Jackson's second guitar in its American Series is the new Virtuoso
Bolt-on humbucker model follows last year's Soloist SL3
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Full Bucket Music releases another free plugin based on a Korg keyboard you probably haven't heard of
Lambda ES-50 Polyphonic Ensemble, anyone?
Best small studio monitors 2023: Compact speakers from budget to professional
The best speakers for small studios and portable use, from KRK, Focal, IK Multimedia and more
Johnny Marr explains his three biggest guitar influences: "Hand In Glove started out as a Chic riff"
"You put it all through a funnel in your own mind"
Author Stephen King says that his wife threatened to leave him because he wouldn’t stop playing Mambo No 5
The horrific tale of how an out-of-control earworm almost precipitated a divorce
Laurence Guy: "I couldn’t go back to Logic. The plugins are better and it sounds more polished, but it’s more fun working in Ableton"
House producer Laurence Guy tells Danny Turner why his first vocal-based album is the one he always wanted to make
Eric Clapton's While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was laid down on this day in 1968 because, says George Harrison, "I worked on that song with John, Paul and Ringo, and they were not interested in it at all"
Check out the story behind the session, and Clapton's isolated guitar part
Show Us Your Studio #7: "I started with a couple pieces of high-end gear, flipped them for a little more than I paid and kept flipping until I have the collection I have now"
Taking two years to build, Joshua Lutz's home studio is a passion project packed with classic outboard gear
See Steve Lukather's talented guitar tech Jon Gosnell demo his pedalboard – and repair it in the middle of a song
He's an excellent player himself
Best beginner DJ controllers 2023: Top picks for budding mix masters
Entry-level devices for rekordbox, Serato, Traktor and more - perfect for beginner DJs
The beginner's guide to Logic Pro for iPad
We take a deeper look at this new tablet-oriented spin on Apple’s beloved DAW, exploring its new features, what benefits it has over its desktop parent, and how to make the most of it
Eric Johnson’s custom-built Dumble Manzamp preamp and Odyssey power amp setup is being sold for $399,999 – and you can hear this unicorn amp in action
Vertex Effects was lucky enough to grab a Strat and some pedals to demo the rig as it is being put up for sale via Techno Empire. The verdict? It's the ultimate Eric Johnson amp
And shoegaze for all! Fender adds the Kevin Shields Blender fuzz pedal to its mainline pedal range
After the success of June's limited edition, here comes a cheaper standard production model, just as effective for putting My Bloody Valentine octave fuzz tones on your pedalboard
Is the Woovebox "the smallest all-in-one micro music workstation on the planet"?
Pocket-sized device packs in a synth, sequencer and sampler
Issue 326 of Computer Music is on sale now
Make better beats with the autumn edition of Computer Music – and get a free synth plugin worth £40
Businessman/YouTuber Lee Anderton will declare "any personal financial interest" in future product demos following complaints to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency
Statement issued following Victory Amps conflict controversy
“It’s hard to look at a Polara and not think of Kim”: Guild salutes Soundgarden legend Kim Thayil with a pair of long-awaited S-100 Polara signature guitars
After first picking up a Polara in the late '70s, Thayil finally has his signature model
Best budget studio headphones 2023: Top cheap headphone picks for every studio task
Expert buying advice, plus our pick of budget studio headphones for music-makers from just $/£40
Sequencing, sampling and synthesis workstation Strokes updated with performance mode and new effects
The Cong Burn plugin, which started life as a sequencer, has since been developed into a fully-fledged software groovebox
