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Misha Mansoor: 20 Questions
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Trust In Shredding
20 Questions With MISHA MANSOOR (Periphery)
Misha Mansoor: On The Real Genius Of MESHUGGAH | Metal Injection
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Trust In Shredding
Misha Mansoor (PERIPHERY) On The Real Genius Of MESHUGGAH | Metal Injection
Reverb Pre-Delay Techniques: Learn to Play with Space
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
We explore a range of different reverb pre-delay techniques for adding clarity and depth to instruments in your mixes in any style of music. The post Reverb Pre-Delay Techniques: Learn to Play with Space appeared first on gearnews.com.
Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers Rig Rundown
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Bill Murray might be most famous for his acting in classics like Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day, but he’s also a bona fide belter and has performed as a singer on stages big and small over the years. A while back, he linked up with guitarists Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia, and Jimmy Vivino to form Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, a blues-rock outfit. Ahead of their performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Zito, Castiglia, and Vivino gave PG’s John Bohlinger a look at the Deluxe-l...
“An icon of late 1960s rock history”: George Harrison and Eric Clapton’s historic 1913 Gibson ‘Pattie’ acoustic is headed to auction – months after it was listed on Reverb for almost $1,000,000
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The pair reportedly wrote some of their most iconic songs on the instrument
“It’s like a playground. There are so many things you can do with this”: JHS Pedals retools one of its most underrated distortion pedals for its 10th anniversary
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The JHS Kilt 10 arrives with an updated clipping circuit, higher headroom, and more nuance than ever before
“After getting minor surgery, we hired our good friend to give us a hand”: Gojira name stand-in guitarist after Joe Duplantier undergoes hand surgery
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The guitarist will still tour with the band, but they’ll have extra firepower to handle their riffs
“My right ear pretty much lost 80 percent of its high end”: Joe Bonamassa reveals temporary hearing loss diagnosis following an incident at one of his recent shows
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The condition, Acute Acoustic Trauma (AAT), is characterized by sudden hearing loss due to an injury to the ear drum
Holiday Gift Guide 2025
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide isn’t just a list; it’s a solution for every gap in your rig. We’ve rounded up the year's most talked-about gear, catering to the bedroom player, the touring pro, and the studio tinkerer. Elixir® Attune™ strings Introducing Elixir® Attune™ Strings — a breakthrough in tone and feel that gives your guitar a voice you’ve never heard before. With its natural touch and crisp, longest-lasting tone, Attune brings out the sound that keeps you playing for hours.Power...
“We parked up outside Steve Vai’s caravan. His guitar tech saw me. Next thing you know, Steve’s there, and I’m trying my best to play Tobacco Road”: He was a guitar god at 8, then he disappeared – the unlikely story of Thomas McRocklin
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Vai handed him the Passion and Warfare guitar and produced his debut album, only for his protégé to give it all up. Decades later, McRocklin came back stronger – and pursued his own guitar path
"If heaps of retro charm and a sound that truly stands on its own are what you’re after, then you’ve just found your new delay pedal”: Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo pedal review
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Strymon proves it's a well-oiled pedal-making machine with yet another knockout delay unit
Clean Up Your Technique!
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Guitar is an unusual instrument, yet somehow we human beings invented it and refined it, both technologically and artistically. There are some days when everything flows, while other days it feels like we’re complete beginners again. This is totally normal. If we really considered how much information our bodies are processing just to be alive in our version of the world, perhaps we’d be a bit kinder to ourselves about our off days and humbler about our good days! I want to share a few perspecti...
Zoom LiveTrak L6max: This Portable Mixer is Hard to Beat – Now Available!
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Following the success of the more compact model, the Zoom LiveTrak L6max expands the range with a slightly larger version with more inputs. The post Zoom LiveTrak L6max: This Portable Mixer is Hard to Beat – Now Available! appeared first on gearnews.com.
I've not found any Neural DSP Black Friday savings yet, but I did just uncover a way to get a free plugin of your choice when you buy a Nano Cortex
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
If you're holding out for a Neural DSP savings this Black Friday, you might be disappointed, but you can bag a free plugin right now
I've always wanted these iconic tube amps for my studio and with UAD plugins starting at just $29 for Black Friday, now I can have them all
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Get your hands on legendary amp tones without taking up space in your studio or draining your bank account
“A single-note solo played over just bass and drums runs the risk of sounding empty… The solution is to include some chord tones”: How to use triads in blues solos like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
When you’re the only guitarist in the band, triads are your best friends in a guitar solo – and Hendrix and SRV were the masters
JHS Pedals Kilt 10: Expanding The Expandora
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The JHS Pedals Kilt 10 refines the classic Expandora-style drive pedal and updates the features The post JHS Pedals Kilt 10: Expanding The Expandora appeared first on gearnews.com.
“One promoter just bailed… So we stole his PA and sold it for gas money”: The life and times of infamous Philly punk icons Ink & Dagger
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
With a comprehensive retrospective announced via Trust Records, and the band back in session, Don Devore returns to the Ink & Dagger storyand the “psychedelic hardcore” sound that made them
As a hopeless Gibson and Epiphone addict, these Black Friday deals are seriously testing my willpower – get $600 off a Les Paul Standard, $300 off a Hendrix Flying V, plus even more models
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
From Gibson classics to Epiphone signature models, these are the very best offers I've found this Black Friday
Thomann “Play It. Feel It.” Challenge: Enter Now for a Chance to Win €1,000!
