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Epiphone unveils beginner-friendly $229 ‘Tribute’ to Gibson’s iconic Hummingbird acoustic
By Jonathan Horsley Published
These beginner-friendly versions of one of the world's most legendary acoustic guitars are available in Ebony, Antique Natural and Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Ace Frehley’s iconic ‘Budokan’ Les Paul Custom sells at auction for $512,000
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The 1975 Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Custom was the late Kiss guitarists go-to electric in the late '70s and was all over Love Gun

“I had confused the two similar circuits and made a horrible mistake. I made a video. I told everyone”: JHS Pedals unveils the Fumble – an $89 boost pedal with a seriously complicated back story involving John Mayer, Dumble amps and a ‘70s acoustic preamp
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Fumble is a two-knob clean boost with a compact housing and lots of pedalboard uses. It might be easy to use, but how it got here is a little more difficult to explain

Lindsey Buckingham spots something familiar in a hit Sam Fender song as he ponders the influence of Fleetwood Mac
By Ben Rogerson Published
“The general kind of limits that the song puts on itself is very much like what we would do,” he says

How Radiohead were finally convinced to embrace wireless guitar and mic tech for their most recent shows
By Ben Rogerson Published
“We brought it into Jonny Greenwood’s studio and did some blind tests. We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed!”

Positive Grid's new AI-enabled combo lets you design "any tone imaginable" by text or image
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Reactor 50 and 100-watt combos feature Positive Grid's Amp Intelligence technology that allows players to get on the app and design sounds by AI prompt

Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75
By Ben Rogerson Published
“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

When Winger and Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach played on an ‘80s Bee Gees classic
By Jonathan Horsley Published
In the mid '80s, Reb Beach was Atlantic's go-to rock guy, ripping solos for Chaka Khan, learning from Marcus Miller, and being serenaded by the brothers Gibb
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