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Articles by: MusicRadar Team

Best Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen deals January 2022: score a budget audio interface bargain

By MusicRadar Team published 6 January 22

Find all the best Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen interface deals in one place

The best snare drums in 2022 for all budgets and playing styles

By MusicRadar Team, Chris Barnes published 25 December 21

Our expert selection of snare drums for stage or studio

Thomann is having a Big Xmas Giveaway! Over €1500 of studio and recording gear is up for grabs today

By MusicRadar Team published 18 December 21

Win brand-new gear from the likes of Shure, Adam Audio, Beyerdynamic and more

Monkees singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith dies at 78: musicians react

By MusicRadar Team published 10 December 21

Nesmith wrote songs including Listen To The Band, The Girl I Knew Somewhere, Sunny Girlfriend and Tapioca Tundra

Robbie Shakespeare, seminal reggae bassist, dies aged 68

By MusicRadar Team published 9 December 21

Sly and Robbie star, who worked with and co-produced many greats, passes

The 10 best session/solo drummers of 2021, as voted for by you

By MusicRadar Team published 6 December 21

From hired guns to solo albums, these are the session elite

Huge drum giveaway! €5000 of drum gear up for grabs today

By MusicRadar Team published 6 December 21

Gear from Beyerdynamic, Alesis, Paiste, Mapex, Pearl and more to win

Browne Amplification Protein Dual Overdrive and T4 Fuzz review

By MusicRadar Team published 23 November 21

£179+
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Say goodbye to clean tones with this pair of high-quality, US-built fuzz and drive pedals

What is the best album production of 2021?

By MusicRadar Team published 18 November 21

The countdown to the top of the tech pops starts here

Who is the best producer of 2021?

By MusicRadar Team published 18 November 21

The countdown to the top of the tech pops starts here

What is the best produced track of 2021?

By MusicRadar Team published 17 November 21

The countdown to the top of the tech pops starts here

Who are the best rock guitarists of 2021?

By MusicRadar Team published 9 November 21

Which rock guitarists earned their stripes this year?

Who is the greatest guitarist of all time? Vote now!

By MusicRadar Team published 21 October 21

GOAT vote: The final round of our search sees the best of the best go head to head

Master the six-string this Rocktober with $80 off an annual Guitar Tricks online guitar lessons subscription

By MusicRadar Team published 15 October 21

This brilliant Rocktober promotion will see you take a deep dive into classic riffs from the likes of AC/DC, ZZ Top, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more

GOAT: Help us choose the greatest 2001-2021 guitarists

By MusicRadar Team published 6 October 21

It's round three and we're looking for contemporary heroes

Light up your fretboard – and your guitar instruction – with Fret Zealot, the ultimate learning toolbox

By MusicRadar Team published 1 October 21

Sponsored Innovative new system combines light-up fretboard LEDs with thousands of lessons and songs for a hands-on, intuitive and insanely fun learning experience

The Waves Labor Day sale is here: buy any plugin, get another for free!

By MusicRadar Team published 6 September 21

Plus, 129 killer plugins slashed to just $29.99, including effects, synths and mastering tools

GOAT hunt: Who is the greatest 1980 –1999 guitarist?

By MusicRadar Team published 26 August 21

The next stage in our search for the greatest of all time

Best samplers 2022: 16 of the best hardware samplers and workstations for every use and price

By MusicRadar Team, Simon Truss published 20 August 21

Expert buying advice on hardware samplers, from pocket models up to full-blown workstations – including samplers by Elektron, Korg, Akai and Teenage Engineering