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Jacob Collier says that the problem with using AI for music making is that “it’s almost too perfect”
By Ben Rogerson published
“It can't learn a perspective or a sense of humour or an attitude,” he argues

Warm Audio channels the greatest hits of classic overdrive with the regal Throne Of Tone dual-drive and the 3-in-1 Tone Squealer
By Jonathan Horsley published
With its Mix knob, three modes and pickup voicing switch, the Tone Squealer could be the TS-style pedal for fans and non-fans alike, while the Throne Of Tone has everything you'd need from a mid-gain drive

PRS refreshes SE range and takes a top-tier shredder to the masses with Herman Li's Chleo
By Jonathan Horsley published
PRS expands its Dave Grissom signature range, makes the PRS SE Hollowbody “fully PRS” and debuts the SE CE 24 Standard Satin with a stop-tail, which at $499 is as affordable as PRS gets

Klon Centaur inventor Bill Finnegan’s lawsuit against Behringer over $69 clone has been dismissed
By Jonathan Horsley published
With Behringer's $69 K-style drive renamed as the Zentara, the battle is over. Did Finnegan win in the end?

“Your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Geezer Butler bass amps from Sabbath’s final show to go on sale
By Jonathan Horsley published
This Reverb exclusive offers 15 of Butler's signature heads used for rehearsals for Black Sabbath's final show, each coming with a COA from Ashdown MD Dan Gooday

Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn
By Jonathan Horsley published
The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

Ken Parker, the visionary luthier behind the Parker Fly, has died, aged 73
By Jonathan Horsley published
Parker was one of guitar designs great radicals, whose legendary electric, the Parker Fly, became a '90s classic, famously played by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Adrian Belew, David Lynch and more

Who needs Prime Day when you can indulge in Guitar Center's epic Guitar-A-Thon sale? Save up to $900 on Taylor and up to $500 on Gibson models
By Daryl Robertson published
The aptly named Guitar-A-Thon sale is the place to go for an epic six-string related bargain

Korn’s Head and Munky unveil new Ibanez 7-strings – and explain how it all comes back to Steve Vai
By Jonathan Horsley published
The K7YIN and K7YANG, one dark, one light, both state-of-the-art extended range S-styles built to the nu-metal kingpins' specifications – and yes, that's a U-Bar on Munky's vibrato

“This is the amp that defined the sound of surf and early rock ’n’ roll”: Universal Audio is giving away its new UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp plugin worth $149 for free
By Matt Mullen published
Placing the punchy, vintage tones of the Fender Showman in your DAW, Showtime '64 is free until October 31st
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