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May 30
- Weezer fan the flames of rock 'n' roll in Australian Guitar #143, out today
May 28
- Watch Sierra Hull's captivating improvisation on the Baldacci Hollowbody Bighorn
- ThorpyFX debuts feature-packed, fully analog phaser pedal, the Pulse Doppler
- Manson Guitars teams up with dealers around the world for collaborative 10th Anniversary Edition MA models
- The Guitar Center Memorial Day sale is here, with up to 40% off killer guitar and bass gear
- Gibson seeks to provide “the ultimate guitar experience” with all-new mega-store, the Gibson Garage
- Guitarist covers Sleep while standing on a motorcycle that's balancing on an amp
- My Bloody Valentine’s shows were so loud they feared destroying venues: “Chunks were falling out of the ceiling”
- Dino Cazares turned down the Limp Bizkit guitarist spot in 2001
- Slash has been recording demos for the new Guns N’ Roses album using AmpliTube
- TC Electronic promises to “inject the nectar of the Gods directly into your guitar sound” with the $59 Zeus Drive
- The Smashing Pumpkins to host 30th anniversary Gish livestream event
May 27
- From industrial doom to swampy acoustic blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Ibanez treats its $200 Talman acoustic to a new range of vibrant finishes
- Haunted Labs' Old Ruin distortion pedal aims to sound as sinister as it looks
- Strymon seeks to make your pedalboard smarter with its new Conduit MIDI Hub pedal controller
- Save up to 33% off triple-packs of Ernie Ball Slinky and Earthwood guitar strings with this mega Memorial Day deal
- Weezer’s Hash Pipe was nearly an Ozzy Osbourne song
- David Ellefson to sue for defamation following his dismissal from Megadeth over leaked videos
- Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen unleash fusion fury in a shred-heavy rendition of Quadrant 4
- Watch R.J. Ronquillo conjure impressive humbucker, single-coil and split-coil sounds from the versatile PRS Fiore
May 26
- Chelsea Wolfe debuts brooding, Wonder Woman-inspired single, Diana
- Gibson Gives launches TEMPO program to combat opioid overdoses in the music industry
- Members of Deftones, Killswitch Engage, In Flames transform Björk’s Hyperballad into a high-gain chug-fest
- Gretsch launches $499 and $599 P-90-loaded Center Block Streamliner models
- Wolfgang Van Halen used his father’s original Frankenstein guitar on the upcoming Mammoth WVH album
- Suspect208 – the band featuring the sons of Slash and Robert Trujillo – announce breakup
- Gibson unveils freshly finished catalog of electric guitars in all-new Exclusives Collection
May 25
- Watch Mdou Moctar’s intimately epic Tiny Desk concert
- Jason Becker says he thought he was on his “way out” following recent health issues
- Misha Mansoor on why he “hates” writing guitar solos: “It's more of a chore than anything”
- Scale the Summit’s Chris Letchford unveils guitar with jaw-dropping programmable LED fingerboard in video for new single Jackhammer Ballet
- Alpha Wolf deliver a mind-bending, Whammy-heavy playthrough of Akudama
- SolidGold FX unveils modulation and octave-equipped tape-style delay pedal, the EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo
- 5 Eddie Van Halen signed and stage-played Charvel Art Series guitars hit the auction block
- Night Ranger announce first album in four years, ATBPO, launch searing first single, Breakout
- Slash drooled while recording his Appetite for Destruction guitar solos, apparently
- Megadeth officially part ways with David Ellefson
May 24
- Here they are: Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox tackle the Scorpions’ Rock You Like a Hurricane for their Sunday Lunch series
- David Crosby teams up with Michael McDonald for new track, River Rise
- Deftones' Stephen Carpenter showcases his 5-string bass chops in new Needles and Pins playthrough
- Paul Gilbert unleashes howling slide guitar on funky, fusion-y new song Werewolves of Portland
- An Orange OR50 head signed by Biffy Clyro and gigged by touring guitarist Mike Vennart is up for auction
- Tom Morello continues his collaboration hot streak with “demented” solo on K.Flay’s TGIF
- Teenage punk-rockers The Linda Lindas sign with Epitaph after riotous song Racist Sexist Boy goes viral
- Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood form new band The Smile – watch first-ever live footage from Glastonbury
May 21
