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Positive Grid Riff review
By James Farmer last updated
This affordable, compact audio interface from Positive Grid just made recording guitars even more accessible

Best DAWs for guitarists 2025: guitar-friendly music-making software
By Alex Lynham last updated
Getting started with guitar recording? These are the digital audio workstations you need to know for Mac, PC and mobile

Best microphones for recording guitar 2025: top mics for recording acoustic and electric guitar
By Chris Corfield last updated
Our pick of the best microphones for recording guitar, both acoustic and electric, with top-rated guitar mics from the likes of Shure, AKG and Sennheiser

Best guitar speakers 2025: the 9 best speaker upgrades for your combo amp or cabinet
By Simon Fellows last updated
Our pick of the very finest guitar speakers from Celestion, Jensen, Eminence, EV and more

Amazon has just slashed the price of Zoom recording equipment including the killer Zoom H5 and ZUM-2 podcast mic pack
By Daryl Robertson published
Amazon’s Prime Day Early Access sale is the place to go for bargain prices on podcasting and recording equipment

Radial Engineering drops two "state-of-the-art" re-ampers – one of which doubles as a DI box
By Matt Owen published
Two consoles aim to provide musicians with flexible re-amping options, with the Reamp Station combining a DI circuit with Radial's JCR Reamping box

How the advent of speakers using neodymium magnets enabled bigger sounds from lighter cabs
By Paul Gough published
The neo kid in town revolutionized cab design, allowing smaller, lighter units to punch above their weight

How Celestion speakers helped Marshall become ‘the sound of rock’
By Paul Gough published
Zilla Cabs’ Paul Gough explains the pivotal role the British speaker firm played in establishing Marshall as backline of choice for a new generation of rock guitar players

Carl Martin Ampster review
By Nick Guppy published
This valve-driven DI box from Carl Martin could be the missing link for pedalboard users

Marshall launches the Willen, a tiny dust- and water-resistant Bluetooth speaker
By Matt Parker published
The portable speaker is the latest offering from the amp brand’s headphones/home audio offshoot and provides 15 hours of playback, plus the ability to ‘stack’ multiple units together
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