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- Guitar News – 02 Mar 2026
“That’s why I don’t like old Les Pauls”: The reason Adrian Smith isn’t keen on some vintage Gibsons
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The Iron Maiden guitarist swapped LPs for Jacksons in the ‘80s, because he’d grown tired of one key feature
He wrote chart-topping hits and one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time, but all he wanted to do was play deep slide blues – remembering the late, great Chris Rea
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A slide master with a voice like life, the English bluesman hated the spotlight – and deserves notice beyond his perennial Christmas hit
Save big on Positive Grid’s AI-powered BIAS X and Spark NEO Core smart guitar headphones
AI-powered guitar tone creation for less? Yes, please.
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“It’s the only guitar I’ve kept from then. I paid $900 for it. Today it might be worth $45,000”: How Europe’s John Norum learned to love The Final Countdown – and the guitar he used to track its iconic solo
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The Final Countdown is one of rock’s evergreen anthems, but Norum admits he thought it was “dreadful” at first
“You don’t want to have no recollection of when, where or how you acquired it”: Why Joe Bonamassa is hitting the brakes on his vintage gear collection
After decades of amassing hundreds of guitars and amps, the gear-obsessive blues virtuoso is finally slowing down.
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Jason Richardson on leaving All That Remains: “There’s just a lot of things on the business side that I was not happy with at all”
The guitarist also says he’s “still cool” with the members despite the decision.
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Inside the heavily modded – and blowtorched – Fender/Warmoth hybrid Joe Perry calls his “desert island guitar”
“I can pretty much do anything on that guitar.”
The post Inside the heavily modded – and blowtorched – Fender/Warmoth hybrid Joe Perry calls his “desert island guitar” appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
“One day, my mom went to Costco and was like, ‘They’ve got these guitars on sale. Let’s get it for your dad’”: Kiki Wong on how a cheap Yamaha and a Metallica classic changed her musical trajectory
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Wong went from playing piano and classical music – to shredding, metal and Metallica
“He is truly one of the best players in the new generation”: Matteo Mancuso names the emerging virtuoso that you need to know about
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This emerging Italian guitarist has become one of Mancuso and Steve Vai’s favorite shredders
Zakk Wylde leads all-star Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the BRIT Awards – with the help of Robert Trujillo and Robbie Williams
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Four Ozzy alumni, and a British pop hero, united for a white-hot performance of No More Tears
“Was it a total, Excalibur-level experience? I don’t even know how to articulate that”: Myles Kennedy on holding Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein guitar
The Alter Bridge musician reflects on the gear that shaped their latest album at 5150 Studios.
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DOD Badder Monkey review: much-memed pedal gets a bananas reissue
The inevitable Bad Monkey reissue may be a barrel of laughs up front – but there are some seriously a-peel-ing sounds within
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“Steven grabbed it and wanted to throw it out into the audience. I had to wrestle him for it”: That time Joe Perry had to rescue a broken guitar from Steven Tyler in the middle of an Aerosmith gig
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The guitar almost met a gruesome end before Perry stepped in
- Latest Music Gear and Software News – 02 Mar 2026
Waldorf Iridium Mk.2 – Leaked!
https://www.gearnews.com/?p=245283
They’re cracking the whip over at Waldorf with a slew of new products seemingly every few weeks. Now we have a leak of their latest synthesizer, the Iridium Mk.2
The post Waldorf Iridium Mk.2 – Leaked! appeared first on gearnews.com.
The Art Of Mixing Bands You Don’t Like: Maintaining Objectivity
https://www.gearnews.com/?p=245275
Whether you’re an engineer at a studio or a local venue doing FOH, mixing bands you don’t like is something you’ll be confronted with sooner or later.
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Looking for sheet music, guitar tabs or digital sheet music you can download or print anywhere? Then look no further. Empeda Music is proud to partner with Musicnotes, an online catalogue offering over 400,000 arrangements. Musicnotes has been transforming the way people purchase and play sheet music since 1998. Over the last two decades, they…
Latest Music Gear Reviews
Our music gear reviews are moulded from first-hand experience and are written by experienced performers and musicians. The result? A true-life account of the quality and level of the items in question. We basically want to share the things we love with you, and the things we think you will find most useful in your musical journey and for whatever level you may be currently at.
Gear4Music WPM-200 Wireless In-Ear Monitor Review. The Cheapest and Most Affordable Solution?
It’s always a little disconcerting when there’s a product that seriously undercuts all others. Surely, it’s going to be no good? Well, when it comes to wireless in-ear monitor’s we have the Gear4Music WPM-200. At a little under £70, it’s worryingly affordable. But does it work? The short answer? Yes. However, there are obviously areas…
Hercules GS200B Guitar Stand Review. The Best Ultra-Portable Stand?
Hercules is a company renowned for producing top-quality stands for all areas of musicianship and the ultra-portable GS200B EZ Pack, for what is it, is no exception. Here’s our full Hercules GS200B review. It’s fair to say that guitar stands are not the most exciting accessories to talk about, but they are absolutely crucial. The…
Boss TU-3 Tuner Pedal – Is It Still The Benchmark Tuner?
The Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal is the standard torch-bearer when it comes to compact-size digital tuners. Since Boss introduced the first digital tuning pedals in the early 1980s, they have been seen as the benchmark for the devices, and with good reason. Anyone who has owned a Boss stomp pedal will attest that the…
Who is Rick Beato?
‘Everything Music’ is the simple tag line on both Rick Beato’s YouTube channel and website, and in terms of what he offers, it’s pretty on point. But who is Rick Beato? Who is Rick Beato? A quick google shows I’m not the first to ask the question. However, a scan of the results seems to…
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