- Godin unveils stylish Summit Classic HT, with High Definition Revoicer active/passive pickup switching
- Mike Dawes joins forces with Jack Gardiner and Plini for trailblazing acoustic/electric single, Push
- Wolfgang Van Halen deploys gargantuan riffage in new track, Mammoth
- Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio share smoldering live performance of Derek & the Dominos’ Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
- Listen to Slash's never-before-heard collaboration with Chester Bennington
- Randy Rhoads' stolen guitar and amp have been returned to his family
- Anthrax's Frank Bello announces autobiography
- Sick Riffs: Violet Mayugba teaches you the punky powerchords of Destroy Boys' Muzzle
- Ampeg puts three of its most coveted bass amps into a plugin with the SVT Suite
May 20
- From dreamy psychedelic opuses to twisty, rapid-fire metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Guitars signed by Metallica, Mark Tremonti, Joe Satriani and Nili Brosh go up for sale on Reverb.com to raise funds for Jason Becker
- Born Of Osiris's Lee McKinney and Nick Rossi deliver a dizzying playthrough of White Nile
- Gary Clark Jr.: “When I got my guitar, school went out the window. I was practicing all day long, all night long”
- Muse reveal 20th anniversary Origin of Symmetry remix album, debut raw, fuzz-heavy version of Citizen Erased
- Joe Bonamassa’s missing Fender “The Bludgeon” Nocaster signature guitar has been found
- Lari Basilio joins Willow Smith for an electrifying performance of Transparent Soul on The Tonight Show
- Mouse Rat, Chris Pratt’s fictional band from Parks & Recreation, are releasing an actual album
- Boss debuts limited-edition anniversary SD-1 Super Overdrive and MT-2 Metal Zone pedals
- Paradox Effects unveils feature-packed Carmesí Phaser
May 19
- Lucy Dacus debuts silky, acoustic-driven new single, VBS
- Watch R.J. Ronquillo try out Bog Street’s innovative three-sided picks, the “Swiss Army knife in your toolbox”
- Gone Fishing Effects launches super-limited-edition fuzz pedal, The Rage Of The Tsar
- Black Midi drop high-octane new single, Chondromalacia Patella
- Zakk Wylde on his affinity for the pentatonic scales: “They’re the most lyrical, so just stick with the pentatonic!”
- Beetronics unleashes the Vezzpa Octave Stinger, an analog fuzz pedal with digital controls
- Tech 21 launches the new-and-improved Bass Fly Rig V2
May 18
- Reviewers Love the Taylor GT
- Kurt Cobain’s Marshall cabinet sells at auction for $93,000
- Ernie Ball Music Man and John Petrucci celebrate 20 years of partnership with new JP and Majesty anniversary models
- Joe Bonamassa pleads for the return of missing Fender "The Bludgeon" Nocaster – his first stolen guitar in 31 years of collecting
- Harley Benton launches super-affordable new parlor acoustic and short-scale acoustic bass
- Fender takes the American Ultra range to the next level with new Luxe Stratocaster and Telecaster models
- Watch Mr. Bungle pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with thrashing Loss of Control cover
- Dynamo Amplification launches fundraising campaign to establish US-based dealer network
- Morley expands lineup of signal switchers with all-new Gold Series range
- Herman Li auditions for Steel Panther during Twitch livestream – and Satchel is the judge
- Eric Clapton’s ‘Slowhand at 70’ Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster sells at auction for over $200,000
May 17
- The Edge and Bono join forces with DJ Martin Garrix for EDM-flavored track, We Are The People
- Josh Rand delivers a no-holds-barred playthrough of The L.I.F.E Project's The Nothingness
- New Hard Rock Casino celebrates grand opening with guitar-smashing ceremony
- B.C. Rich honors “musical innovator” Chuck Schuldiner with new Stealth signature model
- Hear Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Alex Skolnick and Richard Shaw shred over mind-bending new Lost Symphony track
- Dave Mustaine teaches Symphony of Destruction in newly unearthed guitar lesson
- Smooth Hound Innovations debuts the Siva, a Helix-style multi-FX and amp modeler with built-in wireless system
- Watch The Black Keys deliver rousing live performances of Crawling Kingsnake and Going Down South on The Late Show
- Fender unveils Final Fantasy XIV Stratocaster
- Joe Bonamassa uses a headless Kiesel guitar to demo his forthcoming signature 1948 Fender Dual Professional combo
