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“My guitar is a tool. I want it to do exactly what I need it to, so we took out all the ‘extra’ stuff”: Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth collaborator Jon Jourdan joins forces with PRS on a no-frills, single-pickup guitar
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
PRS rolls out rare specs for the brand – a single-pickup, single-volume-control model – for the Mammoth live guitarist's first signature guitar
Celemony, SSL, Plugin Alliance: 3 Plugin Deals at Plugin Boutique for Vocal Editing, Mixing, and Mastering
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Celemony Melodyne 5, SSL Native Channel Strip 2, and Plugin Alliance Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A are heavily discounted right now. Don't miss out! The post Celemony, SSL, Plugin Alliance: 3 Plugin Deals at Plugin Boutique for Vocal Editing, Mixing, and Mastering appeared first on gearnews.com.
“My production manager, my sound tech, even my other guitar player… they were all telling me it sounds better. I was like, ‘I know!’” Joe Bonamassa explains what made him finally admit defeat and go digital
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The tube purist recently added a Fender Tone Master digital amp to his touring roster
news: HMV Crazy Prices on Vinyl & CDs!
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Trust In Shredding
HMV : Crazy Prices on Vinyl + CDs!
“Can't wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the blues”: Buddy Guy's 90th birthday party could be the gig of the year – and Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and Joe Bonamassa are all invited
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The guitar maverick is turning 90, and he's celebrating with what he does best – a one-of-a-kind bonanza bringing together the top names in blues
“Dave had something so many guitar reviewers lack”: Remembering Dave Burrluck, our colleague and friend – and a guitar journalist who changed the game
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Guitarist magazine editor Jamie Dickson reflects on the immense contribution of one of our industry’s most important voices
I’ve just found two of Amazon’s best value beginner acoustic guitar deals to get you started from only $105 – plus save on a gigbag and tuner for the ultimate beginner bundle
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Fender California Debut Redondo series are dreadnought acoustics that sound and play far above their price – and that’s before their generous Prime Day discounts
You might get a strange look packing this futuristic frame into your luggage, but this 4.5 star rated travel guitar is an absolute bargain for just $370 in the early Prime Day sales
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Donner Hush X Live is everything you could possibly want from a travel-friendly electric guitar, and all the more tempting to grab at 16% off
Prime Day guitar deals 2026 LIVE: all of today's biggest savings on guitar gear at Amazon, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender and beyond
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
I'm rounding up all the hottest guitar, amp, pedal and accessory deals in day one of the Prime Day sales. Stick with me for all of the biggest news, deals, tips and tricks for saving money today and through the rest of this week
Heather Anne Lomax Reboots the Roots-Music Machine on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar Girl
Heather Anne Lomax’s upcoming album, Who Do You Think You Are?, slated for release on August 28, reveals the architecture of a long player designed to produce an emotional impact. Zachary Ross produced, and Lomax co-produced. Steve Olmon, Jason Hiller, and Marco Moir handled engineering; Hiller and Ross mixed it; Maor Appelbaum mastered it. The […] The post Heather Anne Lomax Reboots the Roots-Music Machine on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ appeared first on Guitar Girl Magazine.
“Bob Rock said, ‘OK, tune up, and we’ll do the rhythm for this song now.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Kirk Hammett didn’t play rhythm guitar on Metallica's first five albums. That all changed with 1996’s controversial Load
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In an attempt to explore new musical directions, Hammett was summoned to share rhythm guitar duties with James Hetfield, helping to kickstart a new phase for Metallica
“I’ve never been very confident as a player. I’ve always felt like I had to work hard, and maybe I didn’t appreciate that I have a natural talent for playing guitar”: Alex Lifeson’s 20 greatest guitar moments in Rush
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From fever-dream epics to blistering solos, weird harmonizer effects and 12-string chime, here are Lerxst’s finest hours with the iconic Canadian prog trio
“My suggestion is to pick really hard and dig in”: Mike Stringer gives us an “unapologetically heavy” lesson in how to combine power chords with hammer-ons and pull-offs
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Spiritbox riff-master shows you how to chug along to Angel Eyes
Top Software Deals at Thomann Music Days 2026 – Huge Summer Sale!
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Up to 88% off VPS Avenger 2, Falcon, SampleTank 4, u-he, and more: the Thomann Music Days software deals are a straight-up bargain paradise. The post Top Software Deals at Thomann Music Days 2026 – Huge Summer Sale! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Save Big on these Pedal Deals and Amps: Thomann Music Days 2026!
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
UAFX Lion at its lowest price ever! Huge discounts on Synergy, Tone King, and more! Check out these pedal deals from the Thomann Music Days 2026! The post Save Big on these Pedal Deals and Amps: Thomann Music Days 2026! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Amazing Bass And Guitar Deals – Thomann Music Days 2026!
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Save up to 60% on these bass, acoustic guitar, and guitar deals during Thomann Music Days 2026, only until July 14! The post Amazing Bass And Guitar Deals – Thomann Music Days 2026! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Thomann Music Days: Amazing Discounts of Up to 60% Off Instruments, Studio Gear, and More
🗓️ June 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Don't miss out! There are 800 deals available during Thomann Music Days, but only until July 14, 2026, or while supplies last. The post Thomann Music Days: Amazing Discounts of Up to 60% Off Instruments, Studio Gear, and More appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It can be your Fuzz Face stand-in for Hendrix-style sounds – but it does a whole lot more”: Strymon Canoga Vintage Silicon Fuzz review
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The wizards of digital stompbox design conjure more analog magic with a two-knob fuzz box promising vintage Hendrix flavors and then some
The 7 Best Ambient Reverb Pedals for any Budget: From Subtle Space to Full Void
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The best ambient reverb pedals will take your sounds to another dimension. Check out our picks for every budget! The post The 7 Best Ambient Reverb Pedals for any Budget: From Subtle Space to Full Void appeared first on gearnews.com.
