"Now small home studio setups, or artists on the road can access the famed 1073 sound": Neve announces the "world’s first genuine" 1073 interface By Andy Jones published 3 April 24 The 1073SPX-D combines the legendary 1073 preamp with a USB and ADAT interface for the first time ever
Spectral Plugins makes three of its plugins free to download as it closes its doors: "It has been an honour serving you" By Andy Jones published 3 April 24 The company's three plugins worth $210 are now free in exchange for your email address
“They’re gonna see someone who’s hell-bent on being the most respectful guitar player to the legacy of Eddie”: Joe Satriani issues update on his mission impossible – nailing Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts By Jonathan Horsley published 29 March 24 Satch is boning up on Van Halen tracks in preparation for Sammy Hagar's Best Of All Worlds Tour in July – and he knows just what to do if the occasional lick escapes him
Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios opens its doors for a residential masterclass featuring Ken Scott, Adrian Utley and Swindle By Ben Rogerson published 27 March 24 Multi-day event is described as “an amazing and unique opportunity for anyone passionate about music to learn from the best in the industry"
"There’s still so much work to be done": A third of women working as musicians say they’ve been sexually harassed, and more than half have experienced gender discrimination By Ben Rogerson published 27 March 24 UK Musicians’ Census confirms the scale of the gender inequality problem in the music industry
“We were just kids playing together and then he built the song around that”: Joe Satriani says Steve Vai wrote a track for the Satch/Vai album featuring restored audio of the pair jamming as teenagers By Jonathan Horsley published 26 March 24 Back in the day, when Satch was teaching Vai, they recorded 20 minutes of “brutal” jamming on a reel-to-reel, and Vai has put it to good use for the pair's first studio recording together
“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum By Ben Rogerson published 25 March 24 Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this
Clapton, Iommi, Bonamassa, Tedeschi, Trucks, Townshend, Slash... New video for Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes version of Going Home reveals who played what and when on the all-star charity single By Jonathan Horsley published 22 March 24 Jeff Beck's final recorded solo opens a track featuring 50-plus guitarists and all the proof if needed that Guy Fletcher is a genius producer to be able to stitch all of this together
“Probably one of the greatest Strats I’ve ever played… and I can see through it”: Watch Marcus King play a cardboard Stratocaster as he previews new track from Rick Rubin-produced album By Jonathan Horsley published 22 March 24 The Marcus King Band's Cardboard Sessions prove that great tone can come from upcycled materials, and that King's forthcoming album Mood Swings will be a highlight of 2024
“We don’t think we’ve ever made anything that sounds remotely like this track before”: Justice enlist Miguel and an E-MU synth guitar sound on new single, Saturnine, and confirm the full tracklisting and list of collaborators for new album, Hyperdrama By Ben Rogerson published 21 March 24 “We love Miguel’s voice when it’s raw. We wanted him to sound outrageously frontal”