- Looking for the hottest new venue in town? Come on down to TheAvenue.Live
May 14
- From rapid-fire nu-metal to neo-neo-soul: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks
- Molly Tuttle releases new cover EP, …but i’d rather be with you, too
- Misha Mansoor announces first-ever solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, unveils first single Parabolica
- Mooer unveils DSP-equipped, all-in-one digital six-string, the GTRS Intelligent Guitar
- Devin Townsend announces Devolution Series #2 – Galactic Quarantine
- Watch Billy Gibbons rip out some mean slide licks – using a beer bottle – in new My Lucky Card video
- Watch Ichika Nito play an impossibly virtuosic solo using just one finger
- Charvel launches impressively outfitted Angel Vivaldi Signature Pro-Mod DK24-6 NOVA
- Glou-Glou debuts feature-packed stereo looper/delay pedal, the Loupé
- Myles Kennedy delivers an acoustic slide version of Black Sabbath’s Mob Rules
- Ozzy Osbourne is “so happy that Randy's genius is finally being recognized” by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram debuts driving new single, 662
- Bob Dylan museum, featuring never-before-heard recordings, set to open in Oklahoma in 2022
- Squier partners with Andertons and Chicago Music Exchange for new line of Classic Vibe electric guitars
- Joe Satriani drops wailing wah-pedal leads over an orchestra in epic new Kitt Wakeley track
- Thinking about actually gigging again? Here are five great new pieces of gear to take onstage with you
May 12
- Watch Jon Gomm put his signature Ibanez JGM10 through its paces with dazzling Deep Sea Fishes playthrough
- Watch Weezer perform ‘80s pop-rocker All the Good Ones on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Tom Morello teams up with former Styx vocalist Dennis DeYoung for The Last Guitar Hero
- Mastodon release high-octane new single, Forged By Neron, taken from DC Comics' Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack
- Robben Ford announces first instrumental studio album in almost 25 years
- KK’s Priest, featuring former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, announce debut album, Sermons of the Sinner
- Randy Rhoads to receive Musical Excellence Award at 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
- Chrissie Hynde announces Bob Dylan covers album
- Da Capo unveils minimalist, handmade tube amp, the GT Deluxe
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors unveils expression pedal parameter controller, the Expression Ramper
- How the “biggest bass amp in the world” found its way onto the Godzilla vs. Kong soundtrack
- Robert Fripp contributes very Fripp-like guitar soundscapes to new collaborative effort with electronic act The Grid
- Ernie Ball Music Man joins forces with Joe Dart for two all-new full- and short-scale bass models
- Mark Lettieri goes deep on his new PRS Fiore signature model: "It really is a 'do everything' guitar"
May 11
- PRS resurrects the Archon amplifier
- New Randy Rhoads book celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist
- Walrus Audio bolsters its modulation lineup with the Polychrome analog flanger
- Eric Clapton's 'Slowhand at 70' Fender Stratocaster, played at the Royal Albert Hall, goes up for auction
- St. Vincent releases funk-heavy new single Down
- Sleater-Kinney debut swaggering new single, Worry With You, reveal new album details
- Eddie Van Halen stage-played and signed Charvel EVH Art Series guitar hits the auction block
- Naia Izumi announces debut album, shares silky, time-signature-shifting lead single, Voodoo
- Dean Guitars honors Leslie West with Tattered N Torn Thoroughbred TBZ signature model
- Fender launches stunning Road Worn Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
- Megadeth respond to David Ellefson video leaks: "We are watching developments closely"
May 10
- August Burns Red share new version of Pangaea, now with Misha Mansoor guitar solo
- Watch pro-shot footage of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson tearing through Back in Black with the Foo Fighters
- The Cult’s Billy Duffy joins with the Alarm’s Mike Peters for first Coloursøund effort in more than 20 years
- Metallica have written over 10 new songs during lockdown
- Watch H.E.R. perform Glory alongside 125 Fender Play Foundation students at Vax Live concert
- Sick Riffs: Christian Neonakis teaches you the clean alt-rock lines of My Kid Brother's Good News
