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Thomann's Guitar Days sale just hit up to 70% off with £474 off an Epiphone semi-hollow, £132 off a Death By Audio pedal, plus loads more massive savings
By Matt McCracken published
If you're looking for a bargain on guitar gear then the Thomann Guitar Days sale is jam-packed with big discounts

Derek Trucks is one of the greatest slide players of all time – here’s how he decides when to use it
By Jonathan Horsley published
Trucks says you can be just as lyrical playing fretted – just look at what Jeff Beck did with his Strat

“Look for one that says ‘80’s Icon on the case”: Johnny Marr says UPS has lost his guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
The indie guitar icon takes aim at the courier company on Twitter/X

All Rhoads lead to California as Jackson brings one of its most-iconic metal guitars home for a high-end upgrade
By Jonathan Horsley published
A classic Jackson with a Seymour Duncan JB and ‘59 humbucker pairing, the American Series Rhoads RR24 is equally vicious with or without a Floyd, as Brandon Ellis and Jeff Loomis demonstrate...

Misha Mansoor teams up with Neural DSP for Archetype plugin that nails his Periphery tone – but does so much more
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP's most ambitious plugin yet? Archetype: Misha Mansoor X collects three amps, virtual stompboxes, from the everyday to exotic granular and pitch-shifting effects, CabSims, EQs and more

“Players have asked us to push further – into more adventurous, exploratory delay and reverb”: Source Audio dials up the ambience with the Encounter – six reverbs, six delays, one tricked-out pedal for “deeply immersive soundscapes”
By Jonathan Horsley published
Not your garden variety delay/reverb, Encounter is described as a "fully-loaded vessel of atmospheric discovery" with presents players with presets, tap tempo, deep edits via the app and more
![Joe Bonamassa wears a blue suit and plays his P-90 loaded Epiphone signature Les Paul [left] and BB King cups his hand to his ear to ask for some more from his audience at a 1991 show in Chicago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pGzJdAHFic3RJjgCi33Ejh.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa announces all-star album celebrating life of BB King on the King of the Blues’ 100th birthday
By Jonathan Horsley published
BB King’s Blues Summit 100 is out Feb 6 and features guest spots from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, George Benson, Eric Gales and more

Gibson teams up with Loog for child-friendly 3-string versions of its most famous electric guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
Designed for kids aged three and above, these are super-accessible first guitars to give young players a start on the instrument
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