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Show your music, emotion, and originality! Thomann is looking for the most exciting entries for its "Play It. Feel It" challenge. Great prizes are up for grabs! The post Thomann “Play It. Feel It.” Challenge: Enter Now for a Chance to Win €1,000! appeared first on gearnews.com.
IKEA KULGLASS and SOLSKYDD: Exciting Speaker-lamp Designs
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Created with designer Tekla Evelina Severin (Teklan), the IKEA KULGLASS and SOLSKYDD are new additions to IKEA's family of speaker-lamps. The post IKEA KULGLASS and SOLSKYDD: Exciting Speaker-lamp Designs appeared first on gearnews.com.
FL Studio 2025.2 Update Brings 2 New Plugins and More
🗓️ November 26, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The free FL Studio 2025.2 Update has arrived with the new Fruity Slicer 2 and Empasizer plugins, an upgraded Loop Starter, and more. The post FL Studio 2025.2 Update Brings 2 New Plugins and More appeared first on gearnews.com.
Control Your Moog Messenger Right From Your DAW With New Plugin Editor
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Moog Messenger Editor lets you automate and randomize parameters, organize patches from within your DAW. The post Control Your Moog Messenger Right From Your DAW With New Plugin Editor appeared first on gearnews.com.
Guitar Journal: Gibson Dave Grohl Sells Out!
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Sold-out Gibson Dave Grohl signature guitar, new Joe Bonamassa Signature Fuchs Amp, and Fractal Audio AM4 modeler. The post Guitar Journal: Gibson Dave Grohl Sells Out! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Cherry Audio Mercury-8: A Classic in Positive Retrograde
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
After Mercury-4 and Mercury-6, Cherry Audio finish the year with their most requested instrument ever, the Mercury-8, a Jupiter-8 with bells on! The post Cherry Audio Mercury-8: A Classic in Positive Retrograde appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Eric said that the only way he’d play on it is if he sounded like the Beatles”: Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Scott also reveals the recording technique the team used to make sure Clapton's solo sounded Beatles-esque
Ninja Tune X Erica Synths, Polyverse Music, Soundtoys: 3 Ultimate Software Deals!
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Polyverse Music, Soundtoys, and Ninja Tune X Erica Synths are offering 3 highlights at a massive discount for a limited time. It’s Thomann Cyberweek! The post Ninja Tune X Erica Synths, Polyverse Music, Soundtoys: 3 Ultimate Software Deals! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Arturia AstroLab 37 – Play Big, Travel Light: Review
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Arturia complete the AstroLab lineup with the AstroLab 37, a small, portable version of the groundbreaking keyboard that only compromises in a single area. Size. The post Arturia AstroLab 37 – Play Big, Travel Light: Review appeared first on gearnews.com.
Learning the guitar will feel effortless with these 3 crazy good Black Friday beginner electric deals – including $100 off a Squier Strat and $50 off a 5-star rated Yamaha
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Each of these models would be an ideal place to start and there's a different style for every type of player
“Our most compact all-in-one unit ever”: Fractal goes up against IK Multimedia and Line 6 with the AM4 – its most affordable and user-friendly amp modeler to date
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
With a new UI and Axe-Fx III at its core, the AM4 becomes the perfect entry point to the Fractal ecosystem
“It was extremely humbling. It made me want to get really good at it”: Polyphia's Tim Henson on the challenges he encountered while learning guitar after playing the violin for years
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Long before he changed the progressive metal game with Polyphia, Henson struggled with transitioning from violin to the guitar
“I have a 1968 Plexi and Leslie West’s old Sunn amp, which Joe Bonamassa gave me”: Jared James Nichols owns a few vintage amp gems – but here’s why he still prefers Blackstars
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Nichols and Blackstar have collaborated on a handful of signature amps over the years
From Kalamazoo with love – score a colossal $1,300 off this gorgeous Heritage semi-hollow steeped in electric guitar history for Black Friday
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Get your hands on custom shop spec, authenticity, style, and serious history, all with 30% off
“The worst-kept secret in the amp world”: Joe Bonamassa’s new signature combo has landed – and it’s been built by a renowned disciple of Howard Dumble
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Fuchs JB-ODS was originally conceived as a go-to gigging combo for small club shows – but it developed into something more
Harley Benton King-12 CE NT: Premium, Yet Affordable 12-String
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Harley Benton Custom Line King-12 CE NT. Get the lush, shimmering sound of a jumbo 12-string acoustic The post Harley Benton King-12 CE NT: Premium, Yet Affordable 12-String appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Right before we get on stage, Paul said, ‘I don't want to discourage you, but you’ve got 4,000 people in the crowd – and a worldwide stream’”: Meet Magnolia Boulevard, the soulful rockers personally backed by Paul Reed Smith
🗓️ November 25, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The PRS founder heard the Appalachian soul outfit at a dealer event and soon became their biggest champion, hooking them up with connections, guitars and custom amps