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Best-selling Audio Interfaces of 2025: Top 10
🗓️ January 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
What were the best-selling audio interfaces in 2025? We reveal the top 10 and also the rankings from 11 to 20. The post Best-selling Audio Interfaces of 2025: Top 10 appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I really have no recollection of doing it. I’d made a record in my sleep!” How Keith Richards wrote the iconic Satisfaction riff – without even realizing it
🗓️ January 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Turns out, you can actually write bona fide hits in your sleep... at least, you can if you’re Keef
“At first, I didn’t have high hopes. But then I saw that one picture and thought, ‘Bingo’”: This vintage Martin once belonged to Johnny Cash – and its current owner has spent decades trying to prove it
🗓️ January 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Linseman family heirloom was purchased back in the 1950s, and is believed to be the same D-18 that Cash used to track some early hits
Behringer BDS-3 – Name Change and Now Shipping!
🗓️ January 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Renamed as the Behringer BDS-3, this recreation of an early Simmons drum synth is finally shipping! The post Behringer BDS-3 – Name Change and Now Shipping! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Like Bach, I think the Beatles are some of the only composers that you can play badly and it still sounds good”: Sting guitarist Dominic Miller on why the Beatles' harmonies are “indestructible”
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Miller has recently released a songbook that sees some of the most beloved Beatles tunes come to life with solo guitar arrangements
Demo Love: Why Does Your Rough Mix Sound Better?
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Gear News
We investigate 'Demo Love', a phenomenon that makes you feel like you simply can't beat the initial rough mix of your band's new song. The post Demo Love: Why Does Your Rough Mix Sound Better? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter Review
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Any effect can color a guitar’s personality and language. But Boss’ new XS-1 Poly Shifter literally stretches the instrument’s vocal range. With the ability to shift input by +/-3 octaves or semitones, it can turn your guitar into a bass, a synth, or a baritone, or function as a capo. It also seamlessly generates harmonies for single note leads and keeps up with quick picking without any apparent latency. Furthermore, the pedal is capable of stranger fare that stokes many out-of-the-box ideas. B...
“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150 in a stripped-down model”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head review
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The bombastic benchmark ofthe ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings
“You don’t really see that a lot with competitors in other industries – throwing parties together, doing joint releases, supporting each other online”: The boutique pedal explosion and what comes next in this golden age of guitar effects
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Jamie Stillman of EarthQuaker Devices gives GW a pulse check on the trends affecting what we see on our pedalboards
AmenBreak VST, Skew v2, Strum Plate: Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ January 04, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Let's kick off the new year with three awesome freebies released at the end of 2025. Check out AmenBreak VST, Skew v2, and Strum Plate. The post AmenBreak VST, Skew v2, Strum Plate: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
“When I took it down for him to try out, he said, ‘I really don’t need any more of these’”: How a skeptical Slash ended up with one of the best ’50s Goldtops Gibson has ever found
🗓️ January 03, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Gibson's Certified Vintage Program manager, Mitch Conrad, discusses what it takes to unearth a musical gem – and how he convinced Slash to purchase one more Les Paul...
Sound Vs Modulation: 5 of the Best Sounding Synthesizers
🗓️ January 03, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Favor pure sound quality over lots of modulation possibilities? These are the synths for you then, the best sounding synthesizers around. The post Sound Vs Modulation: 5 of the Best Sounding Synthesizers appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I was amazed it even worked… the scratchplate looked like somebody had used a hacksaw”: Unorthodox, powered by EMGs, Gary Moore's 1982 Charvel San Dimas was the battle-ready hot-rod he needed in the ’80s
🗓️ January 03, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Hasty mods made to this Charvel made it a choice workhorse for Gary in the early ’80s – and it fetched over $40,000 when auctioned at Bonham's
Guitar Practice in 2026: How to Realistically Improve
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Your guitar practice in 2026 is how you're going to get better at your craft. As the new year starts, it's time to set your goals for better guitar playing. The post Guitar Practice in 2026: How to Realistically Improve appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Who knows? It was worth pursuing. They did okay without me”: Adrian Smith on the time he auditioned for Def Leppard
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
He lost out to former Dio man Vivian Campbell, as well as another classic rock star...
Listening and Looking with Steve Tibbetts
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
There is a specific thread of experimental musician whose real motive is to deal in mystery and wonder. Think conceptualists like Brian Eno and David Bowie, sonic conjurers Sunn O))), transcendent improvisers as varied as Alice Coltrane and Loren Connors, song mystic Annette Peacock—each artist’s work is tied to something that happens beyond the notes, something bigger than just the sounds we hear. And for the listener, there are no easy answers. You can research and dissect compositional and pr...
