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The pedal that made me ditch my tube amp – and why I'll never go back
🗓️ July 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
I thought I'd be a tube amp loyalist for life, but one pedal landed on my lap and overturned my philosophy
inMusic Acquires Native Instruments: Around 100 Employees Reportedly Laid Off
🗓️ July 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Shortly after the inMusic acquisition, Native Instruments has reportedly cut around 100 jobs, including the entire support team. A sad update. The post inMusic Acquires Native Instruments: Around 100 Employees Reportedly Laid Off appeared first on gearnews.com.
10 misunderstood guitar pedals that became modern classics
🗓️ July 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
These trailblazing stompboxes baffled players at first, but guitarists eventually caught on…
“His death was an incredible loss, not only for the band but for guitar fans as well”: Every Deep Purple guitarist, from Blackmore to McBride
🗓️ July 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The British rock pioneers have survived almost continuously since 1968, partly because of their ability to choose the right players to stand in Ritchie Blackmore’s place
Recording on the Go 2026: Three Cool Products For Mobile Recording – The Perfect Match!
🗓️ July 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Recording on the go doesn't need a full studio. A compact interface, a rugged mic, and solid headphones get you covered anywhere. Here's our Perfect Match. The post Recording on the Go 2026: Three Cool Products For Mobile Recording – The Perfect Match! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“A full-bodied response that would undoubtedly work a treat with flat-wound strings”: Fender Vintera III Late ‘60s Precision Bass review
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Fender's Vintera range receives another round of tweaks – and a new ‘60s-styled P-Bass
Transparent TB-303! Refaced Deckard’s Dream! Synth Journal
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
What could be more acid than a transparent TB-303? That and more trippy things in this week’s Synth Journal. The post Transparent TB-303! Refaced Deckard’s Dream! Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I let it go to voicemail. It said, ‘Hello, this is Eric Clapton. This may sound like a hoax, but it’s not’”: Slowhand tried to invite Derek Trucks onto his album with JJ Cale – but he thought it was a prank call
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Trucks was in the middle of a game of poker when Clapton came calling – but he didn't answer the phone
5 of the Best Turntables for Sampling
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Make beats with vinyl? Then you need a good record player in your life. These are the best turntables for sampling. The post 5 of the Best Turntables for Sampling appeared first on gearnews.com.
“A Strat gives me all the sounds I want. When I hear that tone, I’m like, ‘That's what a guitar is supposed to sound like’”: He’s jammed with Grace Bowers and collab’d with Cory Wong – now Devon Gilfillian wants to introduce “Nashville Soul” to the world
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Philly native’s new record, Time Will Tell, is “a soul album with little spices from the country spice cabinet” – and it’s loaded with guitar-work that's heavy, funky, weird, and, of course, soulful
Every Arturia AstroLab 61 Has a Silver Lining! New Silver Edition.
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Arturia AstroLab 61 gets a slick, silver paint job and it feels like we’re in the 90s again! The post Every Arturia AstroLab 61 Has a Silver Lining! New Silver Edition. appeared first on gearnews.com.
Native Instruments Super*Saw: A. G. Cook’s Signature Supersaw Sound Finally Becomes Its Own Synth
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Native Instruments Super*Saw turns A. G. Cook's signature supersaw sound into a playable synth. The first new NI synth in years. The post Native Instruments Super*Saw: A. G. Cook’s Signature Supersaw Sound Finally Becomes Its Own Synth appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Frank took an extended 10-minute solo. I walked off stage. David Bowie and Iggy Pop were standing there”: Adrian Belew on how he went from playing with Frank Zappa to joining David Bowie’s band
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Belew would serve as Bowie’s lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990
Dirk Ulrich Is Back: Brainworx and Plugin Alliance Are Once Again in Their Founder’s Hands
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Dirk Ulrich has bought back Brainworx and Plugin Alliance through his new company RCKFRC. A genuinely emotional moment for the whole community. The post Dirk Ulrich Is Back: Brainworx and Plugin Alliance Are Once Again in Their Founder’s Hands appeared first on gearnews.com.
Harley Benton Fusion-T II HH: The Next Generation of T-Style Humbucker Guitars!
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Harley Benton presents the Fusion-T II HH series, the manufacturer's most sophisticated and innovative T-style series to date. The post Harley Benton Fusion-T II HH: The Next Generation of T-Style Humbucker Guitars! appeared first on gearnews.com.
