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All Rhoads lead to California as Jackson brings one of its most-iconic metal guitars home for a high-end upgrade
A classic Jackson with a Seymour Duncan JB and ‘59 humbucker pairing, the American Series Rhoads RR24 is equally vicious with or without a Floyd, as Brandon Ellis and Jeff Loomis demonstrate...
Misha Mansoor teams up with Neural DSP for Archetype plugin that nails his Periphery tone – but does so much more
Neural DSP's most ambitious plugin yet? Archetype: Misha Mansoor X collects three amps, virtual stompboxes, from the everyday to exotic granular and pitch-shifting effects, CabSims, EQs and more
“It’s policing black music”: Lizzo speaks out on the ‘racist’ origins of sampling law
“The first time people started sampling was... who? It was rappers in the '80s and '90s. They were sampling records because they didn't have access to big studios"
Matt Cameron explains why he left Pearl Jam and insists that the final Soundgarden album is coming
It'll have to wait until after the band's induction into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame at least
SampleRadar: 497 free modular percussion samples
Raw and crunchy loops and toplines, wild and wacky percussive FX and semi-modular madness from the Korg MS-20
With A Little Help From His Friends: Jack White joins Ringo Starr on stage for a Beatles classic
Do you need anybody? Some famous friends, it turns out
“The whistling was a result of me having no guitar": The making of The Scorpions' Wind Of Change
"When the song went through the roof, the same guy came to me, bending over and saying: ‘Klaus, I was wrong. Please forgive me – you can kick my ass!’”
Daphne Oram's centenary celebrated in compilation featuring previously unheard archival material
The album features original compositions based on samples of Oram's work by Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, TAAHLIAH, Arushi Jain and more
Actor Paul Mescal reveals the lengths he's going to to perfect his portrayal of Paul McCartney
He says that meeting the former Beatle and playing Blackbird with him was like "having an out of body experience"
“Players have asked us to push further – into more adventurous, exploratory delay and reverb”: Source Audio dials up the ambience with the Encounter – six reverbs, six delays, one tricked-out pedal for “deeply immersive soundscapes”
Not your garden variety delay/reverb, Encounter is described as a "fully-loaded vessel of atmospheric discovery" with presents players with presets, tap tempo, deep edits via the app and more