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- October 22
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- Paul Reed Smith's personally spec'd Private Stock Paul's 85 guitar surfaces
- Modus–Jeff Russo is a unique set of scoring tools that was used to create the sound of Star Trek
- Moog’s new Claravox Centennial Theremin could be the ultimate hands-off instrument
- The best VST mastering plugins 2020: get your tracks release-ready in your DAW with these high-performance processors
- "The pinnacle of headroom" – Darkglass Electronics unveil Microtubes 500v2 and Alpha Omega 500 bass amps
- The Big Issue is auctioning 9 unique artist-customised Fender Stratocasters to support its vendors over winter
- Squeeze’s Chris Difford - 10 albums that changed my life: “C’mon… who wouldn’t want to be in a band like The Who?”
- Canadian musician Angie C just used a brainwave-reader to play the monster analogue synth TONTO with her mind
- Flywheel promises all the “special sauce” of reel-to-reel tape in a simple and affordable VST plugin
- Issue 363 of Future Music is on sale now
- Signature is a new VST synth plugin that’s dedicated to R&B and hip-hop sounds
- AC/DC's Angus Young reveals what his favourite SG is in first podcast appearance
- 6 money mistakes made by musicians
- October 21
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- The UK live music industry is set to lose more than 160,000 jobs by Christmas
- Paul McCartney announces McCartney III album – tracking vocals, bass, drums and guitar himself
- An affordable '59 Les Paul? Preorders for the Epiphone Burst are now surfacing
- Texas Toast Guitars' triple-necked T-Style "The Hater Maker" wins the Great Guitar Build Off 2020
- 10 of the greatest Gibson archtop guitar tones of all time
- “There was something very special about receiving Mark Knopfler’s raw guitar files”: How Whispering Bob's Allstars recorded Stand By Me for charity in lockdown
- Musician's Friend Black Friday 2020: The hottest guitar deals, plus savings on bass guitars, recording gear and drums
- The greatest synth player of all time to be announced at The Music Technology Show 2020!
- Peavey is making its HP 2 guitar again following Eddie Van Halen's death
- Solar Guitars unveils a frosty new shred machine
- Fender's new interactive online guide offers a personal touch to find the right gear for you
- October 20
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- Hands-on demo: Fender's American Professional II could be the last guitar you ever buy
- Spencer Davis of The Spencer Davis Group dies aged 81 – former bandmate Steve Winwood pays tribute
- SolidGoldFX's NU-33 Vinyl Engine will make your tone "warble, glitch, bend and break in all the right ways"
- Audio engineer David Strickland: "Hip-hop is indigenous culture in a modern form"
- Novation and Aphex Twin launch the AFX Station synth, but it’s not as new as you might think
- Steve Perry confirms that Eddie Van Halen's guacamole ruined his jacket but said he wasn't crying afterwards
- Could you be the Bassist of the Year?
- A pair of electric guitars played and customised by Eddie Van Halen to be auctioned off in December
- Jamahook is a VST/AU plugin that ‘listens’ to your DAW project and then suggests samples that could make it better
- Behringer’s ARP 2600 clone will cost just $599, but when will you be able to get hold of one?
- Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption played on two Stylophones simultaneously is the best thing you’ll see today
- October 19
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- MonoNeon talks new Fender American Professional II basses and how working with Prince inspired his own music
- Sunnaudio's Nucleus NU-1 is dual boost preamp with two flavours of drive on tap
- Dell XPS 13 and 15 deals for Black Friday and October 2020: the latest Dell coupon codes, deals and more
- Waves unveils the V12 update for its entire range of plugins: resizable interfaces, faster preset browsing and retina-ready graphics
- Black Friday plugin deals 2020: the latest Black Friday music software discounts from Waves, Native Instruments, Arturia and more
- 6 tips on playing percussive electric guitar with Manuel Gardner Fernandes
- The new US-made Oltre Series from Fano Guitars offers dozens of custom finish options
- Best MacBook Pro deals for Black Friday and October 2020: the best cheap MacBook Pros online right now
- Guitar Center Black Friday 2020: everything you need to know and the deals we expect
- Black Friday music deals 2020: everything you need to know and the deals we're expecting
- Sweetwater Black Friday 2020: Save big in Sweetwater's guitars, bass, drums and music tech sale
- Modbap Modular's Per4mer is a Eurorack effects module for ”DJ-style live improvisation” and the modular-curious
- A dream collaboration: John Petrucci signature beard oil is now available
- Erica Synths’ Syntrx could be the closest we'll get to a new Synthi AKS
- Wampler's new mini overdrives are packing big features into small pedals
- Sick of complex reverb plugins? D16 thinks that Spacerek could be the answer
- Felix Martin performs a Star Wars medley on an eight-string acoustic guitar
- October 17
- October 16
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- Harley Benton announces three new guitar effects pedal power supplies
- Build your own ukulele with this $20 kit from Harley Benton
- Win a £500 Amazon voucher from Focusrite
- Nik Kershaw - 10 songs that changed my life: “It suddenly occurred to me that I was listening to the perfect pop record”
- "If I had known whilst I was sat listening to that record, what was going to happen in the future, I would never never have believed it” – Amy Macdonald chooses the 10 albums that changed her life
- Erae Touch promises to be the expressive MIDI 2.0 controller that does it all
- Guitar previously owned by John Lennon and George Harrison sells for $300,000
- The GigRig raises the bar on effects pedal switching systems with the G3
- Austrian Audio’s OC818 is a next-gen microphone system with a vintage heart
- October 15
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- Bitwig Studio 3.3 announced: DAW update adds Polymer, a “fun and quick” hybrid modular synth
- Klevgrand shakes things up with the Skaka percussion plugin
- Fender's CEO tried - and failed - to buy David Gilmour's '#0001 Strat'
- Pioneer DJ thinks that the DJM-S11 battle mixer should be scratch DJs’ weapon of choice
- These 26 Prime Day music deals are still live – laptops, guitars, electronic drum sets and more
- Korg drops the new Hybrid synth into its Module 4 app, and you can use it in Gadget, too
- Dirty Filter is a free VST plugin that promises distorted audio deviance
- October 14
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- Mic drop! Get $100 off the Audio Technica AT2035 microphone, perfect for podcasting and streaming
- You know you want to - the top Prime Day guitar pedal and effects deals are here
- The top Fender Prime Day electric, bass and acoustic guitar deals
- Prime Day music bargains galore as retail giants go head to head on guitar, music tech and drum deals
- Boost your music production PC’s storage with this epic Prime Day deal on a 1TB SanDisk SSD
- Get a mega 80% off the Aphex Aural Exciter and Big Bottom Pro Bundle for Pro Tools this Prime Day
- These are the top electronic drum set deals this Prime Day
- Waves has dropped a massive 40% off plugins and bundles sale for Prime Day
- Get a slice of Yamaha's Session Cake for less than half price in these amazing Prime Day portable mixer deals
- Hurry, these mad Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro Prime Day discounts are real – snap them up before they sell out!
- Is this the sweetest beginner acoustic deal this Prime Day?
