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New mini Fender Squier Strat, Jazzmaster and Precision Bass guitars announced
Beginners and travel guitar fans rejoice – plus left-handers too!
Fender announces 4 new guitar and bass effects pedals – including a wah
Treadlight Wah, Volume / Expression, Acoustic Preverb and Bass Distortion will arrive in November
The 11 best electric guitars under $/£1,000: find your next guitar under a grand
Find a great sub $/£1,000 electric guitar for playing rock, metal, blues and beyond
Fender reveals new Road Worn relic'd Vintera Tele and Strat guitars
Stunning '50s, '60s and '70s models due in September
“Forget presets”: Sonible’s smart:reverb plugin promises to listen to your sound and create a custom space for it
AI-powered processor assesses the input signal’s spectral and temporal characteristics
13 great Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster guitar player moments
Some of the classic offset performances from J Mascis to Kevin Shields and John Frusciante
Watch one-armed drummer Jack Thomas play Duality by Slipknot
Jack recorded the cover at Drumeo after losing his arm in an accident at work five years ago
The Netflix ‘ta-dum’ sound features a reversed electric guitar sample that was created using ‘90s effect processors
How an old guitar recording helped to create one of the most recognisable audio logos of our time
Iron Maiden and Deep Purple producer Martin Birch dies, age 71
Bruce Dickinson: "Martin was a mentor who completely transformed my singing"
Free hybrid drum samples: 324 Roland 808 kick, snare, clap, tom and percussion hits
Get the sound of the most famous drum machine in history for 808 Day
5 songs producers need to hear by… Jam & Lewis
Career highlights from the legendary R&B and pop production pairing
Hear Dream Theater's John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy reunited on Terminal Velocity
The track is the first recording to feature the former bandmates in a decade
Harley Benton unveils the SC-Custom II guitar series with 10 affordable models
A range of finish and pickup options including P-90, active and passive humbuckers with 22 or 24 frets
Here's what Roland has planned for its 40th anniversary 808 day celebrations
A new mini documentary, an interview with the creator and the chance to try the official TR-808 plugin for free
Watch Jason Isbell show his vintage guitar collection – including his '59 'Redeye' Gibson Les Paul
"It got out of hand pretty quickly," says the guitarist about his vintage instrument collecting
Check out all our blues guitar skills lessons in one place
A wide selection of accessible tutorials with tab and audio for beginner players and beyond
Eric Johnson focuses on using string stretches in your licks for latest charity guitar lesson
He's also encouraging players who follow his lesson series to donate to their local food banks