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Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal Stealth: 3 Limited Editions
🗓️ February 19, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Jackson Soloist SL1A, Kelly KE1A, and Rhoads RR1A with Bare Knuckle Holy Diver and Floyd Rose The post Jackson Pro Plus Pure Metal Stealth: 3 Limited Editions appeared first on gearnews.com.
Studio Monitors With a Coaxial Design: What Are the Advantages?
🗓️ February 19, 2026 | Source: Gear News
What Is a Coaxial Design in Studio Monitors, and What Advantages Does It Offer? We’ll Take a Closer Look at the Palmer ORBIT 11. The post Studio Monitors With a Coaxial Design: What Are the Advantages? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Gibson Custom Debuts the Gary Clark Jr. ES-355
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Gibson Custom today proudly unveils the new Gary Clark Jr. ES‑355™, a striking signature model created in close collaboration with the four‑time GRAMMY® Award–winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Austin-born and globally celebrated for his electrifying live performances, Gary Clark Jr. has long blended blues, rock, soul, and hip hop into a sound entirely his own. His previous Gibson and Epiphone signature instruments—the SG™ and Casino™—each captured facets of his musical identity, but the...
"There’s clarity where you want it, and a glorious wall of noise when you need it": Laney Black Country Customs Billy Corgan Supergrace Loudpedal review
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Laney distills Billy Corgan's legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones
“You do feel violated, and it was really sad and disturbing to watch the video”: Police in search of robbers who stole $15,000 vintage Martin D-28 from Maryland music store
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The four suspects allegedly walked into the local family-owned business, concealed the acoustic guitar, and nonchalantly walked off
How To Use Clipping: An Essential Mixing Tool
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Traditionally, clipping was something to be avoided at all costs. However, when we know how to use clipping deliberately, it becomes a versatile tool. The post How To Use Clipping: An Essential Mixing Tool appeared first on gearnews.com.
“The best-sounding, most powerful, and most flexible processing Line 6 has ever offered”: Line 6’s Helix Stadium Floor is finally shipping – 8 months after it was first unveiled
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The smaller Helix Stadium Floor variant offers the same powerful modeling and unique live rig features, but with a more compact footprint
Rig Rundown: Spiritbox
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Ahead of Spiritbox’s recent show at Nashville’s Pinnacle, PG’s Chris Kies spent some time with the Canadian alt-metal giants’ guitarist Mike Stringer and bassist Josh Gilbert to get the story on their down-tuned mayhem. See about the highlights below, and watch the full Rig Rundown for more.Brought to you by D’Addario. Signature 7Stringer’s signature Aristides STX guitars, like this 7-string, are the first axes he reaches for. Inspired by Kurt Cobain’s Jag-Stang, the STX comes in 6-, 7-, and 8-s...
Charvel Pro Mod Plus Dinky DK24: The Most Beautiful Dinky Models Ever!
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Charvel Pro Mod Plus Dinky DK24 adds a host of new colors and variants with exciting additions. Take a look! The post Charvel Pro Mod Plus Dinky DK24: The Most Beautiful Dinky Models Ever! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I had a poster on my wall of B.B. King playing Lucille. I always wanted one of those guitars”: Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle with a new signature Gibson ES-355 that pays homage to his hero
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The stunning signature is a recreation of Gary Clark Jr.'s one-of-one Custom Shop model – and it channels his love for B.B. King
“I showed it to John Paul Jones. He laughed. And then he played it. He went from giggling to joy”: When Josh Homme introduced a Led Zeppelin legend to his secret-weapon amp
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Led Zeppelin bassist had low expectations for the unassuming gear pick, but quickly discovered why it’s crucial to Homme’s sound
“I spent a lot of shows in the beginning wondering if he was upset”: John Mayer opens up on his early Dead & Company insecurities – and learning to share the stage with his hero, Bob Weir
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Grateful Dead icon, who passed away in January, became one of Mayer's closest collaborators during the latter years of his career
Gretsch Broadcaster LX: New 2026 Flame Maple
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Gretsch Broadcaster LX Collection adds new flame maple bodies to their lineup for 2026 The post Gretsch Broadcaster LX: New 2026 Flame Maple appeared first on gearnews.com.
