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“Even though it was crazy, it was home to us”: Paul McCartney talks about his nostalgic duet with Ringo
By Beth Simpson published
Home To Us also features Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri
![Sterling By Music Man Joe Dart Collection, ft. the Joe Dart I [left] and the Joe Dart Vision – the bass with no controls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T84T8dqzsnoPcjxdf6JAdJ-320-80.jpg)
No knobs? No problem – Sterling By Music Man takes bass guitar design minimalism to its logical conclusion with the super-cool Joe Dart Vision
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new Joe Dart signature bass has one pickup, no controls whatsoever, and it is available now in a timed release alongside his original SBMM bass. Order by end of May or miss out

You’ve seen Fender’s Godzilla Strat, now here the comes the pedal – and it’s a monster op-amp distortion with city-levelling tone (and a seriously cool graphic finish)
By Jonathan Horsley published
This limited edition collab features a wraparound graphic finish, a powerful distortion circuit, with an internal trimmer to adjust the mids

“I think this is the one, after years of toiling in obscurity”: Stones launch new album in NY with Conan O’Brien
By Beth Simpson published
It’s out July, but no news yet on live dates

“It turned into like a scavenger hunt”: Dave Grohl talks about hiding CDRs of the new Foos album in stores
By Beth Simpson published
Plus band’s music knowledge is tested by Track Star

A sub-$600 shred machine with active EMGs and roasted flame maple neck? Harley Benton expands its Pro Series with 41 hot-rodded but affordable S-styles
By Jonathan Horsley published
With EMG pickups, locking tuners, roasted figured maple necks and Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibratos, Harley Benton is offering Champagne specs at beer prices again

This one-button synth could be the wildest idea to come out of Superbooth 2026
By Matt Mullen published
With no keys, no knobs, no faders and no display, Cyma Forma's RND randomly generates a new idea with each button-press – its creators call it an "inspiration machine"

Julian Lage wants to teach you guitar! The jazz virtuoso announces multi-day masterclass “diving deeply into everything” guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Inspired by those who taught him, Lage's first ever multi-day masterclass takes place on 19 to 23 August at the Wilson Center, in Brookfield, Wisconsin
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