis Minnie, too
“Nothing’s more real than seeing your Ibanez JS guitars played by the legendary Spinal Tap”: How Joe Satriani became Spinal Tap’s unofficial guitar supplier for the loudest movie of the year
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Satch and the Tap are old friends. And if you look closely, you might just catch Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins playing his Ibanez signature models in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
“A modernized take on the classic shred machine”: Charvel beckons a new era for its So-Cal Superstrat – and brings the classic Pro-Mod model into the modern era
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers and Luminlay side dots deliver high-quality specs without crazy price tags
“Yungblud seems to have positioned himself as a natural heir to the Ozzy legacy”: Justin Hawkins defends his brother’s comments over the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Yungblud starred alongside Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler for an all-star medley of Prince of Darkness tunes – which was met with derision by Dan Hawkins
“My grandma asked me why I was spending so much time pretending when I could just get a real guitar”: Inhaler guitarist Josh Jenkinson on how Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles’ producer expanded their sound – and why he just bought his first electric last year
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Inhaler’s Josh Jenkinson is living proof that this generation’s guitar heroes actually got hooked on guitar courtesy of Guitar Hero – but he's not playing when it comes to tone and songwriting
"It was only £45 or something, and all the other guitars were getting into the hundreds": Jimmy Page's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Jimmy Page tells all, sharing the stories behind his most significant guitars – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points
Brainworx HEARS Perfection: Fancy a New Set of Ears?
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Instead of using your room, Brainworx HEARS Perfection creates a unique ear profile to compensate for any deficiencies in your hearing. The post Brainworx HEARS Perfection: Fancy a New Set of Ears? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Neumann KH 805 II, KH 810 II, and KH 870 II: A Range Of New Studio Subwoofers
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Introducing a new range of studio subwoofers, including the Neumann KH 805 II, KH 810 II, and KH 870 II, with two AES67-equipped versions. The post Neumann KH 805 II, KH 810 II, and KH 870 II: A Range Of New Studio Subwoofers appeared first on gearnews.com.
Thomann Golden Ticket 2025: Win a VIP Trip to Thomann Shop and Lots of Other Great Prizes!
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Win your Thomann Golden Ticket! Enjoy an exclusive VIP tour of Europe's largest music store and much more besides! The post Thomann Golden Ticket 2025: Win a VIP Trip to Thomann Shop and Lots of Other Great Prizes! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Record Vocals at Home for Less Than $300: Perfect Match!
🗓️ September 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Today, we're introducing three products that you can use to record vocals at home. A vocal studio for less than $300! The perfect match! The post Record Vocals at Home for Less Than $300: Perfect Match! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mobb Deep Releases Their First Posthumous Single ‘Against The World’
🗓️ September 11, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
It's the first song from their upcoming album, Infinite, dropping October 10th
Gorillaz Announces Collaborative Album ‘The Mountain’ Featuring Trueno, Idles, Bizarrap
🗓️ September 11, 2025 | Source: Rolling Stone
The album will feature artists from across the globe, including Sparks, Jalen Ngonda, Kara Jackson, and more
Best DJ Software: Which DJ App Is Right for You?
🗓️ September 11, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Confused by all of the different DJ applications on the market? We break down the best DJ software, from paid to subscription to completely free. The post Best DJ Software: Which DJ App Is Right for You? appeared first on gearnews.com.