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Gibson will be at Crossroads 2026 with a booth where you can try guitars and win this Clapton 335. Will it have the “Hare Krishna” stamp? We'll find out when it drops in summer 2027

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The LA-based company is working on an AI-powered platform for prompt-based plugin development and customization, synchronized across your browser and your DAW

By Matt Mullen Published
Following the release of its industry-backed V6 models, some of the AI music platform's most enthusiastic supporters are abandoning ship

By Si Truss Published
The Japanese brand’s latest is a module version of the ELZ_1 play – but you’ll need to act fast if you want one…

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Three years after its prototype went viral, this "semi-modular harmony generator" is finally available to pre-order. We sat down with creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal to find out more

By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Fender Silent System is passive, battery-free, and built into these limited run American Professional Classic Strats and Teles, and it promises zero hum, maximum tone

By Jonathan Horsley Published
With three voicings per pickup, the SC-500 Plus gets a considerable upgrade and has never sounded so versatile

By Matt McCracken Published
Packing studio-grade algorithms in a compact chassis, the latest Eventide effects pedal is a multi-role fighter that can do any style

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Gibson will be at Crossroads 2026 with a booth where you can try guitars and win this Clapton 335. Will it have the “Hare Krishna” stamp? We'll find out when it drops in summer 2027

By Daryl Robertson Last updated
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The track was demoed for Thriller, covered by Greg Phillinganes, then picked up by Clapton. With Phil Collins producing, could the blues icon make synth-pop his own?

By Matt McCracken Published
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Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation

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The A major pentatonic, A minor pentatonic and Mixolydian are great places to start and we'll show you how

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A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best

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By Daniel Griffiths Published
Here's the simple way to get your left and right hands making beautiful music together

By Roland Schmidt Published
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By Daniel Griffiths Published
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Faders, knobs, buttons, sliders and sockets explained: Here’s how to find your way around a modern mixing desk

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Adding small or even large amounts of saturation doesn’t have to be bad for you, as we explore how to singe your sonics

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Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial

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On Kid A, Radiohead went resonant with some severe vocal processing - although complex at the time, the incredible results can now be easily achieved in software

By Roland Schmidt Published
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By Jon Musgrave Published
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…

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Aperture heralded a new approach for Styles, but its sounds clearly cribbed from the minimal techno playbook

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Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation

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We create our own transient-heavy synth bass with leanings towards the trance-heavy sounds of the 90s. ‘Drop Dead’ you exclaim? No way! We were Born Slippy!

By Roland Schmidt Published
We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW

By Matt McCracken Published
Packing studio-grade algorithms in a compact chassis, the latest Eventide effects pedal is a multi-role fighter that can do any style

By Jon Musgrave Published
Packing a lot of power in your pocket

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Millenium beefs up its MPS e-kit range with a new entry-level offering

By Daryl Robertson Published
This is an affordable retro inspired 12-string that punches well above its weight

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The Spark gets a pedalboard makeover, putting the power of the smart practice amp at your feet

By Izzie Jones Published
Welcome to the granular and textural reverb pedal built from the essence of three iconic Walrus pedals; Slö, Fable and Lore

By Connor Flys Published
Did Harley Benton drag this bass behind a car? Nope – it’s the brand-new, beaten-to-hell JB-62HA.

By Phil Weller Published
This next-generation travel guitar packs a lot in, but isn't without its niggles

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Embellished by official backing from Sequential, GForce brings us the original soothsayer in software form. We look at the fortunes of the new Prophet
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