- Prime Day music deals 2020: check out all deals that are still live
- “Bernard Edwards gave me the dirtiest look...” Nile Rodgers talks Strats with us
- Save $120 on Positive Grid’s BIAS FX 2 Elite amp/FX modeling suite
- Get organised on the move for less, with these Road Runner pedalboards
- Two well-spec'd ESP LTD monsters on offer for less than $500
- Save $150 on a Jackson X Series Soloist SL5X FSR
- Grab this Yamaha Dreadnought for under $200
- Red Special offer alert! Brian May's Signature Antique Cherry reduced by 15%
- Grab a last-minute Prime Day bargain on these LaCie external HDDs
- Save 20% on the 5 star-rated Positive Grid Spark 40 guitar and bass amp
- Boost your music PC with 16GB or 32GB of Crucial Ballistix RAM for a crazy Prime Day price
- Save big on this epic Razer Blade 15 laptop Prime Day deal
- Save 20% on FL Studio 20: get this much-loved DAW for as little as $79
- "It’s given me an opportunity to reconnect properly with the guitar" – Jimmy Page talks lockdown and future plans
- Danelectro has announced a new Baby Sitar in Vintage Aqua and we want one
- Take control of your tracks with this $50 Prime Day discount on the Alesis V25 MIDI keyboard
- Get trigger happy with $32 off Roland’s BT-1 Bar Trigger for Prime Day
- Get that Great Gretsch Sound for less with $150 off these awesome Streamliner guitars
- Why now is the time to claim a Yamaha SG for your guitar collection
- We’ve found what could be the cheapest 2020 iPad deal on Prime Day
- The 7 best beginner electronic drum sets 2020: plug in and start drumming today
- October 13
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- Get a black Strat without breaking the bank and save $100 on this Fender Player
- These MacBook Pro deals are Prime Day gold – save hundreds on a 2020 Apple laptop
- We've found the Prime Day headphones and earphones deal highlights featuring AirPods, Powerbeats, Sony and Bose
- Save 20% on these Crucial SSDs and max-out your music computer’s storage
- Nearly $250 slashed off the diabolical Hagstrom Fantomen Ghost signature model
- Save 62% on the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker this Prime Day – and get 6 months of free music if you're in the US!
- Save $200 on this funky Metallic Purple Fender Road Worn 50s Telecaster
- 20% off Kliq AirCell Guitar Strap in Amazon's Prime Day sale
- Don't miss this massive 40%+ D’Angelico Excel DC price drop
- Sweetwater’s $25 discount on the Universal Audio Arrow interface gives you a more affordable route into the world of UAD plugins
- Epiphone's Hummingbird Performer PRO acoustic-electric gets a $50 discount
- These Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass HH models update the classic Jazz Bass formula, and are now reduced by $80
- Save 20% on Laney Black Country Customs pedals – including the Tony Iommi Signature Boost
- Save $100 on Modal Electronics’ 4-voice Skulpt polysynth, down to just $199!
- Fender sets its new standard with the American Professional II guitar series
- This Prime Day deal on the Dell XPS 15 laptop is too good to ignore
- Learn how to use Add9 arpeggios in your playing with this guitar lesson
- The top studio accessories deals this Amazon Prime Day for producers, from monitors to office chairs and everything in between
- Get the best from your modeller and profiler with the Laney LFR-212 powered cab
- IK's iRig Stomp I/O price trampled down to $249 at Musician's Friend
- Cut that cord and save $50 on this Line 6 Relay G10S wireless guitar system
- Save up to $1000 on a slew of Gibson Les Pauls at Guitar Center
- Bag a Squier Affinity Stratocaster for less than $200 with this beginner-friendly Prime Day deal
- Roland's TD-1DMK and TD-17KV, two cracking e-kits, are on offer right now
- October 12
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- Pearl Sensitone Beaded Brass Snare reduced by 20%
- The 10 different ways Eddie Van Halen made guitar great
- You have less than 24 hours left to check out the Waves Black Friday deals preview
- Save up to $200 on these shred-tastic Ibanez guitars
- Save 15% on Pigtronix's Infinity Looper 2 pedal
- The top guitar tuner deals for Prime Day – including Boss and D'addario
- Download Ableton Live 10 Lite for free, courtesy of Splice
- Two limited edition Fender Player Strat HSS guitars at up to $160 off
- Grab a Boss ME-80 multi-effects pedal for just $249
- These three crushing deals on Schecter guitars will grant you big riffs and big savings
- 1010music’s Bluebox lets you record, mix and sync your electronic music gear without going near your DAW
- Big Prime Day discounts and big beats to be had with this Alesis Nitro Mesh electronic drum set deal
- The transition to MIDI 2.0 should be a “smooth crossfade”, says MMA President, as work continues on new features and backwards compatibility
- Forget the iPhone 12 - the big news is that Apple silicon Macs could be announced in November
- The 10 best chorus pedals 2020: premium digital and analogue chorus effects for guitar
- Amazon jumps the Prime Day gun with this stellar saving on the 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro
- October 11
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- Get 20% off one of the best wah pedals - the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour
- MXR Classic Overdrive and Distortion pedals are just $39.99 at Guitar Center
- Bill Bruford is selling a LOT of gear: here’s how you can buy it
- The best cheap acoustic guitars for under $/£500: 10 top budget acoustic guitars
- Get 25% off a classic Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, and nab 2 BIC-PC patch cables while you're at it
- Massive home recording sale kicks off on Sweetwater - Over 100 deals on studio gear for music makers, YouTubers and podcasters
- October 10
- October 9
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- Harley Benton's new SC-Special guitar offers classic P-90 pickup power
- Who is the best rock drummer of all time?
