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Synchro Arts RePitch 2 adds Intuitive Transient Detection
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Gear News
With Synchro Arts RePitch 2, the vocal correction workflow is more streamlined than ever, with an improved interface and editing features. The post Synchro Arts RePitch 2 adds Intuitive Transient Detection appeared first on gearnews.com.
“If I could ever even get close to the feel or touch of that performance, I could die a happy man”: He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...
Get up to 30% off Native Instruments Deals at Thomann
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Gear News
While stocks last, you can save up to 30% on selected music production and DJ gear with these awesome Native Instruments discount offers. The post Get up to 30% off Native Instruments Deals at Thomann appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Son House rolled his eyes back and tossed his head – he seemed to go into a trance, snapping and slamming the strings”: Rory Block left home as a teenager then met and impressed her blues heroes
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
She refined her skills with help from Skip James, John Hurt and Fred McDowell, wound up with a signature Martin guitar, and with advice from Maria Maulder, fought self-doubt to deliver new album Heavy on the Blues
Jimmy Page’s Gear – The Greatest Guitarists of All Time
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Jimmy Page's gear: As one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Page continues to influence us today. Let's take a look at his equipment! The post Jimmy Page’s Gear – The Greatest Guitarists of All Time appeared first on gearnews.com.
Laptop Producer: This Gear is a Perfect Match
🗓️ November 07, 2025 | Source: Gear News
What kind of equipment is practical for mobile laptop producers? We'll show you how to expand your setup to achieve professional results. The perfect match! The post Laptop Producer: This Gear is a Perfect Match appeared first on gearnews.com.
“It's a testament to just how good beginners have it these days that I can’t find all that much to fault”: Cort G200SE review
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
It might be built for beginners, but the G200SE’s quality and playability show that budget guitars are getting seriously good
“The only way forward in this industry”: Ernie Ball fights battery waste with new rechargeable AA and 9V batteries that are tailored for effects pedals and active guitars
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
With recharge times as quick as 75 minutes to 80%, Ernie Ball guarantees that these batteries deliver a “consistent, full-voltage performance across instruments, wireless packs, pedals, tuners, and more”
IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
IK Multimedia is proud to announce TONEX Plug, the ultimate portable guitar and bass headphone amp, offering instant access to over 40,000 free amps and pedal rigs, plus Premium and Signature Collections. Powered by IK's award-winning AI Machine Modeling™, TONEX Plug delivers the same studio-quality tone as the TONEX Pedal and TONEX ONE in a sleek, pocket-sized design.With built-in Bluetooth and the included TONEX Control app (iOS/Android), users can practice or play anywhere, stream audio, and ...
“That’s all I had for weeks… People started banging on the wall – ‘Don’t play that anymore!’” Tom Petty wanted to turn a catchy riff into a much-needed hit. He didn't stop playing it until he did
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Under pressure to follow up his multi-platinum breakthrough, Damn the Torpedoes, with another best-selling album, Petty wanted a lead single “that had a little lick from the beginning”. That lick proved to be a stubborn one
Tiptop Audio Resonator Puts the Polymoog Filter in Your Eurorack Rig, More: Synth Journal
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Get the lush sound of the Polymoog Resonator filter bank in your signal path with Tiptop Audio Resonator. That and much more. The post Tiptop Audio Resonator Puts the Polymoog Filter in Your Eurorack Rig, More: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com.
Arturia Sale: Black Friday Deals With up to 50% Off!
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Arturia sale is on: On Black Friday you can save even more. Selected plugins and bundles are now 50% off. The post Arturia Sale: Black Friday Deals With up to 50% Off! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Explore open G tuning: a fresh perspective that reshapes your fretboard and inspired timeless blues and Americana songs
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Open G has been embraced by legends including Keith Richards, The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin. Now it’s your turn to revel in its golden tones
SSL Acoustifier: No Mics? No Problem!