“People want real experiences. There’s a backlash to this era of perfect music, and I appreciate it”: Converge’s Kurt Ballou on mixing pedals with amp modelers, guitar recording hacks and reclaiming metal’s authenticity
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Fifth album Love is Not Enough sees the producer-guitarist embracing modern gear while opposing modern music’s “data-entry” trends – and returning to a jam space filled with Christmas lights and Iron Maiden flags
Valeton GP-150: The New Benchmark of Affordable Multi-Effect Floorboards?
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Is the Valeton GP-150 the new benchmark among affordable floorboards? We've got all the details on the new multi-effect! The post Valeton GP-150: The New Benchmark of Affordable Multi-Effect Floorboards? appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I wandered into a Guitar Center vintage room, plugged it in and it just floored me. People literally started coming in asking what amp I was playing”: Inside Fender’s mission to bring the ’62 Super Amp back from the dead
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Long hidden in the shadows of Fender history, the early ’60s brown-panel Super Amp has reemerged. Senior product manager, Rick Heins, talks us through its rebirth
“I love the sound of acoustics and electrics, which is why I try to merge the two… I prefer bigger textures”: How Pavey Ark are reinventing acoustic guitar with pedals, fake nails and a $60 nylon-string that holds its own in any company
🗓️ February 18, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Neil Thomas’ adventurous playing and ear for unorthodox tuning finds the English collective exist between two worlds of traditional and neo-folk
Love Hultén Deckard’s Dream X2: How Beautiful Is This Yamaha CS-50-Inspired Custom Synth?
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
What do you get when you combine 3 beautiful synthesizers and 2 effects units in a single custom cabinet? Love Hultén Deckard’s Dream, of course. The post Love Hultén Deckard’s Dream X2: How Beautiful Is This Yamaha CS-50-Inspired Custom Synth? appeared first on gearnews.com.
"A triumphant first all-analog pedal from Strymon, which will inject your rig with some impressively usable and versatile drive tones": Strymon Fairfax Class A Output Stage Drive pedal review
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Strymon's unexpected departure from its usual DSP-led design is a recreation of Randy Bachman's Garnet Herzog – and the result is something rather stellar
Guitar Journal: Matt Bellamy £30k Black Edition & More
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Manson’s £30k Matt Bellamy "Black Edition," the Dophix Magnifico Dual Boost, and Gibson’s radical Leo Scala '58 Addiction Explorers. The post Guitar Journal: Matt Bellamy £30k Black Edition & More appeared first on gearnews.com.
u-he, Rhodes, IK Multimedia: 3 Limited-Time Software Deals You Shouldn’t Miss
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Limited-time deals from u-he, Rhodes, and IK Multimedia: three software instruments, from synths to organs, at bargain prices. The post u-he, Rhodes, IK Multimedia: 3 Limited-Time Software Deals You Shouldn’t Miss appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Gene and Paul came back to the studio with their jaws on the floor. Gene said, ‘No-one has ever turned down Kiss’“: The glam-rock guitarist who accidentally turned down Kiss
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Punky Meadows, best known as the guitarist for glam-rock outfit Angel, sets the record straight on auditioning for Kiss, being chosen on the spot, but never actually making the band…
Eventide Music Mouse: The Groundbreaking 1986 Music Program Is Back
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Eventide has revived Music Mouse, a unique piece of music software from the 1980s. But what does it do? The post Eventide Music Mouse: The Groundbreaking 1986 Music Program Is Back appeared first on gearnews.com.
