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Joan Jett on the end of The Runaways – and why she nearly gave up on a solo career: “I was devastated. My dream was over. I felt we had failed”
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
When the trailblazing band called it quits in April 1979, it felt like a huge blow to Jett – so much so that she even considered quitting music altogether and joining the military
Back 2 School: The Best Beginner’s Keyboards and Synths for Playing in a Band!
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Want to kick things off with your new band this school year? Here’s how to find the best keyboards and synths for playing in a band! The post Back 2 School: The Best Beginner’s Keyboards and Synths for Playing in a Band! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It’s a guitar I’d trust to get the point across on a live stage”: Martin Shawn Mendes 000-10E review
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Martin has cooked-up a big-voiced workhorse with custom vibes and star appeal
The Best Monitor Controllers for Home and Pro Studios
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Need to switch between different sets of studio monitors? We check out some of the best monitor controllers for home and pro studios. The post The Best Monitor Controllers for Home and Pro Studios appeared first on gearnews.com.
Making Sound Machines Plinky 12: Three Synths in One, the Perfect Controller, or a Clever Concept with Some Catches? – Review
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Making Sound Machines Plinky 12 review: Toadstep and Chords as studio idea generators. Is €530 worth it? Here is my studio review. The post Making Sound Machines Plinky 12: Three Synths in One, the Perfect Controller, or a Clever Concept with Some Catches? – Review appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I reached for an acoustic guitar to idly play. Jeff’s like, ‘That’s the most expensive guitar in this building... Just so you know’”: Cut Worms’ Max Clarke on recording with Jeff Tweedy – and the indie icon's epic gear collection
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Cut Worms' new album, Transmitter is sound of the fast-rising Brooklyn artist surrendering to collaboration and chasing new tones
AudioRoute: Flexibly Re-Route and Capture Your System Audio
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With AudioRoute, you can insert your system audio into a DAW channel via a plugin, assign a virtual input in any audio app, or capture as a .WAV file. The post AudioRoute: Flexibly Re-Route and Capture Your System Audio appeared first on gearnews.com.
“If I had a perfect Strat, I’d take off a volume and a tone knob – because I’m a dreadful man – just to make it like a Tele”: Graham Coxon on the perfection of the Telecaster (and why you shouldn’t lend him your Strat)
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Blur guitarist reflects on his “wooden wife” –and the charms of the Tele’s weird headstock
Hotone’s do-it-all Pulze Jr. is set to be the most fully-featured practice amp for under $300 – and offers serious competition for Positive Grid and JBL
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
With the latest in digital amp technology and cutting-edge AI features, this smart combo could be the only practice amp you’ll ever need
iMac M6: New Apple Machine Coming With a Fresh Chip and New Colors This Year
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Gurman reports that Apple is preparing a new iMac M6 in fresh colors. The launch is expected to take place later this year. Would that be a good fit for you? The post iMac M6: New Apple Machine Coming With a Fresh Chip and New Colors This Year appeared first on gearnews.com.
Hotone Pulze Jr. the Mini Amp with AI
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Hotone Pulze Jr. takes things a step further with the pocket-sized modeling amp with onboard AI The post Hotone Pulze Jr. the Mini Amp with AI appeared first on gearnews.com.
The Best P90 Guitars in 2026: Soap Bar Growl for Every Budget
🗓️ August 24, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The best P90 guitars of recent times might be the thing you need to expand your sound. Check out our suggestions! The post The Best P90 Guitars in 2026: Soap Bar Growl for Every Budget appeared first on gearnews.com.
