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“I said, ‘But Ed’s still alive. He’s still making amazing records. He’s still on tour. What guitar player would ever try to imitate him while he’s still working?’”: Joe Satriani recalls being approached by David Lee Roth for a Van Halen cover band
🗓️ June 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Satch may be filling Van Halen’s shoes during the Sammy Hagar-led Best of All Worlds tour, but he was reluctant for decades to play the legendary guitarist’s parts
Here's every single one of the 14 Boss stompboxes currently on sale for Prime Day – save big on overdrives, delays, chorus pedals, and loads more
🗓️ June 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Time to save big on guitar pedals with some amazing savings in the Amazon Prime Day sales
“G&L is back for a short time”: The last G&L guitars ever made are now hitting stores – but you won’t find them everywhere
🗓️ June 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Distribution firm Musical Instrument Reclamation Corp. has bought up the firm’s stock and is sending it out to its approved dealers
Thomann Beatmaking Contest 2026: Build Your Beat from Exclusive Samples Straight Out of Treppendorf
🗓️ June 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Thomann Beatmaking Contest 2026 challenges you to build your own beat from an exclusive sample pack. Got what it takes to win? You've got two weeks! The post Thomann Beatmaking Contest 2026: Build Your Beat from Exclusive Samples Straight Out of Treppendorf appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I’m not going to tell you which ones they are”: John Mayer has been using his plugin in the studio, and he doesn’t think you’ll notice
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The tube amp purist joined the digital age with a Neural DSP plugin last year, and now it's found its way onto his records
Boutique Recording Brands Changing Modern Studios
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
We explore some of the boutique recording brands that continue to innovate in different ways with designs for recording, mixing, and mastering. The post Boutique Recording Brands Changing Modern Studios appeared first on gearnews.com.
Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II Update: USB Audio, Reverse & More!
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II gets a major update with USB audio and many new features. The EP-40 Riddim and EP-1320 Medieval have also been updated! The post Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II Update: USB Audio, Reverse & More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“He was like, ‘If you want to be a real guitar player, you got to play righty. They don’t make great left-handed guitars’”: The advice Jared James Nichols took –and the bad advice he ignored –to develop his electric fingerstyle
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In a journey that took him from rural Wisconsin to world stages, Nichols reflects on the fingerstyle players who inspired him
Amazon's Prime Day sale is having a vintage year, but it’s not the only place for guitar gear price cuts – here’s 7 Amazon alternatives offering giant savings this week
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From money off guitars and amps, to accessories and software, it's a bumper week for discounts
I've sifted through the chaos of the Prime Day sales to bring guitar players 14 of the most essential guitar accessory deals – start saving from just $4.99
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Who says playing guitar needs to be expensive? These Prime Day deals show that Amazon is still the best place to shop for accessories
“I got really disillusioned with my playing... There were these other guitarists coming up around the block, and they could really play”: How the ’80s guitar scene left Jeff Beck feeling like an “observer”
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
He helped change the instrumental guitar scene forever. Then it nearly killed his career
Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen2: Updated Multi-Effect Moves Closer to H90
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen2 is officially here! We have all the details—and the official price, too! The post Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen2: Updated Multi-Effect Moves Closer to H90 appeared first on gearnews.com.
PRS Jon Jourdan: Over $4k for one Humbucker?
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
PRS Jon Jourdan. One humbucker, no inlays, a single volume and over $4k? The post PRS Jon Jourdan: Over $4k for one Humbucker? appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I got the engineer sitting here, Gene's standing up, Paul's on the other side, looking at me. He goes, ‘We need an eight-bar solo’”: The short-lived Kiss guitarist who was supposed to succeed Ace Frehley
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
After Ace Frehley decided to leave the Kiss circus in 1982, Paul Stanley and co. were left without a lead guitarist while recording Creatures of the Night, and one session player got the opportunity of a lifetime...
Prime Day is the place to upgrade your guitar cable game right now, with up to 66% off stage-ready leads and great-value patch cable bundles
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Forget new guitars and pedals, if your cable game sucks it's all pointless - shop discounted options from Fender, MXR and Donner
A massive 35% Prime Day discount just took this already affordable multi-effects pedal into a completely different territory - find out why 200+ guitar players picked up this Mooer pedal in the last month on Amazon
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
At only $129 for 151 effects, 55 amp models, and 26 high-quality cab sims, the Mooer represents great value for money in my opinion
Gibson 1959 and 1962 ES-330 Reissues: Classic Hollow Body with P-90 Tones
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
This Gibson 1959 and 1962 ES-330 Reissues are a vintage accurate recreation of their classic hollow body with Dogear P-90s The post Gibson 1959 and 1962 ES-330 Reissues: Classic Hollow Body with P-90 Tones appeared first on gearnews.com.
Fender’s Smart V2 Pedals 2026 Redesign
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Fender’s V2 pedal redesign adds top-mounted jacks, momentary switching, and massive tone into a space-saving footprint. The post Fender’s Smart V2 Pedals 2026 Redesign appeared first on gearnews.com.