“I cut my finger and got blood on the fretboard. It felt like the guitar had chosen me”: Deftones are fans. Wet Leg invited them on tour. Meet Mary in the Junkyard, the classically rooted alt-rockers making mind-bending indie with Elliott Smith’s tunings
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
London songwriter Clari Freeman-Taylor explains the eureka moment of moving to electric from classical guitar, her blood-sealed bond with a new Epiphone, and why she keeps leaving pedalboards on Lime bikes
“I’ve had great luck doing the exact opposite of what the internet tells me”: Joe Bonamassa on the ‘unorthodox’ Marshall hack he nicked from Zakk Wylde
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The bluesman turned to the former Ozzy guitarist to get the most out of his Marshalls
“In the world of extended chords, this is as far as we can go”: Demystifying 13th chords, the voicing that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to stunning effect in Lenny
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
This primer in 13th chords will give you five voicings to use in your playing – and an explanation on how they get their name
Joe Satriani’s amp builder has released a potentially game-changing pickup system – which gives players the power to choose where their gain is created
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
3rd Power's MagFRAG system has been channeled into two new pickup lines that could give players unprecedented tonal control
“Albert King took me aside. He said, ‘The biggest thing about music is you can’t play what people want you to play.’ My dad said that, too”: Bernard Allison grew up surrounded by blues legends – and hid the fact he was learning guitar for years
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Luther Allison’s son played with Stevie Ray Vaughan for his 16th birthday, toured in a band where pedals were forbidden, and achieved his ambition of being in his father’s band, and even leading it
“He exemplified how top instrumentalists can adapt to a remarkable range of styles and settings”: Steel guitarist Pete Finney – who performed with Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and the Monkees – dies aged 70
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Nashville legend played with a variety of high-profile artists, including the Chicks, the Judds, and Patty Loveless – and was known as a connoisseur of American music history
Gibson Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 in Cobra Burst
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
This Gibson Custom Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 VOS in Cobra Burst will turn heads and is a highly limited run The post Gibson Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 in Cobra Burst appeared first on gearnews.com.
Ohmforce Bohm Stereo Dual Voice Kick System – Now Available to Preorder!
🗓️ February 17, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The triple kick Eurorack threat that is Ohmforce Bohm is finally available to preorder. Find out how to get them now. The post Ohmforce Bohm Stereo Dual Voice Kick System – Now Available to Preorder! appeared first on gearnews.com.
The Best Electric Guitar Strings for Every Genre: Better Tone, Longer Lasting, Your Sound
🗓️ February 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
If you want the right tone and feel for rock, metal, jazz, or funk, it is essential to find the best electric guitar strings for your genre. The post The Best Electric Guitar Strings for Every Genre: Better Tone, Longer Lasting, Your Sound appeared first on gearnews.com.
“My only frustrations are with its unstable tuning, which dampens an otherwise fantastic playing experience”: Cort Space G6TR review
🗓️ February 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Cort's well-spec'd Strandberg rival capitalizes on the headless guitar renaissance, but it's not without its flaws
Slash: The Most Iconic Les Paul Player?
🗓️ February 16, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
PG Editorial Director Richard Bienstock has interviewed Slash more than a few times throughout the last couple decades. So, we’ve called on him to join us in celebrating the Guns N’ Roses guitarist as we discuss his sound, his riffs, and his look! Tune in to find out about the time the two went guitar shopping and when Slash showed up at Richard’s desk.
Hammond XK-7 and XK-7D: Now Ready for Pre-Order!
🗓️ February 16, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Hammond unveiled the XK-7 and XK-7D at the NAMM Show just a few weeks ago. Now, you can pre-order the new portable organs from Thomann! The post Hammond XK-7 and XK-7D: Now Ready for Pre-Order! appeared first on gearnews.com.
“Even if no-one’s applauding, this is still going”: Mark Speer was so afraid the audience wouldn’t applaud at early Khruangbin shows, he figured out how to do it on guitar
🗓️ February 16, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Khruangbin guitarist also admits that this guitar trick was inspired by a legendary boxing video game