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John 5 becomes the most decorated Telecaster artist in history with three new signature Fenders
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Mötley Crüe guitarist increases his tally of signature Teles with two Indonesian models and a Custom Shop Phantom
UDO Audio DMNO ON: How Many Knobs Would You Like?
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The new UDO Audio DMNO ON is the desktop version of the magnificent DMNO hybrid synth. And you get to decide how many knobs you need! The post UDO Audio DMNO ON: How Many Knobs Would You Like? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Prince headhunted acoustic virtuoso Andy McKee to open his shows. Then he laid out his outrageous vision
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
McKee managed to convince Prince that a fingerstyle arrangement of Purple Rain was a more suitable show-opener
I’ve found 11 amazing Big Deal Days deals for guitar players - and they’re all $20 or less
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
It’s the perfect time to stock up on essentials with Amazon’s massive Big Deal Days sale
$119 for a genuine Strat? Count me in. This Squier Debut Prime Day deal will leave beginners with enough cash for an amp
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Fender’s ultra-affordable Amazon-only Strat and P-bass have received a 20% reduction for Big Deal Days, making them the cheapest Squier guitars available right now
Fender John 5 Ghost & Phantom Telecasters
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Fender announces new John 5 Ghost and Phantom Telecasters, plus $6k Custom Shop Phantom model. The post Fender John 5 Ghost & Phantom Telecasters appeared first on gearnews.com.
Watch: Nita Strauss Rocks First Post-Pregnancy Performance With Alice Cooper in Vegas
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
What a legend. The post Watch: Nita Strauss Rocks First Post-Pregnancy Performance With Alice Cooper in Vegas appeared first on Metal Injection.
Every Positive Grid Spark amp has been discounted for Prime Day – including 4.5-star favorites, the Steve Vai Spark Mini and the Neo Core headphones
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
If you're on the hunt for a budget practice solution, today is your day, with some prices hitting their lowest ever and discounts up to 38%
Stock up on guitar strings from just $4.99 a pack with these mega multipack guitar string deals in the Amazon Big Deal Days sale
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Grab some big savings on guitar string multipacks with Amazon's Prime Day 2 sale
We bought, tested, and ranked 8 dirt-cheap Amazon pedals – now 7 of them are discounted in the Big Deal Days sale starting from only $27.06!
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Pedalboard snobs, look away now! These are the budget pedals you should be picking up in Amazon's Prime Day 2 sale
Tapping genius Stanley Jordan on the time he floored Eddie Van Halen with his playing
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Jordan remembers his experiences of jamming with Eddie Van Halen
HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2: A New Compact Modular Column System
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2 is a scalable modular long-throw column PA speaker rig with built-in DSP, ideal for events where space may be limited. The post HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2: A New Compact Modular Column System appeared first on gearnews.com.
America’s Got Talent winner Nene Royal on her journey to victory
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The 16-year-old Thai Ibanez fan reveals how she learned to play, the gear that shapes her sound and the influence she’d love to work with – which could actually happen very soon
This compact overdrive is so good my bandmate stole it off me – now with 20% off in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale, it's time he bought his own!
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Skip the five-year waiting list and get that legendary Analog Man drive tone at a hefty discount in the Big Deal Days sale
Tony Iommi was shocked when he reunited with Ozzy Osbourne for Back to the Beginning rehearsals
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Iommi offered to do the set instrumentally, but the Prince of Darkness wasn’t to be deterred
Mastering The Mix CARBON Q: A Connected EQ for Your Entire Mix?
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Mastering The Mix CARBON Q connects EQ and level across your entire mix. Here's what the new plugin with reference track matching can do. The post Mastering The Mix CARBON Q: A Connected EQ for Your Entire Mix? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Baby Audio HyperWarp: Create Glitched-Up Hooks and Fills in Seconds
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With Baby Audio HyperWarp, you have seven different effect algorithms to bend and shape sounds into animated sequences with depth and character. The post Baby Audio HyperWarp: Create Glitched-Up Hooks and Fills in Seconds appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mixing on Headphones: Does It Actually Make Sense?
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Mixing on headphones: what actually works and where the limits are. Worth it with the right tools! The post Mixing on Headphones: Does It Actually Make Sense? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield Gets Caught by Kiss Cam at Raiders Game
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Real Travis/Taylor energy here. The post Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield Gets Caught by Kiss Cam at Raiders Game appeared first on Metal Injection.
