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Sam Fender releases behind-the-scenes footage of him working on a guitar part for hit single Rein Me In
By Ben Rogerson published
It’s just won a Brit Award and reached Number 1 in the UK singles chart

“I’m watching this genius develop right in front of me”: Joe Satriani on what it was like to teach a teenage Steve Vai
By Jonathan Horsley published
Here's this "goofy" Ace Frehley fan with big hands and he keeps coming back for more... Satch says it wasn't long before he recognised Vai's potential

“A couple of the lyrics turned out to be AI-generated… I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll go for it’”: How Paul Gilbert accidentally wrote a song using an AI hallucination
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gilbert's first vocal album since 2016, WROC finds him adapting George Washington's "rules for civility" into lyrics for rock songs. But what happens when AI injects itself into the process?

Marshall launches membership scheme and pledges percentage of online sales to support grassroots music venues
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sign up to Marshall's Amplify scheme and the British amp giant will use one per cent of members' web store purchases to support independent venues

“Fans still love these games. Just start by making a guitar”: There’s a sequel to Guitar Hero on the way
By Will Simpson published
Stage Tour is set to land this autumn

Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Mick Ronson’s Bowie-era 1968 Les Paul Custom
By Jonathan Horsley published
With the ebony finish stripped to reveal its two-piece plain maple top, mismatched controls, custom-wound pickups, this limited run reproduction is the spitting image of Ronson's original

Love hotrodded Plexi crunch and Mesa high-gain drive? Wampler’s Golden Jubilee serves up both in one sparkly green stompbox
By Jonathan Horsley published
Wampler is calling it a “complete gain solution” and who can argue with that…
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Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are bringing the Rush reunion tour to the UK, Europe and South America
By Jonathan Horsley published
The 50 Something Tour will see Rush play two epic sets culled from 40-plus tracks – tickets for the newly announced 2027 dates go on sale at 10am on 27 February

Paul Gilbert on why it can be so hard to resist the urge to shred
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gilbert says shred can sometimes be the easy way to give his audience what they want, but their expectations only make him want to work harder on his melodies

Could the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor be a serious rival to the Quad Cortex?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Line 6's new flagship amp modelling platform not only has to live up to the Helix's reputation, it arrives when the competition has never been steeper. But it has features, lots of 'em...
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