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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
8 ways to ruin a David Gilmour guitar solo
Mike G from YouTube's The Art Of Guitar illustrates the pitfalls to avoid in tackling the technique of the Pink Floyd icon
Neck Deep guitarist Sam Bowden: 10 albums that changed my life
Inspirations and influence, from Oasis to Green Day and the Canadian band "that made me start thinking about how the gear I was using could make such a difference"
The best VST reverb plugins 2020: make some space in your DAW for these amazing ambience processors
The finest algorithmic and convolution reverb plugins you can buy
Acoustik Attak claims its guitar picks will give players "enhanced sound waves"
The US company says acoustic and electric guitarists can benefit from its ridged Attak Pik design
Could this be the simplest and easiest AI mastering plugin yet?
Exonic UK’s AI Master features just two buttons
Jason Isbell teaches a great slide guitar lick for standard tuning with his '53 Tele
And he shows how to play a blues triplet lead run too
Can technology help save live music, and what’s the future of gigs and festivals?
“I think we are going to see some major positive changes within the industry,” says tour organiser Harry Parslow
PRS Guitars launch a limited run of CE 24 Standard Satin models in Europe
Five finishes of this bolt-on neck guitar will be available