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We bought, tested, and ranked 8 dirt-cheap Amazon pedals – now 7 of them are discounted in the Big Deal Days sale starting from only $27.06!
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Pedalboard snobs, look away now! These are the budget pedals you should be picking up in Amazon's Prime Day 2 sale
Tapping genius Stanley Jordan on the time he floored Eddie Van Halen with his playing
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Jordan remembers his experiences of jamming with Eddie Van Halen
HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2: A New Compact Modular Column System
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2 is a scalable modular long-throw column PA speaker rig with built-in DSP, ideal for events where space may be limited. The post HK Audio ELEMENTS MK2: A New Compact Modular Column System appeared first on gearnews.com.
America’s Got Talent winner Nene Royal on her journey to victory
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The 16-year-old Thai Ibanez fan reveals how she learned to play, the gear that shapes her sound and the influence she’d love to work with – which could actually happen very soon
This compact overdrive is so good my bandmate stole it off me – now with 20% off in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale, it's time he bought his own!
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Skip the five-year waiting list and get that legendary Analog Man drive tone at a hefty discount in the Big Deal Days sale
Tony Iommi was shocked when he reunited with Ozzy Osbourne for Back to the Beginning rehearsals
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Iommi offered to do the set instrumentally, but the Prince of Darkness wasn’t to be deterred
Mastering The Mix CARBON Q: A Connected EQ for Your Entire Mix?
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Mastering The Mix CARBON Q connects EQ and level across your entire mix. Here's what the new plugin with reference track matching can do. The post Mastering The Mix CARBON Q: A Connected EQ for Your Entire Mix? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Baby Audio HyperWarp: Create Glitched-Up Hooks and Fills in Seconds
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
With Baby Audio HyperWarp, you have seven different effect algorithms to bend and shape sounds into animated sequences with depth and character. The post Baby Audio HyperWarp: Create Glitched-Up Hooks and Fills in Seconds appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mixing on Headphones: Does It Actually Make Sense?
🗓️ October 06, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Mixing on headphones: what actually works and where the limits are. Worth it with the right tools! The post Mixing on Headphones: Does It Actually Make Sense? appeared first on gearnews.com.
Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield Gets Caught by Kiss Cam at Raiders Game
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Real Travis/Taylor energy here. The post Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield Gets Caught by Kiss Cam at Raiders Game appeared first on Metal Injection.
Against the Grain: Best Granular Synths & Samplers 2026
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Granular synths and samplers are among the most powerful tools for creative sound design. We check out the best granular synths of 2026. The post Against the Grain: Best Granular Synths & Samplers 2026 appeared first on gearnews.com.
Jared James Nichols has no time for blues dentists collecting vintage guitars
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Guitars are made to be played. Nichols isn’t keen on collectors who put their precious ’59 Les Pauls in a glass display box
“Hack it all you want. You have my blessing”: John Mayer has seen your Silver Sky mods – and he loves them
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Mayer has given his seal of approval to those internet-breaking Silver Sky models
Decoding the mysteries of a 1953 Stromberg Master 400C – one of the rarest jazz guitars in the world
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
This mid-’50s cutaway model is one of only seven made by the Boston-based company
Josh Homme on his “dumb system” for picking guitar gear
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Homme breaks down his ‘unsupply, undemand’ theory, and how it helps him find diamonds in the rough
Quicksand on how airline accidents and lawsuit guitars have helped change their tone for the better
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Quicksand’s new album is a brutal listen. So why are Sergio Vega and Walter Schreifels wary of “sounding hippie”?
VPS Avenger 2.5 Announced: The Open Beta Brings a MIDI Sequencer, Piano Roll, Three New Effects, and More!
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
VPS Avenger 2.5 beta brings a MIDI sequencer, piano roll, and three new effects. Here's what the update can do. Even more sound design! The post VPS Avenger 2.5 Announced: The Open Beta Brings a MIDI Sequencer, Piano Roll, Three New Effects, and More! appeared first on gearnews.com.
I'd never heard of Eart until I reviewed their headless guitar and gave it 4.5 stars. Now it's only $351 in this epic early Amazon Big Deal Days sale
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Eart GW-2 packs impressive specs and pro playability into an amazingly affordable package
The Best Guitars for Jazz Beginners: 6 Hollowbodies and Offsets Under $1,000
🗓️ October 05, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Looking for guitars for jazz beginners? Then check out these five suggestions under 1,000 euros! The post The Best Guitars for Jazz Beginners: 6 Hollowbodies and Offsets Under $1,000 appeared first on gearnews.com.
DSM Humboldt’s concept multi-effects might be a joke – but we kinda love it
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
With its bonkers spoof stompbox, the Chilean firm has won the internet for this week
What guitar gear trend have you never understood?