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The SSL Acoustifier plugin takes the recorded DI signal from your acoustic guitar and transforms it into a stereo microphone recording. The post SSL Acoustifier: No Mics? No Problem! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Video Premiere: Brooklyn’s Belle Blue Brings Raw Emotion to “Needed You More”
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar Girl
Brooklyn’s rising rock artist Belle Blue continues to redefine what it means to be a young, independent voice in modern rock. Today, Guitar Girl Magazine is thrilled to premiere the official music video for her bold new single, “Needed You More.” “This video transcends my concept of two sides of yourself, finally becoming one through […] The post Video Premiere: Brooklyn’s Belle Blue Brings Raw Emotion to “Needed You More” appeared first on Guitar Girl Magazine.
“Maybe I’m playing into the hate I get from how cold the hyper-modern stuff can be – but I will do a 180 at some point and make people cry”: Guitar heroes are hailing him as shred’s next big thing – but Spiro is already planning a blues left-turn
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Touted as the guitar world's next big disruptor by Tim Henson, Misha Mansoor and Tosin Abasi, Spiro Dussias reveals his next project and why he hopes to record a blues album before he turns 30
Zoom Instamic Pro Plus C: The Smallest Ever Recorder?
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Zoom Instamic Pro Plus C is the tiniest recording device you've ever seen, with timecode generation, Bluetooth, and a 4.5-hour battery. The post Zoom Instamic Pro Plus C: The Smallest Ever Recorder? appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Everyone was into rap and R&B. They would ask me, ‘Do you really like that old music?’” From humble beginnings to a cameo in Michael B. Jordan's Sinners – Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram is bridging the generational gap in blues
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Ingram waxes lyrical about how “blues isn’t just a guy with a guitar” – and why anything from rap and rock can be blues
“A level of authenticity you've never imagined”: IK Multimedia takes on Fender and Boss with the TONEX Plug – its first-ever headphone amp
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The pocket-sized headphone amp looks to win the hearts of players by offering more than 40,000 tones propped up by the same AI Machine Modeling behind the entire TONEX ecosystem
Baby Audio Black Friday Sale: All Plugins and Bundles up to 90% Off!
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
Baby Audio Black Friday Sale has begun: the company's own special offers campaign kicks off with a fireworks display of prices. The post Baby Audio Black Friday Sale: All Plugins and Bundles up to 90% Off! appeared first on gearnews.com.
Jackson Misha Mansoor ET7: Evertune Equipped Juggernaut
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The new Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET7 from Jackson adds the Evertune bridge system The post Jackson Misha Mansoor ET7: Evertune Equipped Juggernaut appeared first on gearnews.com.
“There’s a synergy between you and a great instrument. That could be a $300 Squier or a$5,000 Gibson. It doesn’t matter”: Chris Buck on vintage “dogs”, signature model intrigue, and how rock royalty helped his regal blues-rock tap into America
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
How many bands take 16 years to craft their debut album? This one did… But Chris Buck and Cardinal Black are making up for lost time
IK Multimedia TONEX Plug: A Pocket-Sized Amp for a Modern Guitar Workflow?
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
IK Multimedia TONEX Plug brings huge tones into a tiny space and keeps guitarists creating anywhere without hauling real amps around. The post IK Multimedia TONEX Plug: A Pocket-Sized Amp for a Modern Guitar Workflow? appeared first on gearnews.com.
HEDDphone D1: A Precise Dynamic Headphone Design
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The HEDDphone D1 is a dynamic open-back headphone design that offers the clarity and detail required for critical listening applications. The post HEDDphone D1: A Precise Dynamic Headphone Design appeared first on gearnews.com.
Spice Up Your Cowboy Chords
🗓️ November 06, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
Last updated on April 28, 2022So-called "cowboy chords" have been fundamental to the guitar since its invention. In this lesson, we'll look at easy ways to spice up these everyday grips so they'll add interest to your playing, improve your rhythm, and liven up even the most predictable of progressions.What is a Cowboy Chord? Speculation abounds regarding the origin of the term "cowboy chord," but here's an explanation that makes sense to me: In many 1940s movies, such actor-musicians as Roy Roge...
