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The tale of George Michael’s Faith Gretsch – an icon of ‘80s pop
🗓️ October 26, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Wielded by George Michael in the music video for his 1987 single, this is arguably the most famous Gretsch Synchromatic in the world and it is up for auction
Some say Amani Burnham is the next SRV or Hendrix – the fingerstyle Strat phenom has other ideas
🗓️ October 26, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The fast-rising 21-year-old blues-rock star’s debut LP, Roots & Wings, invites comparisons with the greats – but he’s putting his on spin on the art form
Zoom Neurig: Compact Touchscreen Modeler With Native NAM A2 and Battery Power
🗓️ October 26, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Zoom Neurig offers DNA amp modeling, NAM A2 lite, a built-in battery and looper, and two touchscreens. At a very competitive price. The post Zoom Neurig: Compact Touchscreen Modeler With Native NAM A2 and Battery Power appeared first on gearnews.com.
Looking to start your metal guitar journey? The Ibanez GIO RG range will get you set up and shredding in no time
🗓️ October 26, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Entry level electrics and basses from Ibanez’s affordable GIO RG lineup offers a range of colorways and tonal options
Ola Englund: Solar Guitars H2.7PN - ultra pink chugganaut
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Trust In Shredding
Solar Guitars H2.7PN (Pink Neon Matte) Overview The Solar Guitars H2.7PN is part of Solar's Type H "Guillotine" headless multi-scale series. Designed as a high-performance, ultra-portable 7-string instrument, it offers stage- and studio-ready specs optimized for modern metal, progressive riffing, and travel convenience. Specifications & Features Body Material: Basswood (Lightweight contour design) Body Finish: Pink Neon Matte (PN) Neck Construction...
Steve Vai: The Hydra, Rare Guitars & Life at The Harmony Hut | Life in Six Strings
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Trust In Shredding
Steve Vai Biography & Overview Steve Vai is an iconic American virtuoso guitarist, composer, and producer. Rising to prominence as a teenage prodigy transcribing and playing for Frank Zappa, Vai went on to record and tour with David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, and as a celebrated solo artist. Winner of multiple Grammy Awards, he is globally revered for his technical mastery, avant-garde compositions, and pioneering role in modern rock and instrumental guitar history. Instrumen...
RKS Guitars’ Ravi Sawhney on the late Dave Mason’s musical legacy – and how it lives on in the guitar brand they founded
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
RKS Guitars co-founder Ravi Sawhney reflects on working with the late Traffic guitar legend who played with George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix
The 7 Weirdest NAM Captures You Can Download for Free
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Ever wondered what your guitar sounds like through an old answering machine or a walkie-talkie? Check out these NAM captures! The post The 7 Weirdest NAM Captures You Can Download for Free appeared first on gearnews.com.
Watch: Turnstile Play to Over 60,000 People in Washington DC, Raise $200,000+ For Palestine
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Turnstile wanted to turn up loud enough for those in the White House to hear their message. By all accounts, they managed. On Saturday, October 24th, Turnstile closed out the […] The post Watch: Turnstile Play to Over 60,000 People in Washington DC, Raise $200,000+ For Palestine appeared first on Metal Injection.
10 Metal Albums That Are Actually Scary-Sounding
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
From haunted-mansion storytelling to suffocating drone doom, these ten albums frighten with sound alone The post 10 Metal Albums That Are Actually Scary-Sounding appeared first on Metal Injection.
“A tidy little gig-and-studio combo with the tone of a rarified era”: Fender ’62 Deluxe Amp review
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
For a brief period, Fender made amps that could roar with midrange-forward gain – and the brand’s taking us back to that fabled brown-panel era once again
“If you take solos from me, then I’m out”: Tracy G on why he walked out of Dio’s band
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Tracy Grijalva joined up with Ronnie James Dio in ’93. But by ’99 he was out when he was made an offer he couldn’t accept
“I’m so happy that the playability has escaped any sense of compromise”: Cort KX500 Pale Moon review
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Cort's $900 S-type is packing heat and some standout looks, and it might just throw a cat among the pigeons of the sub-$1K metal guitar market
Gluecomp-3B, Coalesce, Hardstop: Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ October 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
This week’s collection of free plugins brings you a multiband compressor, a delay, and a hard clipper: Gluecomp-3B, Coalesce, and Hardstop! The post Gluecomp-3B, Coalesce, Hardstop: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr on the delicate art of overdubbing guitars
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Taking Morningside as an example from Blackberry Smoke's You Hear Georgia, Charlie Starr demystifies an approach perfected by Keef
Watch: Metallica Drops Sphere Footage of 'Lux Æterna'
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Most successful artists will treat a Las Vegas residency as a comfortable victory lap. For a band who thrives in discomfort like Metallica, using theirs to dig through the vault […] The post Watch: Metallica Drops Sphere Footage of 'Lux Æterna' appeared first on Metal Injection.