“I showed up on the first day of shooting, saying, ‘This is a guitar I bought at Guitar Center. I want to use my guitar in the movie’”: Jack Black reveals he still owns the Gibson SG that characterized School of Rock
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The off-the-shelf guitar became a piece of cinematic history in 2003 when it was featured in the once-in-a-generation movie
“I’m not leaving things unfinished”: Dave Mustaine reveals the life-changing hand condition behind his decision to retire Megadeth
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The band’s album will be their last, as his plight with Viking Disease has forced his hand
“That belongs in a museum”: Mick Gordon is selling the Axe-Fx that soundtracked Doom – and it includes all of the original presets
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The amp modeler is subject to a silent auction and comes loaded with tones used on his most famous video game soundtracks
“I’m not leaving things unfinished”: Dave Mustaine reveals the life-changing hand condition behind his decision to retire Megadeth
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The band’s album will be their last, as his plight with Viking Disease has forced his hand
“A Tube Screamer is a Tube Screamer. It’s one of the great cons of the guitar industry. They got these dirt boxes right the first time!” Why Jared James Nichols stopped obsessing over gear – and honed in on his playing instead
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Freedom, says Nichols, is the knowledge you can pick up anyone's guitar and sound like you, and now the Nashville-based Les Paul wrangler is finding that freedom in songwriting
“It’s heavy, cutting, psychedelic and very offthe cuff. It’s got the vibe of a madman”: Ace Frehley’s 6 greatest Kiss guitar moments
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
You wanted a list and you got a list but, oh boy, was it hard to whittle it down to six
“I sold my first guitar to my drummer. He paid me $50, put SpongeBob stickers on it, then lit it on fire”: Kiki Wong reveals her Smashing Pumpkins live rig, gear regrets and how a Line 6 amp made her the player she is today
🗓️ January 02, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Kiki Wong might be the only guitar player alive today who can recall from memory Ibanez S series model numbers. Here's what the S40DXQM means to her...
Best Guitar Gear of 2025: Stuff I’d Actually Buy
🗓️ January 01, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The best guitar gear of 2025 is truly subjective. So, here's my pick of products that I would actually consider buying, or did indeed get my wallet out for. The post Best Guitar Gear of 2025: Stuff I’d Actually Buy appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years...” How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers
🗓️ January 01, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards
“I didn’t know him or trust him. But I gave him all of that money in the hope he would bring me a Strat. I had no idea if I’d see him again”: Rammstein’s Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender
🗓️ January 01, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work
“I knew relic’ing was coming. I did it myself, to my own guitar, very crude and primitive. I put it on a stand at a guitar show, with no strategy. And it changed everything”: How relic’ing conquered the guitar world
🗓️ January 01, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The not-so-gentle art of relic’ing has enjoyed arenaissance since its maligned roots in the mid-’90s. We asked scene godfather and Gibson Custom Shop guru Tom Murphy how the tide turned
“He asked to hear it, so I played it, and he said, ‘I have to play on this. Give me a track’”: How a 20-year-old Steve Lukather beat three seasoned session pros to feature on this ’70s soft rock classic
🗓️ December 31, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
England Dan & John Ford Coley bookended their decade-long career with the album Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive, which features a fast-rising Lukather on a couple of tracks
“I learned to play everything on it. We wrote our first song as Jonas Brother on that guitar”: In the mid-2000s, the Jonas Brothers exploded onto the scene as a guitar-slinging band for teens – Kevin Jonas looks back on the guitar that started it all
🗓️ December 31, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Nowadays, Jonas has a penchant for Gibsons, but he hasn't forgotten the humble Japanese build that kickstarted his career
Looking to kickstart 2026 with a new guitar or pedal project? Here are 12 of my favourite DIY guitar kits, easy mods, and simple pedal builds to help you smash the January blues
🗓️ December 31, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
These self-assembly guitar and pedal kits make great projects and are even suitable for guitar-building newbies
“After it was called the ‘solo of the century,’ I remember saying to Steve Lukather, ‘Come on, this is ridiculous’”: Nuno Bettencourt on turning down Ozzy, Sabbath’s final show and how Extreme finally got their dues
🗓️ December 31, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Having torn up the rulebook and raised the bar once again for lead guitar, Nuno Bettencourt promises no let up – he’s out for blood again
The Best Gear and Software of 2025: My 7 Highlights of the Year
🗓️ December 31, 2025 | Source: Gear News
It was a great year for synthesizers and drum machines. Here are my picks for the best gear and software of 2025. The post The Best Gear and Software of 2025: My 7 Highlights of the Year appeared first on gearnews.com.