“How many times have you gone to see a band, watched them set up full stacks and massive pedalboards, and then they just suck?” Why Converge’s Kurt Ballou uses digital amp modelers live (even if he disappoints gearheads)
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
When it’s time to board the tour bus, there’s only one piece of gear Ballou needs for his tones
The Best Stereo EQs for Mixdown and Mastering
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Hardware EQs are powerful tools for shaping your master bus during mixdown and mastering. We check out some of the best stereo EQs. The post The Best Stereo EQs for Mixdown and Mastering appeared first on gearnews.com.
Kirk Hammett tumbles off stage as Metallica pay tribute to Thin Lizzy in Ireland
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The band’s first of two nights in Dublin saw Hammett embark on some unplanned choreography during a thrash classic
“Without that song, I might be working at Burger King right now”: Nuno Bettencourt names the Extreme track that changed his life overnight
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Bettencourt and his bandmates fought hard for the song that would eventually become Extreme's most enduring hit
“If I don’t do this right, if I don’t serve this justice, then my life will be over”: Wolfgang Van Halen opens up on his Van Halen cover anxiety at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The show, he says, was “do-or-die”
A massive '70s headstock, HSS pickup configuration, and a killer flame top all for $340! This early Prime Day deal just chopped serious cash off a spec-loaded beginner guitar that we awarded 4.5 stars
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Amazon's massive sale is still a day away, but this stellar Squier discount proves there's no need to wait
“Most retailers simply make copycat products and charge a little less. That’s completely uninteresting to me”: Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto aims to defy skepticism with his new house brand – and insists we don’t need more Les Paul or Tele clones
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The CEO’s Guitar Labs ambition – to create an in-house guitar brand that’ll last a century –has its detractors, but Dalporto argues his crowd-sourced approach is essential in achieving such a lofty goal
“We urge Fender to stop issuing cease and desist demands against manufacturers, distributors and dealers and to return to a fair, cooperative partnership”: Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Thomann, whose own brand Harley Benton is caught up in the dispute, says it is engaging in legal action on behalf of the entire guitar industry
“I couldn’t imagine them being put away and left unplayed”: Johnny Marr to sell nearly 100 pieces of gear at auction – including prized Smiths-era guitars
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Guitars that have featured on some of the Smiths’ biggest songs, and moonlighted in Oasis, are up for grabs
“The Revstar is doing really well right now. I think that’s because it’s so different to what other major brands like Gibson and Fender are putting out”: Inside 60 years of Yamaha guitars – how the Japanese firm forged its own six-string path
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Yamaha’s Yusuke Ota and Shingo Ekuni take a look back at key guitars and artists from the brand’s history – from Carlos Santana and Billy Corgan to the current one-two Revstar punch of Chris Buck and Matteo Mancuso
“Its popularity extends beyond jazz boundaries – notable players include Steve Howe, B.B. King and even John Frusciante”: Why Gibson’s longest-running production electric remains one of the world’s more affordable vintage guitars
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In production for seven decades, the hollow-bodied ES-175 was the perfect partner for jazzers of the 1950s – especially at its original $175 price point
Thomann Sues Fender: Music Retailer Goes on the Offensive in Stratocaster Dispute
🗓️ June 22, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The world's largest music retailer is defending Harley Benton and other manufacturers in court. Here's the official statement: Thomann Sues Fender. The post Thomann Sues Fender: Music Retailer Goes on the Offensive in Stratocaster Dispute appeared first on gearnews.com.
“To show you how much we trust this product, we’re going to throw it off a bridge”: This magnetic modular pedalboard could change the way you use your pedals – and it’s undergone the most extreme demo
🗓️ June 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for a modular pedalboard that makes pedal and cable management effortless via a host of smart-thinking features
Professional Producers vs Hobbyists: What Separates Them?
🗓️ June 21, 2026 | Source: Gear News
We investigate Professional Producers vs Hobbyists to find out what sets them apart. Is it stacks of expensive gear, or simply a relentless work ethic? The post Professional Producers vs Hobbyists: What Separates Them? appeared first on gearnews.com.
“What an amazing gift. Only years later did I realize he'd dropped my SG and put a crack in the neck”: Why Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard played an obscure Fender model early in his career – and the reason he's picked it up again after two decades
🗓️ June 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The alt-rock statesman's relationship with the Bullet, a beginner-friendly model, began with a gift that he thought at the time was an act of pure, unprompted generosity. He didn't quite know the whole story...
“A versatile boost/drive asset for your signal chain”: Flattley The Joker review
🗓️ June 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The latest from the UK-based pedal company gives you licence to rock with the choice of dirt or filth
FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, Lil’ Doc: Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ June 21, 2026 | Source: Gear News
This week's collection of freebies brings you FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, and Lil’ Doc: an awesome filter, a tape delay, and a slamming compressor! The post FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, Lil’ Doc: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.