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MusicRadar deals of the week: My pick of Father's Day deals for musicians include $400 off the Polyend Play+, $200 off a Martin acoustic and so much more
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Tama, Gretsch, Polyend, Martin and more

"It’s been a tough few years": UK gear retailer PMT closes its doors, makes 96 staff redundant and sells £2.4m of stock to Gear4Music
By Matt Mullen published
Just a few months after Brighton-based GAK closed down, another UK musical instrument retailer enters administration

“I’ll cry... I’d have done that gig for nothing” Zak Starkey on why he'll miss the Oasis gigs
By Will Simpson published
And he says he might yet rejoin The Who

Gretsch’s unveils new MIJ high-end semi-hollows with redesigned bodies and Pro Twin Six humbuckers
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Broadkaster LX Center Block and Broadkaster Jr Center Block have The Great Gretsch Tone, that classic Gretsch look, but are refreshed with some some subtle player-friendly tweaks

Sabrina Carpenter on her musical heroes, and why she decided to release a new album so soon... and Rush
By Ben Rogerson published
“I’m like, ‘When did we stop doing that?’ Writers write, they make music, and they release music,” she says

Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom! Camtronome is the essential musical metronome app that you didn’t know you needed
By Daniel Griffiths published
It’s the next-level performance assistant whose time signature jumps, tempo changes and audible queues will keep you on point through your entire gig

“I could’ve been a flutist”: Donald Trump is claiming he has an aptitude for music
By Will Simpson published
"I do have an ear for music" he says

Arturia's Mix DRUMS is an "all-in-one" drum processor that promises punchy, pro-sounding drums without the fuss
By Matt Mullen published
Co-developed with producer Emre Ramazanoglu, Mix DRUMS brings together dynamics, distortion, tone-shaping and much more in a one-stop shop for drum mixing

“A bold new take on a classic metal machine”: Having ridden the wave of popular demand, Jackson’s Surfcaster offset has landed – and it’s built for speed
By Jonathan Horsley published
No sharp ages? No problem. These X and JS Series Surfcasters have the shred-friendly dimensions and high-output pickups to mix it as a metal guitar

Line 6 debuts all-new AI tech as it supercharges its amp modelling platform with the Helix Stadium
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Helix Stadium and Stadium XL Floor units feature an 8" touchscreen, a vast range of tone-shaping features – including amp and effects capture – and take Line 6's modelling to new heights
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