Shure unveils its first XLR/USB hybrid design – the MV7 Podcast Microphone By Jonathan Horsley "We’ve designed the MV7 to be laser focused on the user’s voice"
Harley Benton's CG-45E is a stunning grand concert electro-acoustic that costs under £100 By Jonathan Horsley Ideal for budding folk and fingerstyle players, this looks like a Depression-era acoustic dressed in borrowed finery
Just $6 buys you this open-source MIDI synth – but you'll need a 3D printer By Jonathan Horsley Johan Von Konow's LEET Synthesizer is an affordable, fun modular project for those with an appetite for DIY electronics
Dunable Guitars is raffling a stunning EVH tribute Yeti for Roadie Relief By Jonathan Horsley Tickets cost $25 with the raffle closing 8 November – all proceeds go to touring crew who've lost work post-Covid
Godin unveils the Multiac Grand Concert Deluxe – a hybrid nylon-string cutaway for flamenco and percussive players By Jonathan Horsley The Grand Concert Deluxe features a custom-voiced preamp developed with LR Baggs
Jack White bought a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster for a busker after a woman smashed his guitar in the street By Jonathan Horsley The White Stripes frontman sought out Matt Grant after seeing his Go Fund Me, then bought him his dream guitar
"You can never go back and make something great again. You can make something great now” – an interview with Perry Farrell By Jonathan Horsley How collaborating with Jim Morrison from beyond the grave, working as a gigolo, impersonating Jagger and a Colgate commercial led to picking up a mic and fronting seminal bands
John Frusciante confirms the Red Hot Chili Peppers are writing new material By Jonathan Horsley The guitarist says RHCP have been rehearsing and discusses his renewed appreciation of Chad Smith's drumming
Wide Blue Sound launches new two-layer flagship synth, Elysium By Jonathan Horsley A powerful new Kontakt instrument to "create striking percussive pulses, beautiful organic arps, evolving pads, and hybrid instruments"
Compose your own film score with Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations By Jonathan Horsley Spitfire Audio and Abbey Road Studios have collaborated on a 90-plus symphony sound library captured in Studio One
The Big Issue is auctioning 9 unique artist-customised Fender Stratocasters to support its vendors over winter By Jonathan Horsley Goldie, Gavin Turk, Jamie Reid and others got creative with the Strats – the auction is being live-streamed on 4 November
Canadian musician Angie C just used a brainwave-reader to play the monster analogue synth TONTO with her mind By Jonathan Horsley Her thoughts were processed and converted to voltages to control the synth made famous by Stevie Wonder
The UK live music industry is set to lose more than 160,000 jobs by Christmas By Jonathan Horsley New study reports a fall of 81 per cent in revenues for the sector with the outlook bleak for a 2021 recovery
Texas Toast Guitars' triple-necked T-Style "The Hater Maker" wins the Great Guitar Build Off 2020 By Jonathan Horsley Vote on who should win from the Unofficial Challengers Top 15 as chosen by Crimson Guitars Master Luthier Ben Crowe
Solar Guitars unveils a frosty new shred machine By Jonathan Horsley The generously spec'd Vinter features Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers and an EverTune bridge
Fender's new interactive online guide offers a personal touch to find the right gear for you By Jonathan Horsley Not sure whether a Jazzmaster, Strat or a Billie Eilish uke is the perfect match for you? Maybe FindYourFender can help
SolidGoldFX's NU-33 Vinyl Engine will make your tone "warble, glitch, bend and break in all the right ways" By Jonathan Horsley The super-tweakable modulation pedal combines chorus and vibrato with a built-in noise generator for added retro texture
Steve Perry confirms that Eddie Van Halen's guacamole ruined his jacket but said he wasn't crying afterwards By Jonathan Horsley No tears were spilled, only dip, as the Journey frontman fondly recalls touring with Van Halen in '78
A pair of electric guitars played and customised by Eddie Van Halen to be auctioned off in December By Jonathan Horsley Complete with cigarette burns, stripes and signed by the man himself...
Sunnaudio's Nucleus NU-1 is dual boost preamp with two flavours of drive on tap By Jonathan Horsley The NU-1's Hi-Gain channel offers up to 60dB of gain
The new US-made Oltre Series from Fano Guitars offers dozens of custom finish options By Jonathan Horsley You'll have a choice of pickups, pickguards and knobs and whether you like your finish pristine or relic'd
Modbap Modular's Per4mer is a Eurorack effects module for ”DJ-style live improvisation” and the modular-curious By Jonathan Horsley Apply within for Doppler-style delay, reverb, glitch and tape stop effects plus colour and compression
"If I had known whilst I was sat listening to that record, what was going to happen in the future, I would never never have believed it” – Amy Macdonald chooses the 10 albums that changed her life By Jonathan Horsley From Thriller to the Boss and hometown heroes – the Scottish songwriter looks back ahead of her new album's release
The best cheap acoustic guitars for under $/£500: 10 top budget acoustic guitars By MusicRadar, Jonathan Horsley Your guide to the best budget acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars, with amazing value options from Epiphone, Alvarez, Taylor and others