- 6 best keyboards for beginners and kids 2020: get started with these top beginner keyboards
- 5 songs producers need to hear by… Quincy Jones
- The best studio monitors 2020: 10 affordable to high-end studio speakers for musicians and producers
- Fender's Hypebeast Stratocaster revealed
- The MP MIDI Controller is now available for pre-order: are you ready to take your plugins outside the box?
- These killer Amazon MacBook Pro deals might beat anything you'll find ahead of Prime Day
- Share your favourite Casio musical instrument memory and get a free fanzine to mark 40 years of its synths, pianos and keyboards
- George Michael’s estate sends John Lennon’s Imagine piano to Strawberry Field to mark the late Beatle’s 80th birthday
- The 7 best Yamaha e-kits 2020: top electronic drum sets from Yamaha for beginner, intermediate and pro drummers
- PreSonus’s PD-70 podcasting mic is designed to capture clear speech and nothing else
- Native Instruments’ Super 8 analogue polysynth breaks free of Reaktor to run as a VST/AU plugin
- Joe Bonamassa's Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul replica released: "You just play this thing into the ground"
- October 8
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- Brian May rig tour: “Brian’s not going to use a Fractal rackmount and in-ears; he wants to hear three screaming AC30s behind him thumping him in the back”
- Get over $80 off Shure in-ear monitors at Musician’s Friend
- IK Multimedia gets into the Prime Day spirit by offering 75% off its massive Total Studio 2 Max plugin bundle
- Get the G&L Tribute ASAT Classic Bluesboy for a bargain $337 with this incredible pre-Prime Day offer
- This free Roland TR-808 and TB-303 online studio is here to kill your productivity
- Vote now for the greatest synth sound of all time!
- Best Buy’s massive MacBook Pro deals could be Prime Day beaters – save up to $800 today
- Get 20% off a Positive Grid Spark 40 amp in PG’s Prime Day-beating sale!
- It looks like Novation and Aphex Twin are working on something together, but what is it?
