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zynaptiq LOUD and WIDE: A New One-Knob Wonder and a Stereo Imaging Plugin
🗓️ October 01, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Meet zynaptiq LOUD and WIDE, two new plugins designed specifically for your mixing and mastering workflow with advanced processing algorithms. The post zynaptiq LOUD and WIDE: A New One-Knob Wonder and a Stereo Imaging Plugin appeared first on gearnews.com.
Universal Audio Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max: An Overhaul for the Budget Interface Range
🗓️ October 01, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Introducing the Universal Audio Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max, a range of six new audio interfaces equipped with new recording features to enhance your home studio. The post Universal Audio Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max: An Overhaul for the Budget Interface Range appeared first on gearnews.com.
Thoughtful Things Engram: A Weird AI Groovebox Sampler From the Backrooms
🗓️ October 01, 2026 | Source: Gear News
AI hardware arrives in the form of Thoughtful Things Engram, a sampler groovebox with neural audio processing models inside. The post Thoughtful Things Engram: A Weird AI Groovebox Sampler From the Backrooms appeared first on gearnews.com.
MESA/Boogie's 90s Triple Rectifier Standard Returns With 150 Watts of Rectifier Power
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Following last year's return of the 90s Dual Rectifier Standard, MESA/Boogie is reissuing its 150-watt sibling, the 90s Triple Rectifier Standard. Like the original, it's built by hand in Petaluma, California.The Triple Rectifier arrived in 1992 alongside the Dual Rectifier Solo Head, scaling the design up to six power tubes and three rectifier tubes. It became a staple of '90s heavy music, especially among players using low tunings. The reissue comes in the original Standard Dress: black chassi...
Watch: Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen Reunite In On Stage Performance
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Sir Brian May joined Roger Taylor for two songs. The post Watch: Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen Reunite In On Stage Performance appeared first on Metal Injection.
Esoterica Electrica: Why I Quit Making, and Playing, Guitars
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Have you ever wanted a reset? Not exactly a clean slate, total erase, and start over, but maybe a window into a fresh perspective? Most of us want to get better at what we do, and expand our vocabulary within our craft. You can double down on your work or spend more time reading, watching, practicing, and experimenting with your artistry. Those are the building blocks of mastery, but sometimes you get stuck. Inadvertently, I found something that broke the cycle of repetition both in my playing a...
Eastman Kauffmann Series SC Classic review – individual new design
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Another sharp-looking model from the Eastman stable, hailing from across the North Sea in Holland and built from super-lightweight Oregon pine
New Found Glory Displays Late Chad Gilbert’s Guitar Throughout First Show Since His Death
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
Gilbert loved Disney. The post New Found Glory Displays Late Chad Gilbert’s Guitar Throughout First Show Since His Death appeared first on Metal Injection.
"It's a bit of an acquired taste, aesthetically": Washburn Scavenger SB4R review
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
A classic US brand shows some new signs of life…
Cheap Microphones That Engineers Use Instead of Expensive Classics
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Have you ever seen one of your favourite engineers or producers using cheap microphones, even when they have access to an extensive mic locker? The post Cheap Microphones That Engineers Use Instead of Expensive Classics appeared first on gearnews.com.
Mick Mars wasn’t even awake when he recorded parts for one of Mötley Crüe’s biggest tunes
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Mars looks back on the making of one of Crüe’s most popular tracks
Sabaton’s Chris Rörland ends his hunt for his perfect guitar with his first Jackson signature model
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Rörland has put a few clever twists on the classic Soloist template
Listen: Tony Iommi Releases Second Single "Stormwatcher" Off Upcoming Solo Record 'From the Dark'
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
A rather melancholic offering with a guitar solo that cries rather than wails. The post Listen: Tony Iommi Releases Second Single "Stormwatcher" Off Upcoming Solo Record 'From the Dark' appeared first on Metal Injection.
Jackson Chris Rörland SL7 Soloist for Sabaton Guitarist
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Gear News
Jackson Chris Rörland SL7 Soloist a 7 string loaded with a Floyd Rose and EMGs. Time to shred! The post Jackson Chris Rörland SL7 Soloist for Sabaton Guitarist appeared first on gearnews.com.
Players have asked for it for years. Now, Strymon has put one of its most celebrated tape circuits into a standalone pedal for the first time with the La Brea
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Lifting the most cherished elements of the beloved tape saturation and double-tracker, La Brea takes things even further
Shure MV6 Gen 2: New Look, Same High-Quality Sound
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Shure MV6 Gen 2 offers a refreshed look with a new white colorway to match the aesthetic of your content creation or streaming setup. The post Shure MV6 Gen 2: New Look, Same High-Quality Sound appeared first on gearnews.com.
Rock For People Announces Massive 2027 Edition Featuring Faith No More, Killswitch Engage, and Blue Medusa
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Metal Injection
As well as Napalm Death and Static-X. The post Rock For People Announces Massive 2027 Edition Featuring Faith No More, Killswitch Engage, and Blue Medusa appeared first on Metal Injection.
Warm Audio Announces Mod Series Pedals, Including Black Keys Peach Fuzz
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Premier Guitar
Warm Audio has introduced the Mod Series, a new line of guitar pedals that redesigns select Warm Audio recreations with slimmer, more pedalboard-friendly footprints and added features on select models.The Mod Series debuts with three modified pedals, establishing a new and expanding lineup within the Warm Audio pedal family:Centavo Mod | A slimmer, pedalboard-friendly design of Warm Audio’s recreation of the most sought-after golden overdrive, while preserving the same vintage-accurate circuit a...
Alex Skolnick shares his legato secrets – and how Holdsworth made the technique his own
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Returning as a GW columnist after a 30-year gap, Alex Skolnick is wasting no time with a lesson that'll expand your scalar vocab and work on your legato
Warm Audio Mod Series: Centavo and WA-C1 Mods and a Black Keys Peach Fuzz!
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Warm Audio Mod Series includes three slimmed-down, pedalboard-friendly pedals: Centavo Mod, WA-C1 Mod and a Black Keys octave fuzz! The post Warm Audio Mod Series: Centavo and WA-C1 Mods and a Black Keys Peach Fuzz! appeared first on gearnews.com.
How Eric Clapton felt when he auctioned off his legendary Stratocaster – and why it was ultimately worth it
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Clapton sold his Strat and a host of other iconic guitars to raise money for an important cause
Is PRS trolling Fender with its Defender Silver Sky collab? Here’s what John Mayer told us
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
Mayer’s collaboration with Land Rover caused a stir online, with some commentators believing it to be a pointed barb at his old brand
Nothing Headphone (1) Pro: Goodbye AirPods Max?
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Gear News
The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro is Nothing's new flagship wireless headphones, with its signature futuristic aesthetic and impressive specs. The post Nothing Headphone (1) Pro: Goodbye AirPods Max? appeared first on gearnews.com.
The story of Gary Moore’s ’55 Les Paul Junior – a bargain buy from a Sex Pistol
🗓️ September 30, 2026 | Source: Guitar World
The Les Paul Junior was a stripped-down student solidbody that became a professional favourite – and an iconic Thin Lizzy-era Moore electric