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Headless guitars, AI tone sculpting, too many damn options… What’s the gear trend you’ve never understood?
Watch: Turnstile Plays SNL; Meets Taylor Swift Too
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has been plagued by bad memories about hardcore for over four decades. After October 3rd, those nightmares will hopefully disappear. Baltimore melodic punk band […] The post Watch: Turnstile Plays SNL; Meets Taylor Swift Too appeared first on Metal Injection.
Watch: Jack Black Performs Insane "War Pigs" Cover With Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler at Tom Morello's Fest
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
When comedian Jack Black and his Black Sabbath tribute band took the stage on Saturday night, they brought out a heavy hitter to assist with the heavy jams. Geezer Butler […] The post Watch: Jack Black Performs Insane "War Pigs" Cover With Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler at Tom Morello's Fest appeared first on Metal Injection.
MPC2000 Mods by vubeatz: Unlocking Hidden Powers of the MPC2000 and MPC2000XL
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Hot new features for two vintage sampling legends: Take your MPC2000 or MPC2000XL to another level with these MPC2000 Mods! The post MPC2000 Mods by vubeatz: Unlocking Hidden Powers of the MPC2000 and MPC2000XL appeared first on gearnews.com.
Prog icons Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery on how they set sale on The Roaring Waves – with the aid of Brian May's Red Special
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The British silverbacks banned “egos and arguments” – but anything else goes on a head-to-head album that keeps the prog fires burning
Question of the Month: What's the first—or hardest—guitar solo you ever learned?
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Question: What's the first—or hardest—guitar solo you ever learned?Pete Evick, guitarist, the Bret Michaels Band; producerA: I started playing at such an early age, and tackling some crazy stuff for a 13-year-old with a phonograph, not YouTube. So the hardest solo would have been Randy Rhoads’ lead on “Over the Mountain,” from Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman. But it’s relative to the time and tools—as an adult I’ve gone back and learned all my favorite Steve Vai licks, but I did it with the he...
How Detroit post-punks Protomartyr recruited the Breeders' Kelley Deal and keep defying expectations
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
After rescuing her backstage, Protomartyr befriended Kelley Deal and drafted her as a touring member. Ahee looks back on that incident and declares his love of P-90s
Chibson pokes fun at Fender’s Stratocaster copyright campaign with Cease & Desist control knobs – and they go to 11
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
It was only a matter of time before the industry’s chief jokers weighed in on Fender’s controversial cease-and-desist campaign
Overtonium, Ultiverb, ENS-86: Free Plugins of the Week
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Overtonium is an amazing additive synth, Ultiverb is a feature-laden free reverb plugin, and ENS-86 emulates vintage chorus units: Free plugins of the week! The post Overtonium, Ultiverb, ENS-86: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com.
Franché Coma was the frantic guitarist on the Misfits’ first album – but the world wouldn’t hear it for 20 years
🗓️ October 04, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
He recalls making way for Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, what Glenn Danzig was really like, the songs he wishes he’d recorded, and the problem with his Gibson Explorer
Ned Steinberger’s headless revolution looked like a world first – until Les Paul dropped a bombshell: he’d already built one
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Having already transformed bass design with Stuart Spector, Ned Steinberger turned his attention to eliminating the headstock altogether – only to discover that Les Paul had beaten him to it
Test your Eddie Van Halen knowledge with our quiz
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
There’s a reason his legacy is so enormous, his shadow so large. But how well do you know him?
Ground Loops in the Home Studio 2026: The Easy Way to Stop Hum and Buzz for Good
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Ground loops in the home studio cause hum, buzz, and USB whine. Learn where the noise comes from and which fixes actually work. The post Ground Loops in the Home Studio 2026: The Easy Way to Stop Hum and Buzz for Good appeared first on gearnews.com.
Slipknot Announces a Big 2027, 'Stage Tour' Adds Dream Theater and Others + More Top Stories of the Week
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Fun stuff, sad stuff, everything inbetween. The post Slipknot Announces a Big 2027, 'Stage Tour' Adds Dream Theater and Others + More Top Stories of the Week appeared first on Metal Injection.
Watch: Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Joins AC/DC Onstage to Play "Highway to Hell"
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Dave Grohl has spent his entire life worshipping AC/DC. On Friday night, October 2, he got to pick up a guitar and play with them. The Foo Fighters frontman joined […] The post Watch: Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Joins AC/DC Onstage to Play "Highway to Hell" appeared first on Metal Injection.
Listen: Slash Teams Up With Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators For New Song "Flying Blind"
🗓️ October 03, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has once again teamed up with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators and announced their fifth collective studio album, Flying Blind, due February 26, 2027 […] The post Listen: Slash Teams Up With Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators For New Song "Flying Blind" appeared first on Metal Injection.