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Source Audio’s Pathways is a state-of-the-art reverb and tremolo pedal for vintage enthusiasts and modern tone-seekers alike
By Jonathan Horsley published
Pathways has seven reverb and echo engines, three tremolo types, plus all the digital connectivity to get the configure them just how you need them

Harley Benton takes on the high-performance heavyweights with a Sparkle Burst refresh of its $400 Floyd-equipped S-style
By Jonathan Horsley published
Super-affordable, built for shred, and now available in an array of new colours – and with single and dual-humbucker versions of each

“You can tell – he feels every word”: Flea talks collabs and a new Chili Peppers album
By Beth Simpson published
He admits he cried when he heard Nick Cave’s vocal on his solo album

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

Geddy Lee on the making of Rush’s 1984 classic Grace Under Pressure
By Jonathan Horsley published
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!"

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

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
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

Jackson launches spectacular EverTune refresh of Christian Andreu’s signature Rhoads
By Jonathan Horsley published
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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