The pedal that changed me – I asked the Guitar World staff to name the stompboxes that actually made a difference to their playing
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Whether it was fun, frustrating, or forced us to think differently, these are the 12 pedals that GW staffers say have actually changed the way they play
The Edge’s mirror ball Les Paul was one of his most experimental U2 guitars – now it’s up for auction
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
It featured in the Discothèque music video as the band added electronic elements into their sound
“The bridge is Deftones. They still sound really good to us now. From there we found shoegaze”: Meet Ulrika Spacek, the nu-metalheads who transformed into hypnotic ’90s alt-rockers
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Boasting three guitarists and an army of offsets, the UK alt-rock outfit are one of this year's most hotly tipped bands
“It’s surprising to discover how much we rely on patterns and shapes – and this can be at the expense of thinking melodically or rhythmically”: Why four notes and the truth are all you need for a great slow blues solo
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In this lesson, we are using just four notes to construct four blues examples that put expression first
Guitar Audio to MIDI: No More Replaying Guitar Parts from Scratch — Eldoraudio Makes It Happen in Your Browser
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Eldoraudio Guitar Audio to MIDI turns guitar recordings into editable MIDI files automatically, right in your browser. The first 30 seconds are free. The post Guitar Audio to MIDI: No More Replaying Guitar Parts from Scratch — Eldoraudio Makes It Happen in Your Browser appeared first on gearnews.com.
Sort out your ’board! 7 pedalboard accessories to tidy up your stompbox setup
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Make your pedalboard easier to play, maintain and evolve with my go-to trimmings, from ultra-affordable to essential
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2: The Ultimate Muff 2?
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The EHX Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2 is a feature packed edition of the dual op-amp fuzz circuit The post Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi 2: The Ultimate Muff 2? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Loudness War 2026: Is This Still a Thing, and How Loud Does a Track Actually Need to Be for Streaming Right Now?
🗓️ July 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Loudness War 2026: Is this still a thing, and how loud should a track really be for streaming? LUFS targets, true peak, and real-world tips. The post Loudness War 2026: Is This Still a Thing, and How Loud Does a Track Actually Need to Be for Streaming Right Now? appeared first on gearnews.com.
"A very persuasive showcase for Fender's dark horse guitar model": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Mustang review
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The ultimate distillation of Fender's continuously underrated offset?
Essential Plugins for Pop: Polish and Shine
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With these essential plugins for Pop music production, you can improve the quality of your vocals and ensure that they cut through even a dense mix. The post Essential Plugins for Pop: Polish and Shine appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It’s just a Japanese knockoff of a Tele, but it’s just as good, if not better. It sounds better recorded – it cuts through”: How Greg Freeman is rewriting the country guitar rulebook
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The maverick’s latest slice of alt-country-indie comes with an attitude that belies his whimsical portraits of small-town America
More new guitar body shapes? Kiesel continues the push to keep the electric guitar fresh by launching a daring metal offset
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Antares is seen as a spiritual sibling to one of Kiesel’s best-selling models
Phoebe Bridgers brings Joe Bonamassa-backed teenage guitar prodigy and Kiko Loureiro’s protege along for Tonight Show Performance
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Bridgers brought a band filled with viral kid musicians to perform her new song
“One of the rarest and most revered hard rock icons”: Gibson has revived one of the most sought-after guitars it has ever produced
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Originally crafted for the 1972 Olympic Games, Schenker’s black-and-white version quickly became the stuff of folklore
“Rock ’n’ roll is full of borderline despots”: Why does Bob Dylan get through so many guitarists?
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The rock icon has had no shortage of brilliant players lining up to follow him in the jingle jangle morning, but lately they’re dropping like flies
“I did get some bad reviews. Some people called me ‘the guy who ruined the Pretenders’”: Robbie McIntosh on his trial by fire when he replaced the late James Honeyman-Scott
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The guitarist had huge shoes to fill, and the press weren’t exactly on his side
Yamaha confirmed to be among Fender’s cease-and-desist targets
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The largest musical instrument maker in the world has been drawn into the ongoing legal dispute over the Stratocaster
“The biggest mindset shift is that guitarists should think of themselves as athletes”: As arthritis creeps into the hands of aging guitar heroes, what can we do to prolong our peak playing days?
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Joint disorder doesn’t mean a divorce from your beloved guitars – but you need to focus on prevention, not cure
“Resolving with a more conventional blues phrase sounds really cool and satisfying”: Corey Congilio on how to add harmonic depth to your solo improvisations
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Congilio’s Blues Extensions column continues with a lesson in playing a five-minor-7 arpeggio over a dominant 7 chord
“It’s rewarding to learn your favorite solos note for note, but studying the chord progression underneath will put your own spin on things”: 10 great guitar looping songs that will help you hone your playing
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Looping these classic chord progressions will get you familiar with some fresh soloing concepts
Analog vs digital pedals: what's the difference? And is one really better than the other?
🗓️ July 15, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
We break down what sets analog and digital stompboxes apart, how far they've come, and the groundbreaking designs that combine the best of both worlds