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“The legendary JB tone, now reimagined for Telecasters”: Seymour Duncan might just have dropped this year’s must-have Tele mod
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of the greatest rock humbuckers of all all-time, slimmed down to single-coil size to drop into your Tele's bridge position. Meet the JB Jr For Tele

Steve Morse on the time he took power tools to his guitar so he could play a Deep Purple show with a broken wrist
By Jonathan Horsley published
Upper-fret access, the DIY way... Do not try this at home. But as the former Deep Purple guitarist explains, you can't stand on ceremony when you need your guitar to play how you want it to

“It carries significant meaning for the band and its history”: Twenty One Pilots are hit again by gear theft
By Will Simpson published
It was taken at a fan event in LA

“When we wrote the piece, it was a warning": Heaven 17 to release new version of Fascist Groove Thang
By Will Simpson published
The song was recently covered by LCD Soundsystem and has become an anthem of resistance in the US

Florian Schneider's Kraftwerk instruments go up for auction – including an EMS Synthi AKS likely used on Autobahn
By Matt Mullen published
The collection includes a "treasure trove of synths, drum machines, and vocoders" alongside an extensive number of historic woodwind and brass instruments

Enter, the Raven: Kirk Hammett’s Custom Shop Gibson acoustic dresses up the Hummingbird for Halloween
By Jonathan Horsley published
This collector's item is limited to 100 units worldwide, has a soundhole label signed by Metallica guitarist, and has aesthetic updates that just the thing for the horror superfan

Trevor Horn joins rising star Sophie Grey for a performance of Buggles hit Video Killed The Radio Star
By Will Simpson published
Grey has also released a cover of the song

Antelope Audio drops free EQ plugin to celebrate the release of individual perpetual licenses for 75+ plugins
By Matt Mullen published
MG4+ is Antelope's take on a popular 500-Series six-band analogue EQ renowned for introducing top-end shine and clarity
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