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Fender American Vintage II Series 2025 new models: a still from Fender's promo video pictures the '51 Tele in Prototype White, the '57 Strat in Black, P-Bass in Olympic White, the exquisite all-new '65 Stratocaster in Candy Apple Red (one of three finish options) and the '66 Jazzmaster in Sherwood Green Metallic.
Affordable retro mojo: Fender expands American Vintage II series with fresh finishes and new models Described as “a near 1:1 comparison” of the original models that inspired them, these box-fresh new electrics and bass guitars give you that old-school tone and feel without the vintage price tag
Freddie Mercury on stage in 1978
“I played lots of guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no!’”: How Brian May fought to be heard on a Queen classic May calls it “a massive Queen song”
Best electric guitars: PRS McCarty 594
Best electric guitars 2025: Our pick of guitars to suit all budgets Find the top electric guitar for your budget and playing style, whether you play rock, metal, blues or beyond

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ENGL EP635 Fireball IR Pedal: This fire engine red preamp pedal presents two channels, heaps of features, monster gain.

“The EP635 delivers the unmistakable high-gain aggression and clarity that Engl fans love”: Engl packs its iconic Fireball head into a compact dual-channel stompbox with onboard noise gate and IR support

By Jonathan Horsley published

You wait months for two high-gain classic tube amps to be reimagined in pedal form then along come two in the same week

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A still from Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII featuring David Gilmour on the left, Nick Mason on drums at the centre of the frame, with bassist Roger Waters and keys player Richard Wright to the right.

Steven Wilson on the challenges and opportunities of mixing Pink Floyd At Pompeii

By Jonathan Horsley published

Wilson was in conversation with former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason at a special BFI IMAX screening of Adrian Maben's recently restored and rereleased concert movie

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Deals of the week

MusicRadar deals of the week: Score £900 off a Gibson Les Paul Standard, £350 off the Adam Jones Epiphone Les Paul Custom and hundreds off Fender, Squier and EVH

By Daryl Robertson published

We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, Squier, and more

Gear & Gadgets
Red Witch Apothecary Series Pedals: these beautifully crafted stompboxes have colour-coded aluminium dials, floral designs and some unique analogue circuits.

Exquisite stompboxes, built to last a lifetime, meet Red Witch’s new Apothecary Series

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Apothecary Series includes fuzz, overdrive, phaser, chorus/vibrato and modulated delay, and designer Ben Fulton says they're so durable they might outlast us all

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Mooer Prime M2 multi-effects unit in grey

"An unholy amount of features in a standard-sized compact pedal": Mooer Prime Minimax M2 Intelligent Pedal review

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Mooer updates its compact Prime series to offer even more tones in just as small a package

Guitar Pedals
Danny Gomez of Dirty Boy pedals hangs out with Linkin Park who have just revealed that the Ball Buster, Dirty Boy's OOP legacy boost pedal, was all over their comeback LP, From Zero. Here, Mike Shinoda wears an orange long-sleeve.

Linkin Park reveal secret weapon behind their From Zero guitar tone

By Jonathan Horsley published

Do you even have a nü-metal 2.0 pedalboard if it doesn’t have a Ball Buster?

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A bare-chested Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin performs at Earl's Court, London, in 1975. Guitarist Jimmy Page plays his Gibson Les Paul Standard in the background.

Robert Plant is selling gear for charity, including totally unique John Birch-modded ‘62 Stratocaster

By Jonathan Horsley published

The 1990 Les Paul that Les Paul gave the former Led Zeppelin frontman has been sold but that Strat is one super-cool refin – so too the mandolin and resonator

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Neural DSP Nano Cortex

Neural DSP gives the Nano Cortex an almighty power-up with free NanOS 2.0.0 system update

By Jonathan Horsley published

NanOS 2.0.0 adds 47 new effects and utilities plus expands the compact amp and effects capture pedal's functionality – it's a full rig in a box

Guitars
A Two Notes Reload II reactive load box on top of a guitar speaker cabinet

“It’s honestly got me thinking hard about adding one to my own studio set up”: Two Notes Reload II review

By Matt McCracken published

A reactive load box from Two Notes that makes the case for keeping your tube amp and forgetting about switching to a modeller

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Gretsch Limited Edition Paisley Penguin [left] and Honey Dipper Resonator: the Penguin dresses the famous singlecut in gold sparkle with a Paisley Pattern graphic, while the 99 per cent aluminium Honey Dipper makes a welcome return to the lineup.

Gretsch just unveiled one of the most decorative Penguins you'll see – and a super-cool resonator

By Jonathan Horsley published

Two classics of Gretsch design refreshed for a limited time only

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