- Cory Wong and Dave Koz join forces for new collaborative album, The Golden Hour
- David Ellefson denies accusations of online 'grooming'
- Chris Buck launches new band Cardinal Black with fierce debut single, Tell Me How It Feels
- Sheptone aims to reproduce vintage P-Bass tones with new Miles Bass Pickup
May 7
- Pete Townshend says he "invented the guitar tech"
- Gruv Gear teams up with Matt Heafy for new MKH "Empire Edition” FretWraps
- The Revivalists frontman David Shaw heralds release of debut solo album with custom D’Angelico guitar NFTs
- Chris Cornell’s family settles malpractice lawsuit with former doctor
- Tedeschi Trucks Band and Trey Anastasio to release live full-album performance of Derek & the Dominos’ Layla
- Mateus Asato records acoustic remix of DJ Snake's single with Selena Gomez, Selfish Love
- Yngwie Malmsteen unleashes the fury once again with new album, Parabellum
- Jim Dunlop partners with Misha Mansoor for all-new Custom Delrin Flow pick
- TC Electronic launches high-gain Magus Pro distortion pedal
- Frank Turner teams up with Jason Isbell and Muse's Dom Howard for stomping new single, The Gathering
May 6
- Watch Helen Ibe perform a soul-warming rendition of Leo Sayer's When I Need You with the impeccably-crafted PRS SE Custom 24-08
- From stunning acoustic reinventions to shred-heavy melodic death-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- Nine Inch Nails team up with Health on new industrial rocker Isn’t Everyone
- Steve Vai shares “upscaled” For the Love of God video
- Kurt Cobain’s stage-used Marshall cabinet, signed guitar and... hair are up for auction
- George Lynch pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen on a Les Paul with an impromptu shred through Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
- Watch Billy Gibbons and Steven Tyler team up for a blazing cover of Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well
- Willow Smith reunites Jada Pinkett Smith's nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom for a surprise Mother's Day performance
- Watch rare footage of J Mascis performing with Sonic Youth in 1987
May 5
- Godin unveils the Bigsby-equipped Montreal Premiere LTD Imperial Blue
- Modest Mouse return with first new album in six years, The Golden Casket
- Gear up for Sweetwater’s GearFest 2021 extravaganza
- Mooer’s new 30-watt Hornet adds more sting to its digital modeling amp design
- Cort adds the gorgeously-spec'd Gold-Edge acoustic to its regular production line
- Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie hosts In the Trenches weekly podcast series with leading hard rock and metal artists
- Gibson launches the luxuriously appointed Orianthi SJ-200 Acoustic Custom
- Get Nembrini Audio's Klon Centaur emulation, the Clon Minotaur, totally free
- Aguilar Amplification launches the ultra-compact DB 599 Bass Compressor pedal
May 4
- Gibson, Peter Frampton launch the “Phenix” Les Paul Custom VOS guitar
- Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive 2nd annual Stream-A-Thon raises more than $45,000 to aid artists financially affected by COVID
- Marshall updates its super-compact Emberton speaker with iconic creme finish
- Wampler unveils Andy Wood Gearbox Signature Overdrive, designed to be the “driving force behind your sound”
- Watch snippet of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson performing Back in Black with the Foo Fighters at Vax Live concert
- Fender officially launches limited-edition Noventa series with P-90-style pickups
- Watch Dominic Fike's stellar performance of Paul McCartney's The Kiss Of Venus
- Is an Epiphone version of Adam Jones' Gibson 1979 Les Paul Custom in the works?
- The top 10 things to know about Gibson in 2021
May 3
- Hear The Black Keys tackle R.L. Burnside’s Going Down South
- Boost your doom tones with Ananashead Effects’ new GT73 overdrive
- Four-hour career-spanning Kiss documentary to air in June
- John Petrucci partners with Iron Smoke Distillery for new Rock the Barrel signature whiskey
- Friedman offers up a small high-gain wonder with the BE Mini amp
- Squier unveils Fender Special Run Mustang, HSS Strat and Tele models with fresh finishes, limited-edition specs
- Zakk Wylde reveals he will not be involved in Ozzy Osbourne's next album
- Join Sophie Burrell on a tour of the various amps, effects and more on tap in IK Multimedia’s amazing new AmpliTube 5