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What makes overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals different?
Capacitors, resistors, op-amp and transistors explained in this new Reverb video
Best Stratocasters 2023: Our pick of the best Fender Stratocasters
Our experts countdown the best Strat guitars - from budget to pro - that showcase arguably the most iconic guitar of all time
Joe Bonamassa tries Peter Green's Gretsch White Falcon: "You can play blues on anything"
"Bobby Parker showed up with a Dimebag Darrell Dean - he ripped into the blues and he didn't care"
This guitarist spent £100K on gear to learn valuable lessons so you don't have to
UK musician John Nathan Cordy gets honest about GAS
Behringer launches the Moog-esque Edge and Spice synths and hits back at “all the critics who claim that we’re driven by profit”
New instruments appear to be inspired by the DFAM and Subharmonicon
On our radar: Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy – "Hearing Nebraska by Springsteen was a game changer for an indie kid growing up on a council estate"
For fans of: Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Father John Misty, The Lumineers, Rolling Stones… and The Boss
The unlikely story of Aphex Twin's weirdest gig, when he DJ'd with sandpaper and stuck a microphone in a blender
"I mixed some sandpaper together, played a food mixer and threw it at someone. I thought I would get sued for that, but he wanted me to sign it afterward"
Gryffin: "After I discovered deadmau5, Skrillex and Avicii, I immediately downloaded Ableton Live"
Gryffin tells us how going from AC/DC to deadmau5 and classical piano to Ableton Live helped him launch his bid for Spotify superstardom
Best PA speakers 2023: compact and mobile active sound systems for bands and buskers
These PA systems and speaker setups are ideal for amplifying vocals and instruments – including Roland, Bose, Yamaha and JBL speakers
Fender’s limited edition MIJ Hybrid II Stratocasters expands, offering specs and finishes previously only available in Japan
A Strat to really make notes bloom, the Sakuraburst joins a Satin Sand Beige stunner, a Shell Pink HSS model with roasted maple neck, and a radical Strat with a reverse Tele headstock
Klevgrand’s Richter is a ‘tectonic’, super-heavy compressor plugin that the company thinks is off the scale
Unconventional but apparently intuitive plugin promises to set off a sonic earthquake
New Van Halen documentary takes us back to the early ‘80s to tell the story of how Eddie built 5150 Studios as the band were coming apart
Or how Eddie Van Halen helped pioneer working from home, reinvented guitar, befriended Frank Zappa and ended up producing My Mother Is A Space Cadet for a young Dweezil Zappa
Best MIDI keyboards 2023: Mac, PC and iOS keyboards for players, composers and producers
Our expert guide to the best MIDI keyboards of all sizes and budgets to integrate with your home studio
The Jura’s out: Air Music releases new plugin emulation of Roland’s Juno-60 synth
It looks like it’s from 1982, but you can also switch to a more modern interface
The "first producer to be transformed into AI", Cosm Bot is an AI chatbot and music production expert trained on 1000 hours of online tutorials
Trained on YouTuber Tom Cosm's videos, Algonaut's Cosm Bot says it's "here 24/7 to answer your questions on audio production, DJing, or whatever's on your mind"
Dave Mustaine’s signature Vs from Epiphone and Kramer are officially released and they look mighty thrashable
Today is a V big deal for Mustaine fans as Epiphone unveils Classic and Prophecy versions of his signature Flying V, and Kramer drops a trio of Vanguards
The plugin deals are heating up with 50% off in Native Instruments' Summer of Sound sale
Unleash the sound of summer with 50% off music production staples Komplete 14, iZotope, Maschine bundles and more
The RX1200 plugin could be the closest you’ll get to having an E-MU SP-1200 sampler inside your DAW
The lo-fi legend returns in a simplified and apparently improved format
