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“I remember the phone call. He said, ‘Jim, I just wrote this thing. It was for Blue Öyster Cult. But I don't think they're going to keep it…’” The Bryan Adams track that started life as a Blue Öyster Cult song
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
The guitarist had begged his bandmate not to give the song away, and got his wish in a roundabout way
“It’s difficult to think of a synth bass sound that couldn't somehow be achieved here”: MXR MB301 Bass Synth Pedal review
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Has MXR and Ian Martin Allison created the bass synth to end all bass synths?
“The credit was obscured. And as the years have passed, they have brought it out into the open”: Tim Pierce has recorded with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and more – but this song is his crowning achievement
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Pierce was drafted in to record a big guitar solo on this particular pop mega-hit, which is one of the best-selling singles of all time
“One of a kind”: 19-year-old follows in Marcin’s footsteps and brings percussive fingerstyle acoustic to America’s Got Talent with knockout performance
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Silas Luke Jones flew through to the next round and received a well-deserved standing ovation
“I’ve had so many people reach out wanting to know what it is and if we can build one for them”: What’s the story behind Noel Gallagher’s new Murphy Lab Les Paul? Gibson finally reveals all
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Gallagher's mystery Oasis reunion Les Paul has caused a stir in guitar circles – and now the truth has been revealed
“Thought the DIY pedal trend had run its course? Think again”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a reverb pedal inspired by an abandoned nuclear reactor
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
A rival for Positive Grid, Walrus Audio's wild take on the looper pedal, an affordable build-it-yourself fuzz pedal and more...
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the guitar moves in a digital direction where it doesn’t have strings”: How Ola Strandberg went from midlife crisis to revolutionizing headless guitars –and what he thinks could be next
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
When he burned out in the IT world, Strandberg rekindled his passion for guitar building via secret sessions in his employer’s workshop. The guitar industry hasn’t been the same since. He explains why it will keep changing
“It’s a daunting task. I’ll always have impostor syndrome… If the fans think it’s jive, we’ll pull it off streaming services!” Jakob Nowell opens up on using his late father’s gear and unreleased jams to create new Sublime music
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Nearly 30 years after his father’s death, his son and bandmates are digging out archival song ideas and carrying on the Sublime legacy – the resulting album, says Jakob, is Lord of the Rings-style magic
“Do I placate the minority of folks, or do I play an arena gig with blues songs that nobody else is doing?” Joe Bonamassa’s approach to the blues has triggered some purists – this is his response
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Though widely celebrated, Bonamassa isn’t without his critics – but they’re not in his mind when he’s selling out arenas
“I get a lot more feeling when I play with my fingers. Wes Montgomery was my reference as a kid for not using a pick”: Championed by Fender and signed to Blue Note, Maya Delilah might just be the most melodic guitar soloist since John Mayer
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
After being named as a member of Fender’s Class of 2024 and lauded as a 2025 Spotify Artist to Watch, Maya Delilah makes good on those promises with her Blue Note debut, The Long Way Around
Chase Bliss Lost + Found: 12 Effects & 144 Combinations
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: gearnews.com
The Chase Bliss Lost + Found is a boutique multi-effects with 12 effects and Reverse Mode C. Both as Small Batch limited run. The post Chase Bliss Lost + Found: 12 Effects & 144 Combinations appeared first on gearnews.com.
“There was a blue arc of electricity, and I was shot back off the mic – that encouraged me to get a wireless system!” There are some rock ’n’ roll stories that you couldn’t make up. One is how ‘Grog’ Lisee was electrocuted by an unearthed microphone
🗓️ August 01, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
If you’ve heard Die So Fluid’s music you’ll appreciate that running around the stage is a necessary part of the formula
5 of the Best Portable DJ Controllers
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: gearnews.com
Unplug and take it on the go with these five best portable DJ controllers. The post 5 of the Best Portable DJ Controllers appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Nuno Bettencourt isn’t the only one keeping Eddie Van Halen’s fire burning – the most underrated guitarist on the planet just gave him a run for his money”: July 2025 Guitar World Editors' Picks
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
New cuts from Deftones, Big Wreck, Wet Leg, Eric Gales and more...
Erica Synths Reviving the Cool 1970s DIY Modular Elektor Formant, More: Synth Journal
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: gearnews.com
Erica Synths will be recreating the 1970s DIY modular Elektor Formant system, plus more in this week’s Synth Journal. The post Erica Synths Reviving the Cool 1970s DIY Modular Elektor Formant, More: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
“You don't come into a Van Halen record and tell Eddie, ‘This is how we're going to do it’”: Why Eddie Van Halen didn’t double-track his guitars
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: Latest from Guitar World
Recording engineer Ross Hogarth recalls working with the late guitar icon and helping him broaden his sound on A Different Kind of Truth
100-inch Subs: ASCENDO Infrasonic Subwoofers are getting Even Bigger
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: gearnews.com
THE64 SUB PRO and THE100 (100-inch) SUB PRO are two new gigantic models added to the range of ASCENDO Infrasonic Subwoofers for ultra-low bass. The post 100-inch Subs: ASCENDO Infrasonic Subwoofers are getting Even Bigger appeared first on gearnews.com.
Kali Audio Highland Park HP-1: DSP-powered ANC headphones
🗓️ July 31, 2025 | Source: gearnews.com
The Kali Audio Highland Park HP-1 is a new venture for the US speaker manufacturer, a closed-back headphone design with different DSP voicings. The post Kali Audio Highland Park HP-1: DSP-powered ANC headphones appeared first on gearnews.com.