Gain Staging for PA Systems: Building a Clean Chain from Preamp to Loudspeaker
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Gear News
We take a look at gain staging for PA systems, a crucial aspect of front-of-house mixing that can make the difference in any size venue. The post Gain Staging for PA Systems: Building a Clean Chain from Preamp to Loudspeaker appeared first on gearnews.com.
PRS Guitars Announces 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow Limited Edition
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
PRS Guitars today announced the 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow Limited Edition. Limited to just 280 pieces worldwide, this special edition features PRS McCarty III treble and bass pickups with a proprietary PRS Narrowfield in the center position, along with an artist-grade figured maple top, black limba back and neck, and Honduran rosewood fretboard and headstock veneer. Each guitar features the pre-factory eagle on the headstock and includes a 40th Anniversary certificate hand signed by P...
“I found this in a store and it sounded amazing. It cost about $500 less than a Fender would”: Geese are the latest indie-rock phenomenon – and their lead guitarist is repping this Billy Corgan-approved guitar brand
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Ditching more mainstream brands, lead guitarist Emily Green looks back on how she got her go-to guitar
Midas HD96 V2.3 Update: New Effects, Reaper Integration, and Workflow Features
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Gear News
The Midas HD96 V2.3 Update introduces a range of new features, including additional processors, expanded compatibility, and, of course, bug fixes. The post Midas HD96 V2.3 Update: New Effects, Reaper Integration, and Workflow Features appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Bernie was playing right out of Randy’s pedalboard and amp. He said Randy’s pedalboard was doing changes on its own”: Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Flown in at short notice after Rhoads' death, the Irish Strat magician would soon leave Ian Gillan, Phil Lewis, and Tracii Guns – among many others – with blown minds
“It was not only an honour but deeply moving”: Bernie Marsden’s $1million ‘The Beast’ Les Paul was just played on stage by Slash’s favorite current British blues rock guitar hero
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Chris Buck paid homage to both his father and the late Whitesnake guitarist with the performance
Rig Rundown: AFI [2025]
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Premier Guitar
The long-running punk quartet pick prototypes, P basses, and Pauls for their latest live shows.On tour supporting their 12th full-length record, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, California rockers AFI rolled through Nashville’s Marathon Music Works in October. After first running down their rigs in 2017, PG’s Chris Kies linked up again with guitarist Jade Puget and bassist Hunter Burgan to see how their gear has evolved in the past eight years.Brought to you by D’Addario. Off the WallPuget found th...
“He screams across from the bar, ‘What you doing, boy! Put that guitar down. Nobody knows my tuning!’” Journey’s Neal Schon on that one time he tried Albert King’s mythical Gibson Flying V
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
Schon cut his teeth playing the blues and jamming with some of the genre’s greats – including Albert King
“Fender needed something to bring them into more modern times”: How Jim Root’s radical signature Telecaster updated a Fender mainstay for the 21st century
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
The Slipknot guitarist was originally pushed towards Charvel, but he had his sights set on reinventing a Fender classic
I’ve been playing live shows for 20 years – these are my road-tested Christmas gift recommendations for gigging guitar players
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar World
From essential spares to gig-saving tools, these gift options are ideal for guitarists who play live. They’re affordable too, with price from only $4.99
In Tune and In Focus: Hannah Fairlight’s Life in Music and Audio
🗓️ November 05, 2025 | Source: Guitar Girl
From piano prodigy to touring musician and seasoned audio engineer, Hannah Fairlight has carved out a career that harmonizes creativity and technical mastery. In this inspiring personal essay, she reflects on her journey from small-town Iowa to New York City and beyond, balancing the worlds of music, film, and sound production. In Tune and In […] The post In Tune and In Focus: Hannah Fairlight’s Life in Music and Audio appeared first on Guitar Girl Magazine.