This reverb pedal blew my mind last year, and now it's 20% off for Prime Day – thanks to its dual-engine and intuitive layout, this is a serious and capable reverb, and a no-brainer at this price
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
I fell in love with this Hotone pedal, giving it my pedal of the year in 2025, and I've recommended it to countless players since
A mad idea made real: Meet the ADDAC Four String, a modular synth and lap steel hybrid that looks totally bonkers
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The ADDAC System Four String Series marries its Eurorack modular synth with pluckable strings and a host of quirky pickup and performance modules
“Once again, Chris wanted to save Soundgarden. We all knew there was unhappiness”: Sleep’s new guitarist was once nearly drafted into Soundgarden
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In his new memoir, Kim Thayil reveals that Chris Cornell wanted Bubba Dupree to join Soundgarden before they split up in the late ’90s
Fender vs Everyone: what you need to know as the world’s largest guitar firm takes on, er... the world
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Retail giant Thomann is taking legal action, guitarists are exploding on both sides of the debate, and the Stratocaster has become a dirty word. How on Earth did we get here?
Softube Console 1 Compact: The Compact Companion for the Flow Studio?
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Softube Console 1 Compact brings the popular plugin control platform into a smaller, more portable format for project and home studios. The post Softube Console 1 Compact: The Compact Companion for the Flow Studio? appeared first on gearnews.com.
I’ve set up hundreds of guitars and these are the 8 tools I can’t do without – thanks to Prime Day you can start building your own guitar maintenance kit with these essentials starting from only $8.99
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
These expert-picked Prime Day deals will ensure your guitar is always playing its best
Beetlecrab Tempera Update 2.3: Probability, Grain Sparkle & More!
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Beetlecrab Tempera keeps getting better! The latest firmware update for the granular sampler is now available for download. The post Beetlecrab Tempera Update 2.3: Probability, Grain Sparkle & More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“One night, Duane was sitting on the floor playing slide. I said, ‘You’ve got to show me how to do that’”: Don Felder on what he learned from Duane Allman, how many guitars are in his awe-inspiring collection and why he isn’t stopping any time soon
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
A little dehydration aside, there is nothing stopping the former Eagles man. Here he discusses his epic guitar collection and his new compilation, The Vault 1975-2025: Fifty Years of Music
Harley Benton BLOCK series: New Bass Heads and Cabinets at a Fantastic Price!
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Harley Benton BLOCK series comprises an ecosystem of diverse bass heads and a generous selection of matching cabinets. The post Harley Benton BLOCK series: New Bass Heads and Cabinets at a Fantastic Price! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Waves StudioVerse Mix Unlock: Stem Separation with Plugin Chains
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Waves StudioVerse Mix Unlock is a new premium feature within StudioVerse Audio Effects, allowing stem separation with per-channel effects chains. The post Waves StudioVerse Mix Unlock: Stem Separation with Plugin Chains appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Without you, we wouldn’t be here”: He played bass with Robert Plant, gave Tony Iommi his sound and created an iconic British amp brand – the life and times of Lyndon Laney
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The loved and respected founder of the Midlands amp company was behind the seismic sound of Black Sabbath and countless more
“The engineer claimed to me that he would overdub his own guitar tracks in place of Mars’. Not even the band knew about it”: The wild times and recording tricks behind Mötley Crüe’s game-changing sophomore album
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Survivors of Mötley Crüe’s notorious Shout at the Devil sessions dish the dirt on in-studio debauchery, secret overdubs and bringing the Looks That Kill riff to life
AI Training Data 2026: The Atlantic Reveals Whose Music Ended Up in Suno and Udio — Yours Included!
🗓️ June 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Atlantic's AI training data investigation into Suno and Udio uncovers over 20 million songs. Is your music in there too? Test it for free right now! The post AI Training Data 2026: The Atlantic Reveals Whose Music Ended Up in Suno and Udio — Yours Included! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Electronisounds TRX-12: Is This Obsessive New Tracker DAW a Renoise Killer?
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Electronisounds TRX-12 is the result of “30-plus years of sound design obsession.” Can this new DAW compete with established trackers? The post Electronisounds TRX-12: Is This Obsessive New Tracker DAW a Renoise Killer? appeared first on gearnews.com.
We bought, tested and ranked 8 dirt-cheap Amazon pedals – now 7 of them have hit a new low price in the Prime Day sale
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Pedalboard snobs look away now! These are the budget pedals you should be picking up for Prime Day
Anukari: The Crazy 3D Physics Synthesizer Gets an Official Release
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
After three years of development, Anukari is finally out. Create your own 3D synths and watch them do their thing. The post Anukari: The Crazy 3D Physics Synthesizer Gets an Official Release appeared first on gearnews.com.
Guitar Journal: Two Notes Genome 2.0 Major Upgrade, Jared James Nichols & More
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Two Notes Genome 2.0 drops, Jared James Nichols joins Marshall, and Audio Singularity updates the free Neurontube Debut amp sim. The post Guitar Journal: Two Notes Genome 2.0 Major Upgrade, Jared James Nichols & More appeared first on gearnews.com.
"An impressive drive/boost pedal with a unique Body control": Mad Professor Little Green Wonder review
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
"An impressive drive pedal with a unique Body control": Mad Professor Little Green Wonder review