- 6 guitar tricks you can learn from Eddie Van Halen
- October 7
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- Don't miss Mark Guiliana's Zildjian live stream tomorrow, Oct 8th
- Harley Benton reveals its new Blast t-style guitar models with Filtertron pickups
- Nile Rodgers demos the Fender Acoustasonic Strat with new song
- Festival Of Guitar 2020 featuring Chris Buck, Kirk Fletcher and Josh Smith offering free tickets
- AC/DC are officially back with new single Shot In The Dark
- Dell's big sales event saves you £269 off the new XPS 13 laptop
- The 8 best podcasting microphones 2020: top podcasting mics for every level and budget
- Save $225 off Ernie Ball Ambient Delay and Expression Overdrive pedals ahead of Prime Day
- This super-cheap FX plugin promises ‘the Drake underwater sound’ in just a few clicks
- October 6
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- "There are no rules" – Eddie Van Halen: the last guitar mag interview
- 5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Eddie Van Halen
- "The ultimate guitar hero" – Blackmore, Page, Schenker, May, Satriani, Vai and more pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen
- Here’s why every producer needs to try Reason, whether or not they have another DAW
- Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen dies age 65
- Akai’s standalone Force music production box gets a new track arranger, enhanced MIDI options and Ableton Live project import
- Fender announces new signature model for Queens Of The Stone age guitarist
- The beginner's guide to: dubstep
- October 5
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- Zultan launches new Impulz cymbal set
- Lego Strat officially announced
- 11 best electronic drum sets 2020: recommended electronic drum kits for every budget and playing level
- "This album is just crushingly sad" – Emma Ruth Rundle chooses the 10 albums that changed her life
- Thys on the end of Noisia and going solo: "Staying together was becoming more of an effort and less natural"
- Save $50 off the new IK Multimedia AXE I/O Solo guitar audio interface
- Harley Benton demos its impressively spec'd Amarok 6 and 7-string guitars
- Bassist Charlie Jones on why a wedding gig is tougher than playing Black Dog with Page & Plant
- Cherry Audio’s DCO-106 synth plugin is a juiced-up Juno-106 that won’t put the squeeze on your wallet
- Best cheap iPad deals for Amazon Prime Day and October 2020: music-friendly tablet bargains
- October 4
- October 3
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- 10 best laptops for music production 2020: portable computers for musicians, DJs and producers
- 13 best microphones 2020: our expert pick of the best mics for recording vocals, instruments and podcasts
- Here's how you can get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for $/£0.99
- Sennheiser slashes the price of the MD421-II dynamic mic by 47% ahead of Prime Day
- 11 best studio headphones 2020: recommended headphones for music production
- October 2
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- "You have to learn to fail efficiently - because you're going to fail" – Devin Townsend's shares his real world advice for musicians
- Steven Slate says that your mixing environment is 'probably lying to you’ as he launches the VSX headphone monitoring system
- Coming soon: The Music Technology Show 2020!
- 6 songs guitarists need to hear by… Def Leppard
- iZotope’s Neoverb plugin ‘listens’ to your music and promises to be the smartest reverb in town
- JHS pedals launch surprise $99 guitar effects pedal 3 Series
- The 8 best budget studio monitors 2020: affordable studio speakers for recording at home
- Brent Mason on the story behind his famous triple-pickup Telecaster: "Being kinda broke... I couldn't afford two or three guitars at the same time"
- The 10 best pianos 2020: top acoustic and digital pianos for home, studio and stage
- The best in-ear monitors 2020: IEMs for every situation, no matter your budget
- October 1
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- The 12 best audio interfaces 2020: top audio interfaces for music-making and production
- Sequential announces a new Prophet-5, a faithful reboot of one of the greatest synths of all time
- The perfect size acoustic guitar? Taylor introduces the mid-scale GT
- Meinl expands Byzance Foundry Reserve series with five new cymbal models
- Maschine+, Komplete 13 and Guitar Rig 6 Pro land in the Native Instruments shop, and there’s a free Maschine software update, too
- Learn guitar and bass with 3 months of free Fender Play lessons
- Ian Curtis's Joy Division Vox Phantom VI Special guitar is up for auction
- Reason’s Europa synth is the first third-party plugin for Amped Studio, the online DAW
- Hughes & Kettner's new Spirit Nano Heads could be affordable micro marvels
- 8 best computer monitors for music production 2020: broaden your horizons with a DAW-friendly display
- Living Colour's Will Calhoun moves to Gretsch drums
- Boss lifts the lid on new multi effects processor the GT-1000CORE and RC-5, flagship RC-500 Loop Station pedals
- Roland adds the TR-6S and TR-06 to its drum machine line-up, and offers a TR-606 plugin as well