Against the Grain: Best Granular Synths & Samplers 2026
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Granular synths and samplers are among the most powerful tools for creative sound design. We check out the best granular synths of 2026. The post Against the Grain: Best Granular Synths & Samplers 2026 appeared first on gearnews.com.
Jared James Nichols has no time for blues dentists collecting vintage guitars
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Guitars are made to be played. Nichols isn’t keen on collectors who put their precious ’59 Les Pauls in a glass display box
“Hack it all you want. You have my blessing”: John Mayer has seen your Silver Sky mods – and he loves them
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Mayer has given his seal of approval to those internet-breaking Silver Sky models
Decoding the mysteries of a 1953 Stromberg Master 400C – one of the rarest jazz guitars in the world
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
This mid-’50s cutaway model is one of only seven made by the Boston-based company
Josh Homme on his “dumb system” for picking guitar gear
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Homme breaks down his ‘unsupply, undemand’ theory, and how it helps him find diamonds in the rough
Quicksand on how airline accidents and lawsuit guitars have helped change their tone for the better
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Quicksand’s new album is a brutal listen. So why are Sergio Vega and Walter Schreifels wary of “sounding hippie”?
VPS Avenger 2.5 Announced: The Open Beta Brings a MIDI Sequencer, Piano Roll, Three New Effects, and More!
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
VPS Avenger 2.5 beta brings a MIDI sequencer, piano roll, and three new effects. Here's what the update can do. Even more sound design! The post VPS Avenger 2.5 Announced: The Open Beta Brings a MIDI Sequencer, Piano Roll, Three New Effects, and More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
I'd never heard of Eart until I reviewed their headless guitar and gave it 4.5 stars. Now it's only $351 in this epic early Amazon Big Deal Days sale
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Eart GW-2 packs impressive specs and pro playability into an amazingly affordable package
The Best Guitars for Jazz Beginners: 6 Hollowbodies and Offsets Under $1,000
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Looking for guitars for jazz beginners? Then check out these five suggestions under 1,000 euros! The post The Best Guitars for Jazz Beginners: 6 Hollowbodies and Offsets Under $1,000 appeared first on gearnews.com.
DSM Humboldt’s concept multi-effects might be a joke – but we kinda love it
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
With its bonkers spoof stompbox, the Chilean firm has won the internet for this week
What guitar gear trend have you never understood?
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Headless guitars, AI tone sculpting, too many damn options… What’s the gear trend you’ve never understood?
Watch: Turnstile Plays SNL; Meets Taylor Swift Too
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has been plagued by bad memories about hardcore for over four decades. After October 3rd, those nightmares will hopefully disappear. Baltimore melodic punk band […] The post Watch: Turnstile Plays SNL; Meets Taylor Swift Too appeared first on Metal Injection.
Watch: Jack Black Performs Insane "War Pigs" Cover With Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler at Tom Morello's Fest
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
When comedian Jack Black and his Black Sabbath tribute band took the stage on Saturday night, they brought out a heavy hitter to assist with the heavy jams. Geezer Butler […] The post Watch: Jack Black Performs Insane "War Pigs" Cover With Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler at Tom Morello's Fest appeared first on Metal Injection.
MPC2000 Mods by vubeatz: Unlocking Hidden Powers of the MPC2000 and MPC2000XL
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Hot new features for two vintage sampling legends: Take your MPC2000 or MPC2000XL to another level with these MPC2000 Mods! The post MPC2000 Mods by vubeatz: Unlocking Hidden Powers of the MPC2000 and MPC2000XL appeared first on gearnews.com.
Prog icons Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery on how they set sale on The Roaring Waves – with the aid of Brian May's Red Special
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The British silverbacks banned “egos and arguments” – but anything else goes on a head-to-head album that keeps the prog fires burning
Question of the Month: What's the first—or hardest—guitar solo you ever learned?
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Question: What's the first—or hardest—guitar solo you ever learned?Pete Evick, guitarist, the Bret Michaels Band; producerA: I started playing at such an early age, and tackling some crazy stuff for a 13-year-old with a phonograph, not YouTube. So the hardest solo would have been Randy Rhoads’ lead on “Over the Mountain,” from Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman. But it’s relative to the time and tools—as an adult I’ve gone back and learned all my favorite Steve Vai licks, but I did it with the he...
How Detroit post-punks Protomartyr recruited the Breeders' Kelley Deal and keep defying expectations
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
After rescuing her backstage, Protomartyr befriended Kelley Deal and drafted her as a touring member. Ahee looks back on that incident and declares his love of P-90s