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- April 12
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- 7 ways to improve your rhythm guitar tone
- Kirk Hammett's ESP guitar from the Metallica One video has been sold
- Take Paul Gilbert's lead and develop the most important guitar skill of all with this quick exercise
- Engineer Dave Hillis recalls locking Eddie Vedder in the studio during all-night recording sessions for Pearl Jam‘s Ten
- Invest in Fightback Brewing Company and save live music – crowdfunder launched for the Music Venue Trust beer partner
- Sassy Audio Spreadsheet is part modular softsynth, part spreadsheet and all business
- Who is the greatest drummer of all time? Vote now!
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 33: Faithless - Insomnia
- April 9
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- DMX has died at the age of 50
- GOAT hunt: The greatest drummers of the 21st century
- Harley Benton releases AirBorne Pro £83 guitar wireless system / tuner pedal
- Does the SoundFile have the answer to classical and fingerstyle guitarists‘ nail care problems?
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 34: Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- 13 best acoustic guitars 2021: our pick of acoustic guitars for new players to pros
- 5 tracks producers need to hear by... Mark Ronson
- Watch Tyler Larson of Music Is Win play a stunning all-glass electric guitar
- The 11 best looper pedals 2021: fatten up your live guitar performances
- Save up to 93% off Waves’ plugin bundles and take your mixes to the next level
- Is your love of music damaging your hearing? An audiologist tells you what you can do about it
- D'Addario is calling its new XS "the most advanced coated string ever"
- April 8
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- Interview: "I think it’s probably the best guitar design overall ever" – talking Telecasters with Jason Isbell
- Watch David Gilmour perform Albatross with Rick Vito, Andy Fairweather Low, Mick Fleetwood and more
- The 10 best multi-effects pedals 2021: the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers
- Pioneer DJ’s latest monitors are aimed at delivering club-style mixes at an affordable price-point
- deadmau5 says he’s “stoked” to be sharing his new plugin, which takes care of “all your DAW to OSC needs”
- Mike McCready's limited edition Fender Custom Shop 1960 Stratocaster has been officially released
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 35: Jon & Vangelis - I’ll Find My Way Home
- Watch Misha Mansoor introduce his new EverTune-equipped signature Jackson Pro Series ET6 and ET7 Juggernaut
- Introducing The Bludgeon – Fender's $8,500 Joe Bonamassa '51 Nocaster signature model
- MOTU’s re-engineered UltraLite-mk5 audio interface promises sharper looks and better sound
- Best keyboard stands 2021: 8 top picks for home and stage use
- Harley Benton has a new desktop modelling amp called the AirBorne Go – and you won't need a guitar cable
- April 7
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- Get a free Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for AmpliTube
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 36: Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Issue 369 of Future Music is on sale now
- There’s a bit more to Polyend’s Tracker Artist Editions than meets the eye
- Epiphone and Jared James Nichols want you to share the Gold Glory with new signature Les Paul Custom
- Best amp modellers 2021: 10 hi-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles
- Plugin Boutique offers a massive 99% off the SoundSpot Producers Bundle: bag 5 epic plugins for only $8/£5
- Mark Knopfler pro tip and guitar warm-up exercise: "You've got to stop associating emotion with tension"
- Casio launches a new range of Casiotone keyboards aimed at “everyday music-makers”
- April 6
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- In a rare interview, bass legend Pino Palladino reflects on replacing The Who‘s John Entwistle on two days‘ notice
- Fender releases the Mustang Micro, a headphones guitar amplifier that fits inside your pocket
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 37: Enya - Orinoco Flow
- Dirtywave’s super-stylish portable tracker could be your new best M8
- Cort ups the ante in the 2021 state-of-the-art metal guitar arms race with the “multi-utilitarian“ X700 Mutility
- Jackson launches the Pro Series Signature Brandon Ellis Kelly in Green Crackle finish – ”It looks pure metal,” says Ellis
- Ernie Ball Music Man and St Vincent give her signature electric guitar a stunning makeover
- Behringer’s Polyeight synth goes beyond the Korg Polysix with two more voices, but loses an octave of keys
- April 2
- April 1
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- 10 Cool Synths Under $1,000 you can snap up on eBay
- 10 best condenser mics 2021: our pick of condenser microphones for budget and pro use
- Nils Frahm calls out artists for selling NFTs: “It’s unforgivable to participate in something which is so bleak and wrong”
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Paul Kossoff with Free
- The 9 best drum triggers 2021: the hybrid drumming add-ons to give your acoustic kit an electronic twist
- The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 38: Japan - Ghosts
- "Hit songwriters are driving Ubers": The Pact pledges to stop performers taking undeserved song credits
- Save up to 20% on digital pianos, MIDI controllers, synths and plugins right now at Guitar Center
- Yes, you really can play Doom on your 1010Blackbox sampler… or can you?
- Origin Effects recreates classic modded amp tones with its RD Compact Hot Rod pedal
- The best Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 deals April 2021: pay less for Novation’s top budget MIDI keyboard
- The best Shure MV7 deals in April 2021: Grab a bargain on a top do-it-all microphone
- The best Alesis Nitro Mesh kit deals in April 2021: Grab yourself a cheap electronic drum set bargain
- The best Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen deals in April 2021: Grab yourself a budget audio interface bargain
- The best SSL 2 and SSL 2+ audio interface deals April 2021: the place for cheap SSL interface deals
- The best Rode NT-USB and Rode NT-USB Mini deals in April 2021: Grab a desktop microphone bargain
- Best Blue Microphones Yeti deals in April 2021: the best Blue Yeti deals across the full USB microphone range
- The best Casio Privia PX770 deals in April 2021: Bag a great deal on your new digital piano
- The best Yamaha Piaggero NP-12 deals in April 2021: Grab a compact keyboard bargain and learn to play today
- Who is the greatest drummer of the '00s and '10s? Vote now!
- Elvis Presley '68 Comeback Special Hagstrom guitar sells at auction
- Adam Audio’s Absorber Socks could be the wearable solution to your studio’s acoustic performance problems
- Epiphone unleashes a 24-fret signature GhostHorse Explorer for Brendon Small
- Who are the Greatest Of All Time? We're going on a G.O.A.T hunt...
