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"I’m just gonna warn you — these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?
“Everyone was saying, ‘I wanna buy this guitar.’ They're not cheap, but they're very much worth it”: Orianthi requested a backup guitar from PRS – only for it to turn into a highly requested signature model
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The $11,000 Private Stock Orianthi Limited Edition is based on the guitarist’s personalized Custom 24 – but it soon found its way into fans’ hands
Monitor Mixing and Stage Monitoring for IEMs and Wedges
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
On stage, accurate monitor mixing can elevate the performance, giving musicians freedom and confidence in their expression in any venue. The post Monitor Mixing and Stage Monitoring for IEMs and Wedges appeared first on gearnews.com.
Cherry Audio Emulations in Reverse and Another Monster Synth from France! – Synth Journal
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Software versions of hardware synths are commonplace these days, but it is rare to see it happen in reverse. Check out the two Cherry Audio synths that have been reverted back to hardware! The post Cherry Audio Emulations in Reverse and Another Monster Synth from France! – Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
Sweetwater is showing the rest how it's done with its ginormous official Black Friday sale – and it includes a whopping $1,000 off a D'Angelico favourite
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Black Friday guitar deals have officially started with the launch of a gigantic sale over at Sweetwater
“He asked if I would come to Wembley Arena. I thought he was joking”: Sam Ryder reunites with his childhood guitar teacher after 20 years – and invites him to play at one of the most iconic music venues in the world
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Ryder was reunited with his first and only guitar teacher by surprise
Looking for useful Christmas gifts for guitarists under $20? Here's my pick of 10 affordable accessories every guitar player actually needs
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Supercharge your gifting with home practice and gigbag essentials that won't break the bank – recommended by a professional guitar salesman
“People always say Rory Gallagher and Stevie Ray Vaughan had acidic sweat – but this is what I think”: Why some of the most famous Fenders are so heavily worn, according to a Custom Shop Masterbuilder
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Dale Wilson attempts to solve the mystery of why vintage Fenders played by big-name artists have so much gnarly wear
Lunacy Taps and Portals: A Creative Echo and a Feedback Engine
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Designed in collaboration with Benn Jordan, Lunacy Taps and Portals are two new effects modules for the BEAM multieffects platform. The post Lunacy Taps and Portals: A Creative Echo and a Feedback Engine appeared first on gearnews.com.
Gibson Pickup Shop 1959 Humbucker Collector’s Edition Series 3
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Gibson, the iconic instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands worldwide. As a true pioneer of the electric guitar and pickup design, Gibson’s nearly 90 years of research and manufacturing have defined the sound of countless musicians and music lovers. Since 1935, Gibson has been the source of the world’s finest pickups—standard-setting components wound in its own factories, though not widely known ...
“Freddie King and T-Bone Walker both developed exceptional vocabularies of single-note turnarounds”: Sue Foley shows you how to nail classic blues turnarounds – and how to come up with your own
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
In Foley's final column in the series, she completes her turnarounds masterclass – an essential skill for any blues player
Electro-Harmonix Launches the Pico Atomic Cluster
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Dipping their toe into the digital bath of glitch synthesis pedals, Electro-Harmonix introduces the Pico-sized Atomic Cluster Spectral Decomposer. Unlike any other EHX pedal before, the Atomic Cluster uses a unique algorithm to reduce the frequency resolution of your instrument and create a wide range of effects from rhythmic lo-fi glitch and auto-arpeggio tones to ambient synth pads and more.Housed in EHX’s Pico-sized chassis, the Atomic Cluster main controls for sound manipulation are ATOMS an...
Polyend Play+: Play in the Dirt With New Firmware
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The new features just keep on coming, with firmware 1.3 adding new synth Dirt to Polyend’s Play+. The post Polyend Play+: Play in the Dirt With New Firmware appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I used to be obsessed with being super-clean… Then I realized that was really boring”: Far Caspian made one of this year's best indie records, and he did it by paring down guitar layers (from “40” to three) and embracing dirt
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Joel Johnston channels R.E.M. and shoegaze on his latest indie-rock opus. He tells us why he's a Japanese-built Fender offset loyalist through and through
“Proving I’m not fake”: Marcin fights ‘fake playing’ claims with new music video – but it doesn’t quite go according to plan
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The percussive acoustic virtuoso responded to the naysayers with a video to show he is the real deal
Guitar Center blow the roof off Black Friday with their "biggest sale of the year" – save up to 40% on guitars from Epiphone, Fender, Martin, and more
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
With up to 50% off models from PRS to Gibson, Fender, Jackson, Gretsch, and more, Black Friday is officially here
EHX Pico Atomic Cluster: The Most Interesting Pedal of the Year?
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Glitchy, lo-fi fluttery sounds or hazy pads, all in a tiny pedal? The EHX Pico Atomic Cluster is just that. It sounds like no other effect on the market. The post EHX Pico Atomic Cluster: The Most Interesting Pedal of the Year? appeared first on gearnews.com.
ValhallaFutureVerb: This New Valhalla DSP Plugin Sounds Like the Future – Only $50!
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Valhalla DSP ValhallaFutureVerb combines natural spaces with reverse, tape, and granular echo modes. It's also extremely high quality! The post ValhallaFutureVerb: This New Valhalla DSP Plugin Sounds Like the Future – Only $50! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Acoustic Guitar Deal: Buy a Taylor and Get a Baby Taylor or GS Mini – for free!
