Periphery’s Jake Bowen has a new signature DiMarzio pickup set
Jake Bowen’s new Mirage set comprises a double-blade Strat-style pickup at the neck, a high-output humbucker at the bridge, and it's voiced for more clarity, more output, more everything
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The quiet genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto
From synth-pop hits to Oscar-winning scores to avant-garde electronics, Ryuichi Sakamoto's talents knew no boundaries
Gibson appoints Elizabeth “Beth” Heidt as chief marketing officer as the brand’s senior leadership shakeup continues
Heidt has spent the past seven years at the Nashville-based guitar brand, and her appointment was met with approval from Celisse, Jared James Nichols and Alex Lifeson
Universal Audio releases a vintage Rhodes electric piano plugin and a classic mastering compressor from Capitol Studios
Both can be used in any DAW without any UA hardware
AI could help musicians overcome writer's block, says Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant
Tennant offers an optimistic perspective on artificial intelligence in an interview with Radio Times
Billy Corgan: "When Kurt died, I cried because I lost my greatest opponent"
“I want the Pumpkins standing on the top of the heap of our generation,” Corgan said in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music. “If that means I got to write 800 songs to do it, I’ll do it"
Meet MolliLooper, the stuttering, freezing iOS audio looper that “never forgets”
A standalone app and AUv3 plugin that’s always listening
Nyokabi Kariũki on how she used field recordings, text-to-speech AI and experimental plugins to make her debut album Feeling Body
The formally trained composer tells Kate Puttick how sound-journaling opened a world of experimentation to explore on her new LP
The winner of the new Andertons blind reverb pedal shootout is not surprising
BlueSky thinking
"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green
Two legendary players. Two near-mythical Les Pauls. Two all-time-great blues albums and the greatest guitar handover in blues history
Check out this great documentary on the Peter Green / Gary Moore / Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' Les Paul
A remarkable guitar gets the Five Watt World treatment
Behringer says that its tiny, Roland JP-8000-inspired synth is ready for production and will cost $69
The supersaw goes super-small in the JT-4000
Watch Tomo Fujita, Tim Pierce and Michael Lemmo get deep in the pocket jamming on Gibson ES guitars
No shredding (or jacket) required
Should Stevie Wonder have sung Daft Punk’s ‘last song’, Infinity Repeating? Vocalist Julian Casablancas says he originally suggested him
Take a listen to a demo of the track, which has been released as part of the Random Access Memories 10th anniversary edition
Hermanos Gutiérrez's Tiny Desk concert proves they're the coolest instrumental guitar act around right now
Gretsch, Fender Deluxe Reverb and Morricone is a potent combination
Will the Nux Trident set the bar for a relatively affordable multi-effects pedal?
Rob Chapman is impressed
Superbooth 2023: the best new synths, effects, modules and more
Gear highlights from Europe's biggest synth show
Eric Clapton releases cover of Moon River featuring the late Jeff Beck on stellar form in one of his final recordings
Moon River is released ahead of a pair of Jeff Beck tribute shows and is yet another reminder that no one could wrangle a Fender Stratocaster quite like Beck
Best guitar picks 2023: our choice of the best plectrums to try for acoustic, electric and bass players
Transform your playing style and guitar tone with the best guitar picks from Fender, Ernie Ball, D'Addario and others
Andy Timmons and Keeley Electronics team up for the Super AT Mod Overdrive – “a drive pedal that responds just like a tube amp”
The limited edition drive is based on the Keeley Blues Driver circuit Phat Mod and features a Andy Timmons custom voicing. Watch Timmons demo it and Robert Keeley explain its design...
