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"A versatile, brilliantly engineered machine that will have your back, no matter what the gig": Strandberg Boden N2 Original review Strandberg makes key tweaks to its Boden blueprint, aiming to create an instrument to suit any genre - mission accomplished?

Kernom Ridge Overdrive shot on metal grate in photo studio — "The Ridge does something different, which makes it genuinely worthy of praise": Kernom Ridge Overdrive review A pedal that gives you all your favourite drives in one box, and then some

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom: a the dual-pickup Custom was a lesser-spotted model in the Gibson catalogue in the '50s – they didn't make many of them. But Bonamassa presents us with one and this 'Black Beauty' is equipped with a Bigsby. — Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

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“They describe themselves as a Mantra-Rock Dada Pythago-Cubist Orchestra, and the band name translates to ‘angina of the chest’”: The microtonal music theory behind viral math-rockers Angine de Poitrine

By Ethan Hein published 30 March 26

Our resident music professor breaks down the experimental tunings and time signatures behind the costumed Québécois duo breaking the internet

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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee work that '80s style as they perform live with Rush in 1984.

Geddy Lee on the making of Rush’s 1984 classic Grace Under Pressure

By Jonathan Horsley published 30 March 26

How the trio battled cabin fever in the depths of winter in search of a sound that had more of Alex Lifeson's guitar, more cutting-edge synths, "more of everything!"

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Paul Gilbert wears a tricorn and period dress as he poses in shred mode with his signature Ibanez guitar

“I’ve got to compete with Bach and Beethoven and Mozart and The Beatles!”: Inside the mind of guitar hero Paul Gilbert

By Jonathan Horsley published 28 March 26

Featuring: his “mouse” heartbeat, the jazz pianist so good he's “inhuman” and the most courageous thing a shredder can do

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Close up of LR Baggs acoustic guitar pickup

Best acoustic guitar pickups 2025: electrify your acoustic for stage, studio and sound fx – our top picks for all budgets

By Simon Fellows last updated 27 March 26

Looking to perform live, record in a studio or hook up your acoustic guitar to some dazzling effects? Then fitting a quality pickup is the best upgrade you can make

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Christian Andreu plays his Jackson signature Rhoads with a whole lot of pyro in the background.

Jackson launches spectacular EverTune refresh of Christian Andreu’s signature Rhoads

By Jonathan Horsley published 25 March 26

The Gojira riffer says he has been in love with the Jackson Rhoads ever since he saw Hammett of play one, and Andreu's latest signature version takes its design where it's never been before

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Viral footage shows a baggage handler throwing multiple guitars to the ground at LAX

By Ben Rogerson published 25 March 26

“My instinct was to start filming," says the person who captured and shared the clip

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Exploring the new industry of AI-integrated hardware effects pedals

By Adam Douglas published 25 March 26

AI is making the jump from software to hardware with a plethora of smart effects pedals. Is it just another gimmick or will AI-based hardware finally legitimise the controversial technology?

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