Gretsch G6134T-58 Limited Edition Penguin with String-Thru Bigsby review
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The mythical Penguin, one of the rarest vintage guitars of all, gets reissued in an eye-catching Light Blue Pearl finish with plenty of bling and exciting pickups – it can only be a Gretsch
Affordable Analog Amp Solutions for Guitar Recording
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
I've been experimenting with budget affordable analog amp solutions, using $30 pedals! The post Affordable Analog Amp Solutions for Guitar Recording appeared first on gearnews.com.
Sleep Token Denounce Copycats, Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Stuff + More Top Stories of the Week
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Sleep Token speaks (sorta)! Sonic Temple announces their 2027 Lineup! Megan! Whole lot of news for you this week. First up, Sleep Token issued a statement to social media denouncing […] The post Sleep Token Denounce Copycats, Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Stuff + More Top Stories of the Week appeared first on Metal Injection.
Test your Gibson knowledge with our quiz
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
How well do you know this most storied of guitar brands?
Andy Powers revolutionized high-end acoustic guitars with Taylor – can he do the same for the electric?
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
President, CEO and chief guitar designer at Taylor Guitars, Andy Powers is branching out with Powers Electric, and a guitar that's been 30 years in the making
Mark Knopfler on why he switched Strats for Schecters in the 1980s
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Dire Straits guitar hero forged a lasting partnership with a very different guitar brand during the 1980s
The best new gear this week, feat. a new type of metal guitar and a Fender collab we didn’t see coming
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Big moves in the gear world this week from PRS, Fender, Gibson, DiMarzio and more...
Deals of the Week: Offers from Arturia, Zoom, and PreSonus!
🗓️ October 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
In this edition of Deals of the Week, you can find offers on synths and recording gear from respected brands like Arturia, Zoom, and PreSonus. The post Deals of the Week: Offers from Arturia, Zoom, and PreSonus! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It just works. Remarkably well. Invisibly so”: Shure GLXD16+ wireless guitar system review
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Shure’s pedalboard-friendly wireless system for guitars is a pro-grade masterpiece
Erica Synths LXR-02 Desktop Drum Synthesizer: Now Open Source!
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Erica Synths makes their LXR-02 digital drum machine open source and invites everyone to go crazy vibe-hacking it. Is this the new FM-1? The post Erica Synths LXR-02 Desktop Drum Synthesizer: Now Open Source! appeared first on gearnews.com.
System of a Down Expands Rose Bowl Run to Three Nights; Gojira to Open New Date
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Californians are getting absolutely spoiled by System of a Down lately. The post System of a Down Expands Rose Bowl Run to Three Nights; Gojira to Open New Date appeared first on Metal Injection.
Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Tony Iommi & More Added to Metal Injection's Top Tracks of The Week
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
You're simply not ready for the tsunami of new tunes hitting the net today. The post Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Tony Iommi & More Added to Metal Injection's Top Tracks of The Week appeared first on Metal Injection.
Fender released a $32 Telecaster chopping board – and someone turned it into an actual guitar
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The body size is to scale, but the dimensions led to a few problems
Photos: Cradle of Filth, Black Satellite, Black Braid & Worm in New York City
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Photographer P. Neton is making sure you don't miss any of the action. The post Photos: Cradle of Filth, Black Satellite, Black Braid & Worm in New York City appeared first on Metal Injection.
Boss EX-4 Effects Expander review
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Boss's new EX-4 boasts a host of the company's famous effects in a compact package, in what could be a valuable addition to your board.
Looks Like Meshuggah Is Teasing Something Big For Their 40th Anniversary
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Anyone have any guesses? The post Looks Like Meshuggah Is Teasing Something Big For Their 40th Anniversary appeared first on Metal Injection.
The Biggest Guitar Bends: 5 Legendary Solos That Gave Us Sore Fingers
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The biggest guitar bends can be heard throughout rock history and they immediately signal the start of a great riff or solo. The post The Biggest Guitar Bends: 5 Legendary Solos That Gave Us Sore Fingers appeared first on gearnews.com.
Tony Iommi: Black Times (Official Audio)
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Trust In Shredding
Order & listen to From The Dark here : https://tonyiommi.lnk.to/fromthedarkyv Tony Iommi - Guitar Jorn Lande - Vocals Karl Brazil - Drums Becky Baldwin - Bass Mike Exeter – Keyboards Produced by Tony Iommi & Mike Exeter Mixed by Mike Exeter and Andy Sneap Written by Tony Iommi, Jorn Lande and Mike Exeter All lyrics and vocal melodies written by Jorn Lande Tony Iommi - Black Times (Official Audio)
Richie Kotzen all-but-confirms he has a new signature Strat on the way – and it might be his best yet
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Kotzen tells players to “stay tuned” in a teasing Instagram post
Two-hand tapping is coming to Guitar Hero’s spiritual successor thanks to a new controller from Fender
🗓️ October 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Stage Tour launches in December, so Fender has teamed up with Drakong to make a fully modular, Tele-shaped controller that you can tap on