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Check out this sweet acoustic guitar deal! Purchase one of these Taylor guitars, get a free GS Mini or Baby Taylor until December 31, 2025! The post Acoustic Guitar Deal: Buy a Taylor and Get a Baby Taylor or GS Mini – for free! appeared first on gearnews.com.
LEWITT Space Replicator Update: New Headphone Profiles and Virtual Spaces
🗓️ November 13, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The LEWITT Space Replicator update expands the range of virtual acoustic spaces, including the famous Praterstrasse nightclub in Vienna. The post LEWITT Space Replicator Update: New Headphone Profiles and Virtual Spaces appeared first on gearnews.com.
“The record label called to tell me that we were selling albums like crazy. We were playing just before Slipknot and Disturbed at festivals”: As Guitar Hero turns 20, DragonForce’s Herman Li recalls how the game turned them into a household name
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
DragonForce’s Through the Fire and Flames was included in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and became a resounding success – so much so that it threatened to overshadow the rest of the band’s repertoire
“Steve Lukather lived up the street – he asked, ‘Where’s he getting all that money – is he a drug dealer?’”: Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, moving from playing arenas with Rod Stewart to opening for Joe Satriani, and getting calls from both Van Halen singers
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The ahead-of-his-time guitar great recalls starting a trend followed by Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi, why he had to quit a Joe Satriani tour, and why he sometimes aimed to be the worst player in the room
Rig Rundown: Orianthi
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
The Australian shredder keeps things simple with signature PRS, Orange, and Gibson gear.Australian guitarist Orianthi, known for her blistering solo work in addition to her collaborations with superstars like Carlos Santana, Alice Cooper, and Carrie Underwood, stopped through Nashville for TK. PG’s John Bohlinger joined Orianthi to get a look at her rig, and it turns out she doesn’t need too many tools to get the job done.Brought to you by D’Addario.Flower PowerOrianthi’s signature PRS, based on...
“Returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved”: Gibson has brought back the Les Paul Junior and Special Double Cut – reviving the adored student models that became rock ’n’ roll staples
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Complete with P-90 pickups and 1950s charm, the stripped-down but versatile guitars have gone back to their roots
Make Noise Multiwave: A New Breed of Wavetable Oscillator
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Make Noise unveils the next module of the New Universal Synthesizer System: Multiwave is an 8-channel wavetable oscillator with a bunch of tricks up its sleeve. The post Make Noise Multiwave: A New Breed of Wavetable Oscillator appeared first on gearnews.com.
Ace Frehley’s cause of death confirmed by autopsy report
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined that the guitarist's death was an accident
Gibson Launches Les Paul Junior Double Cut & Les Paul Special Double Cut
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Gibson is proud to announce the launch of two legendary models returning to the spotlight: the Les Paul™ Junior Double Cut, available worldwide at Gibson Garage locations in Nashville and London, and on Gibson.com, and the Les Paul™ Special Double Cut, available in the USA exclusively at Guitar Center and through authorized dealers across the rest of the world. These iconic instruments, each with its own rich history and enduring influence, embody Gibson’s commitment to craftsmanship, tone, and ...
“Our manager came in with a stopwatch and timed it. He said, ‘You’ve got to cut that solo down. It’s way too long’”: The seismic ’70s rock solo that was saved by a vote
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Craig Chaquico had to stand his ground to save the solo, which would go on to be praised by a young Metallica
“It absolutely nails the sounds of the ‘60s when palm muted and picked”: Gretsch Electromatic CVT Bass Double-cut review
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
It's a reboot of the lesser-spotted Gretsch Corvette – but it's only got four strings!
“I started crying. I never thought in these 42 years I’d see my work on the stage. I’m going, ‘Damn it, Joe!’” Maricela Juarez is a legend in the pickup game – and she was given the ultimate shoutout by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager says working with Peter Frampton was her greatest achievement – until this touching moment
Expressive E Osmose 61: 5 Octaves of Pure Expression
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Expressive E has announced the Osmose 61! With five octaves, the larger version of the revolutionary keyboard offers even more creative freedom. The post Expressive E Osmose 61: 5 Octaves of Pure Expression appeared first on gearnews.com.
“John Frusciante called me and said, ‘I’m sitting in a hospital and I don’t have a guitar. Can you loan me one?’” That time Dave Navarro lent John Frusciante a Les Paul – only for the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend to sell it
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
It’s the same Les Paul that Navarro’s wielding on Guitar World’s March 1997 cover
Alto TMD16: Digital Flexibility with Touch Control
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Alto TMD16 is a versatile compact digital mixing console for small venues with USB connectivity and wireless control via mobile app. The post Alto TMD16: Digital Flexibility with Touch Control appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It’s a pedal that’s never existed before, no doubt about it”: Jack White’s Third Man Hardware and JHS Pedals have released a ‘horse-powered’ delay pedal – and it was all over White’s most recent album
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Troika Delay is a reimagining of a rare Japanese boutique pedal that Josh Scott never knew existed
“I lost my mojo for aminute, but they propped me back up”: He was one of the great blues guitar talents of the ’90s, then the gigs dried up. Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith helped him get his game face back on
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Blues guitar loves a comeback story and they don't get much better than the return of Larry McCray, who found his sound again via the hottest blues production duo in the control room
“A guy offered me way more than I paid – it was too hard to pass up. I let it go and immediately regretted it”: Phil X on the guitars he’s loved and lost – and how Eddie Van Halen taught him to “enjoy and ruin” the instrument
🗓️ November 12, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The former session man turned Bon Jovi six-stringer dialled in with Guitarist totalk about his journey buying, selling, regretting and loving guitars