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Audio Hertz's Mk.pre emulates the Tascam Portastudio preamp that colours Mk.gee's sought-after guitar tone
By Matt Mullen published
Mk.pre is currently on offer at $19

Using his signature ‘DAEAD’ tuning, Jacob Collier recorded a 5-string acoustic guitar album in just four days
By Ben Rogerson published
"I had to work so fast that I couldn’t second-guess anything - I just had to roll with and trust the process," he says

Five basses! Spinal Tap recruit Tal Wilkenfeld and Thundercat for bottom-heavy Jimmy Kimmel performance
By Will Simpson published
Movie and album are both out Friday

Dave Ellefson has his say on whether Metallica did Dave Mustaine a favour by sacking him
By Will Simpson published
It put a rocket under him, he reckons

“These guitars empower metal artists with the authentic, crushing tone that built Jackson’s legendary reputation”: Jackson takes us back to the heyday of shred with the Pro Origins 1985 San Dimas series – and what about that Two Face finish?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Here's a collection of S-styles that take us back to the era of coin-op arcade machines, the arms race of technicality, and to the early days of an LA guitar brand that was weaponising electric guitar

The classic synth heard on the Barbie OST was picked up on Reverb, says Mark Ronson
By Matt Mullen published
As the gear marketplace relaunches in the UK with reduced seller fees, Ronson reflects on how Reverb played a part in the making of 2023's biggest movie soundtrack

Gibson expands acoustic Murphy Lab collection with five Light Aged classics – including a Nick Lucas 1929 reissue
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gibson's newest Murphy Lab arrivals include a 1963 Dove, a 1955 J-45, pre and post-war SJ-200s, and a Nick Lucas Special from 1929 in Argentine Grey

“I don’t think it found its true voice until now”: Revived, refreshed, PRS adds the Mira 594 to the S2 range
By Jonathan Horsley published
The all-mahogany Mira has been in and out of PRS production since the original 2007 model, but reborn as this super-versatile S2 model. is it finally here to stay?

Walrus Audio’s Canvas Power USB is the super-compact device for powering your rig with a laptop charger
By Jonathan Horsley published
Designed to work with Walrus Audio's modular pedalboard power supplies, the Canvas Power USB can be used for a wireless rig or as a single-pedal power supply for desktop use

Derek Trucks says Tedeschi Trucks Band have completed new album and have been sneaking in some of the tracks live
By Jonathan Horsley published
Trucks says TTB has “the best collection of tunes” they have written to date, with 17 in the can, an Atmos mix – and the crowd are liking what they are hearing when they've dropped them in the set
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