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Steinberg Nuendo 15: Next Generation Post-Production
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Now in version 15, Steinberg Nuendo has enhanced post-production features with dialogue intelligibility metering, improved automation, and more. The post Steinberg Nuendo 15: Next Generation Post-Production appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It’s kind of hard to play, honestly”: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on what it was like to play Jerry Garcia’s $11.5 million Tiger guitar
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Trucks took the Tiger to the stage hours after it sold at the historic Jim Irsay Collection auction
Whisper it... Donner's 4.5-star Hush-X travel guitar just dropped by a chunky 20%, bringing quiet practice within reach at home or on vacation
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In the Amazon Spring Saleyou can bag an electric travel guitar that sounds so good you won't believe it isn't a regular solidbody
“Arguably the most practical single pedal you can put in front of an amp”: Flattley The Outlaw review
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Flattley combines the functions of two of its pedals into one chassis to create a Marshall-flavoured drive and boost
I've spent years testing beginner acoustic guitars, and my top-rated model just got a huge 15% price cut in the Amazon Big Spring Sale – plus score 20% off a Squier Paranormal Strat
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
These beginner-friendly savings on Fender and Squier are hard to beat
Evil Otto: This Free OTT Compressor from Audio Damage Instantly Adds Punch to Your Mix
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Evil Otto is a free OTT compressor from Audio Damage. Multiband compression adds punch, detail, and presence to your mix. The post Evil Otto: This Free OTT Compressor from Audio Damage Instantly Adds Punch to Your Mix appeared first on gearnews.com.
Tone King Royalist Review: The Best “Amp in a Box” Solution?
🗓️ March 25, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Is Tone King still the king of tone? In our Tone King Royalist review, we check out the company's latest amp pedal to find out. The post Tone King Royalist Review: The Best “Amp in a Box” Solution? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Guitar Journal: That Sold Out Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V & More
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Michael Schenker’s sold-out Flying V, Richie Sambora’s recovered stolen Explorer, and a mind-bending 64-pickup guitar. The post Guitar Journal: That Sold Out Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V & More appeared first on gearnews.com.
Bumpboxx BB-777: Classic Styling, Modern Formats, Massive Power
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Bumpboxx BB-777 revives the gold standard boombox of the 1980s but updates it with Bluetooth, USB playback, and a rechargeable battery. The post Bumpboxx BB-777: Classic Styling, Modern Formats, Massive Power appeared first on gearnews.com.
“You’re hanging out with your hero, then they go, ‘Okay, cool. Now pick up the guitar and show us what you got’”: Virtuoso Luis Kalil recalls the time he met – and played for – Jason Becker, at the shred icon’s house
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Red Devil Vortex guitarist started uploading Cacophony covers to YouTube in 2014, and soon caught his idol’s attention
“They’re not just relics of the past. They are benchmarks”: The holy grail of tone – three amps that built the sound of recorded guitar
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From shimmering cleans to full throttle roar, these three classic amplifiers helped shape the sound of modern music and still define what great guitar tone means today
“They gave me an MRI and said it looked like I’d been in a car crash”: Gary Holt once gave himself clinical-grade whiplash because he headbanged to his riffs too hard
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The guitarist says he “dodged a bullet” by avoiding surgery
“A band member said, ‘If we didn’t write it, there’s no point in doing it because we won’t get writing credits.’ I was really disappointed”: The moment Ritchie Blackmore knew he’d leave Deep Purple
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Blackmore looks back on his Deep Purple departure
“I quit playing music for two years. I was done. Then I got a call from Stone”: Mike McCready followed Duff McKagan to LA to make it big – but he nearly missed his shot in Seattle
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Before Pearl Jam, the lead guitarist sought to make a success of his teenage hard-rock outfit, Shadow
“With the solo, my mindset is that we’re at the start of a musical journey, and it’s my mission to tell a story”: Jared James Nichols on his melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa and SRV
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In his latest Guitar World column, the blues powerhouse channels Slowhand (and uses his own track Threw Me to the Wolves) for a lesson in lyrical leads
“Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ I said, ‘Really? Where?’ He opened up Guitar Player and there was a spread of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Joe Perry was forced to part with his beloved 'Burst in 1979, but it was his Aerosmith bandmate who found it again
AKAI MPC Sample Review: Back to the Roots!
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The AKAI MPC Sample promises to bring back the fun in beatmaking. Can AKAI's new sampler revive the magic of the early MPC era? Find out in our review! The post AKAI MPC Sample Review: Back to the Roots! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I laughed my head off! Like, ‘Oh my God, what have we spawned?’” Keith Richards shares his response to the Sunset Strip shredders of the 1980s
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Richards never had any interest in becoming a lead player – and the early innovators of the shred movement did not change his mind
“The house and studio burned to the ground. When we got there, Pink was sitting in the driveway. She gave me a Gibson guitar case with a bow on it”: How Butch Walker’s ear for killer tone took him on a journey from obscurity to in-demand producer
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From Taylor Swift to Green Day, he’s worked with the world’s biggest stars, and still managed to make 16 of his own records –and, now, his own signature amp with Divided by 13
“That thing is unbelievable. It’s one of the most impressive new amps I’ve tried”: Misha Mansoor has a ton of amps. But one new design has blown him away
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Periphery tonesmith uses digital and analog gear in the studio, and one tube head in particular has knocked his socks off
Gibson Thunderbird Bass with New Neck and Headstock
🗓️ March 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Gibson Thunderbird Bass dates back to 1963, but now there's a lot more to offer from this design. Has Gibson brought this classic into the 21st century? The post Gibson Thunderbird Bass with New Neck and Headstock appeared first on gearnews.com.