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Seymour Duncan teams up with Dino Cazares for signature Machete humbuckers – and their versatility might surprise you
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available for six or seven-string guitars, the Machete is the same high-powered heavy-hitter Cazares uses in his signature Ormsby guitar, and is all about power and clarity

Crazy Tube Circuits squeezes out another sweet twofer with the Orama preamp/fuzz pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
One classic British amp-in-a-box circuit, one '90s boutique fuzz, two footswitches and countless tones to explore, the Orama is CTC's "vision in gain" and it looks (and sounds) mighty fresh

Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever
By Jonathan Horsley published
Talk about doing Christmas shopping early? May's gift was two years in the making, and it's a big one – Queen meets Black Sabbath on a Red Special replica with a signature Iommi twist

Strymon debuts Series A analogue pedals range with the Fairfax – a “chameleon” drive that can “breathe fire”
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Fairfax Class A Output Stage Drive replicates the old-school mojo of the vintage Garnet Amplifiers' Herzog tube drive, and is the first release in Strymon's new Series A range of analogue pedals

DOD reimagines a Gary Moore overdrive favourite as the Badder Monkey – think the DigiTech Green Monkey, only badder
By Jonathan Horsley published
DOD creates the king of the pedalboard swingers, combining the original Bad Monkey circuit with two new drive circuits, and some truly bananas ways of blending them all

Tom Morello’s favourite 'Arm the Homeless' electric guitar has just been recreated by Fender
By Jonathan Horsley published
We have all seen this guitar. We have all heard it. Now we can buy it, and it has the same off-brand build and graphic finish as the original

“If I sit down with a Dumble, the last thing I’m going to do is do any kind of fast techniques”: Mark Tremonti on why he is addicted to Dumble amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist's love for Dumbles underlines the importance of choosing the right amp for your style

Dirty Boy turns the tables on guitar’s digital revolution with an all-analogue preamp pedal inspired by a plugin
By Jonathan Horsley published
SilverBOY is fully wired for sound and presents players with a high-functioning preamp pedal with all mod cons, proving that the inspiration between pedals and plugins can go both ways

EVH Gear turns “holy grail” Eddie Van Halen amp Hypersonic with super-lightweight 5150III 6L6 digital modelling combo
By Jonathan Horsley published
The three-channel 50W monster is a super lightweight combo that is easy on your back while showing no quarter with its high-gain tone, and EVH Gear says its faithful to the original tube amp

Adrian Belew on how he and Seymour Duncan made one of the first relic’d guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
The prog guitar icon has posted new pics taken by Seymour Duncan that show off their handiwork as they turned Belew's new Strat into a relic and started guitar's most controversial trend
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