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How Johnny Rzeznik wrote Goo Goo Dolls' Iris, which has become the soundtrack to '90s nostalgia
By Rob Laing published
Written for a '90s movie soundtrack, the song was later covered by Taylor Swift and has gone on to become a social media sensation

With AI stem separation, component-level modelling, and access to 200,000+ neural captures, Blackstar's Beam Mini “redefines” the desktop amp
By Jonathan Horsley published
Introduced at NAMM 2026, the Beam Mini ups the ante for the digital practice amp, giving players access to AI-driven practice tools, Tone3000 NAM captures and top-class modelled sounds

Jake Kiszka on the time he went shopping for the world’s most expensive guitar amp in Japan
By Jonathan Horsley published
And it was then when the Greta Van Fleet guitarist realised that the über-rare holy grail tube amp was still a little steep for his liking...

Crazy Tube Circuits’ Triptychon might just be the only pedal you need for classic rock
By Jonathan Horsley published
CTC delivers another super-ambitious build that looks very much like a shut-up-and-take-my-money stompbox for any player weaned on LedZep, Cream, Sabbath et al

Neural DSP unveils the Darkglass Ultimate plugin – a fully featured digital platform for studio-quality bass tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Darkglass Ultimate expands upon the Ultra dual-preamp plugin with effects, cabs, full signal chain control and more – and it's a free update for Darkglass Ultra users

Harley Benton drops a sub-$250 baritone that proves you can do low tunings at low prices – and stay fashionably offset
By Jonathan Horsley published
Once upon a time a baritone offset was exclusive, a super-niche instrument that'd cost you, but the entry level JA-Baritone HH BK changes all that

Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready
By Jonathan Horsley published
Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues

Fender releases the Brian Fallon ’59 Telecaster Custom, a high-end replica of the guitar that built the Gaslight Anthem sound
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Brian Fallon '59 Telecaster Custom has Righteous Sound “Fourth Man” pickups, Dual Stack wiring, a Journeyman Relic finish and an eye-watering price tag

With less than 24 hours left to go in Guitar Center's massive Guitar-A-Thon sale, this is your last chance to grab up to 30% discounts across the board - including $700 off a beautiful Gibson Les Paul
By Matt McCracken last updated
Here are 11 of the best deals still available in the Guitar-A-Thon, with the sale set to end on April 29th
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