Jimmy Page on how a ‘lost guitar track’ almost derailed Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti: “He erased one of the original guitar tracks. For some reason, he rubbed the damn thing out”
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
A miraculous salvage job rescued The Rover after an overdub ruined an original take
Learn “pendulum” strumming – the secret to natural-sounding chords
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Take your rhythm playing beyond beginner with this simple exercise
“He said, ‘The thing was made wrong in the first place!’ I joked, ‘Let me see you build a vibrato contraption that works!’” How Merle Travis pushed Paul Bigsby to one-up Gibson with his iconic vibrato
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The country guitar giant was possibly the first to ever try out the game-changing piece of guitar hardware, and its invention was born out of a challenge he set for his friend
“He fired the whole band at the end of that tour, and I managed to survive”: Albert Lee on his time as Eric Clapton’s sideman
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Lee was Clapton’s right-hand man for five years and was part of Slowhand’s legendary live album Just One Night, recorded in Tokyo
How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp: “People began to see that amp as a companion when the rest of the music scene shut down”
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
From lightbulb moments to the Amp Intelligence tech that turns cellphone snaps into sound, the Californian amp-builders tell GW about their wild 15-year ride
“If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds
At last, a Pink Trombone Plugin! Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ August 23, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Steve Duda of Serum fame grants all fans of the legendary Pink Trombone a wish: the viral speech synthesizer is now available as a free plugin! The post At last, a Pink Trombone Plugin! Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I didn’t think it was that strong, but I never got around to fixing it”: The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Cantrell explains why he never saw himself as a hot-shot soloist and had to be convinced by his producer that his solo was “perfect” for the song
“Vintage guitars that are too nice repel me – I have a 1945 Martin, and it sounded good, but it was like sunlight to a vampire”: Brian Fallon on what makes for guitar greatness, and the most fundamental lick
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
With new solo album Not Bad For New Jersey out next month, the Gaslight Anthem frontman checks in and discusses his love for the Telecaster, and Keith Richards
“Ijust wacked it off from the very beginning tothe very end, but it turned out that the tape operator hadn’t pressed the ‘record’ button”: Elliott Randall on his blistering Steely Dan solo – and what Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were really like
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Rescued from the vaults, this lost interview with Elliott Randall sheds new light on the “craziness” of Steely Dan’s first sessions – and the disaster behind the Reelin’ In the Years solo
Sweet Child O’ Mine: Why Every Guitarist Should Learn It
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Sweet Child O' Mine could be the ultimate guitarist's song because every section teaches something to all playing abilities. Prove me wrong. The post Sweet Child O’ Mine: Why Every Guitarist Should Learn It appeared first on gearnews.com.
“A lot of people might think it was ruined, but I think it’s like 10 times cooler because of that”: King Tuff on his beloved butchered Gibson SG and the world’s most embarrassing Uber journey
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The inimitable Kyle Thomas – aka King Tuff – checks in for a confessional interview documenting misadventures with the electric guitar
My pick of the best guitar gear launched this week – including an all-new species of pedal
🗓️ August 22, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
All the big new drops from Epiphone, Death By Audio, Gretsch, Charvel, and much more
Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 Mini: The Gorgeous Synth Is Reborn
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Pittsburgh Modular is bringing back its classic desktop analog synth. Say hello to the Lifeforms SV-1 Mini! The post Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-1 Mini: The Gorgeous Synth Is Reborn appeared first on gearnews.com.
“She entranced audiences and inspired untold numbers of blues-loving players from across the pond, like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards”: Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s epochal performance at an English train station paved the way for the blues-rock revolution
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The legendary concert, which was filmed for a Granada TV special called Blues and Gospel Train, was attended by Clapton, Richards, Jeff Beck, and Brian Jones, and has now been commemorated with a plaque
“If the house were on fire, it wouldn’t just be the one guitar I’d take – it would be the one possession I’d take. I love it that much”: Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on the guitar he values most, and what links Jimmy Page and Prince
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The alt-rock mainstay would rather not play than have to use a Strat or Les Paul. If he’s only given a Marshall amp he’ll stick to singing. And he still writes songs like he did when he was 15
5 of the Best Pedals For Synths
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Take your synthesizer sounds to new heights with the 5 best pedals for synths, including offerings from Behringer, Zoom, and Eventide. The post 5 of the Best Pedals For Synths appeared first on gearnews.com.
“From a distance, the Light Aged aesthetic isn’t unconvincing. Up close, things are a little different”: Harley Benton PB-62LA review
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Thomann’s in-house guitar and bass brand takes on a tough challenge – relic finishes.
Best Boss Katana Amps for Practice, Recording and Gigs
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The best Boss Katana should be right for you. Check out our guide on the impressive range to see which is best for your needs. The post Best Boss Katana Amps for Practice, Recording and Gigs appeared first on gearnews.com.
Session guitar great Chris Spedding diagnosed with lymphoma
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
A GoFundMe has been set up for Spedding, who has played with Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, the Pretenders, John Cale, and Jack Bruce, among countless others
New footage of Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Woodstock performance unearthed after decades
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
22-year-old student Albert Goodman sneaked onstage to film Hendrix's history-making performance – and the footage is finally available to watch
The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar: “As soon as I got that back to the hotel, I wrote Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now in about 10 minutes”
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Marr will be auctioning off his four-decade guitar collection next month, including a Gibson ES-355 that played a pivotal role in The Smiths’ repertoire
“He said, ‘You sound like Jimi Hendrix!’ I said, ‘Jimi who?’” How Buddy Guy first encountered Jimi Hendrix
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
In 1967, Guy was not nearly as famous as the A-list blues-rock guitarists who took cues from his stinging phrases, piercing volume, and embrace of feedback
“You’re an unknown – then all of a sudden 10 million people have seen you”: How Sawyer Hill went from playing in Arkansas garage bands to touring arenas with Yungblud
🗓️ August 21, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
He started on a $100 Epiphone and auditioned for his first band with Stairway to Heaven. Now Gibson are sending him guitars and he’s touring with rock’s next great hope. How did Sawyer Hill get here?