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- April 28
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- Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists
- Joe Bonamassa plays AC/DC’s Back in Black like you’ve never heard it before in this soulful rhythm ’n’ blues reimagining
- Nuno Bettencourt says Prince once called him “one of the top three guitar players in the world”
- Incubus announce new bassist for 2023 tour dates
- James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett debut new ESP and Gibson guitars at first show of M72 world tour
- Gibson adds possibly the first ‘59 Les Paul reissue ever produced and a near-perfect ‘61 Les Paul SG Custom to Certified Vintage collection
- Eddie Van Halen was making plans for a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup
- This week’s essential guitar tracks: from lead guitar lightning to one of the most violent riffs of the year
- April 27
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- Electro-Harmonix fattens up Keith Richards-channeling Satisfaction fuzz pedal
- Revv relaunches its Dynamis Series with US-voiced, Two Notes Torpedo-equipped D25 combo
- Watch Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess sing the praises of the amazing LAVA ME 3 acoustic-electric guitar
- Line 6 adds Dumble-style tones in free Helix firmware update sure to please fans of John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and David Gilmour
- Eric André’s advice for aspiring upright bass players: “Don’t play it. Run for the f**king hills”
- April 26
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- Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction
- Kirk Hammett explains why he uses wah so much: "I can't think of anybody who uses the wah pedal as much as I do – I'm not ashamed of it"
- Michael Anthony confirms there is a huge archive of unreleased Van Halen material
- Sting will play a guitar made from migrant boat wood – and built by inmates – at an Italian jail housing mafia bosses
- Paul Gilbert explains why 21-fret guitars can actually deliver higher notes than 24-fret models
- Cory Wong and Wampler unite for the Wong Compressor – “the most versatile compressor that has ever existed”
- Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson’s Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?
- PRS unveils Sunflower-finished Fiore – the most vintage-flavored version of Mark Lettieri’s signature guitar yet
- April 25
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- NAMM 2023: Explore Donner’s newest smart guitar, the REVO – an innovative instrument with a light-up fretboard for learning scales, songs and more
- Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action
- Is the Stomptrap the solution to eliminating mini pedal slippages once and for all?
- Dr Z. unveils limited-edition Carmen Ghia combo – a new take on its first-ever amp release from 1988
- Origin Effects debuts the DCX Boost and Bass, packing the preamp heft of a classic UA console into all-analog compact pedals
- Epiphone takes a baroque turn with Adam Jones' latest limited-edition Art Collection Les Paul
- April 24
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- Satchel used a plugin rather than a real amp for most of his solos on the new Steel Panther record: “I don't think people can tell the difference”
- Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes recalls what happened when Blackie Lawless threw raw meat into the back of his amp
- NAMM 2023: Meet the new Donner Seeker Series DST-600 – a vintage-style six-string that takes the Seeker Series to new tonal heights
- Nikki Sixx alleges Mick Mars is “a little bit confused and being misled by representatives”
- This clip of actor Paul Mescal playing acoustic and singing his debut single Slip Away is making us emotional
- Legacy of iconic UK gear store Mansons Guitar Shop secured as the site is taken over by another guitar seller
- April 21
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- NAMM 2023: Hear the tones – and marvel at the size – of Positive Grid’s ultra-portable Spark GO amp
- NAMM 2023: Meet IK Multimedia’s game-changing AmpliTube TONEX Pedal, which lets you harness the sound of any amp or drive pedal using AI Machine Modeling
- Essential guitar tracks – hear our bumper edition of the latest six-string bangers, all wrapped up in a Spotify playlist
- Experience the revamped PRS Sonzera 20, a 20-watt combo that ‘outguns most studio and gig-worthy amps in its class”
- Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model
- Kirk Hammett reveals the truth about that burned guitar on Metallica’s 72 Seasons album cover
- April 20
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- Otis Redding III, guitarist and son of legendary soul singer Otis Redding, dies at 59
- NAMM 2023: Explore NUX's all-new collection of innovative, uber-affordable effects pedals
- Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000
- Deftones’ Stephen Carpenter is now playing Kiesel guitars – but will continue endorsing ESP at the same time
- John McLaughlin’s fusion ensemble Shakti announce first studio album in 46 years
- 1981 Inventions debuts eagerly awaited second pedal, the LVL – but the first batch is already gone
- Steve Morse Band announces first tour in 10 years
- Guitarists cry ‘fake news’ at Donald Trump’s alarmingly inaccurate whammy bar on new NFT cards
- April 19
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- Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover
- NAMM 2023: Take a tour of Donner’s upgraded travel-friendly guitar, the HUSH-X headless electric model
- Emily Wolfe has teased a white-finished version of her Epiphone Sheraton Stealth signature guitar – and it looks ridiculously classy
- Johnny Marr’s new book documents the guitars he’s loved, lost and given away, including Nile Rodgers’ Strat, Bert Jansch’s acoustic and a Les Paul used by Ed O’Brien
- Foo Fighters announce new album But Here We Are, share emotional lead single, Rescued
- Jimi Hendrix's ultra-rare 1964 Fender Jazzmaster purchased by Jim Irsay
- Seymour Duncan issues new version of Slash’s signature humbuckers with one key upgrade
- Extreme continue their explosive comeback and highlight Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity in two scorching new singles
- April 18
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- NAMM 2023: Discover Eventide’s ultra-powerful, next-generation H90 Harmonizer
- NAMM 2023: Watch Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess explore the LAVA ME 3, a powerful touchscreen-equipped smart guitar with onboard effects
- Guitarist who re-recorded Metallica’s Lux Æterna solo responds to Kirk Hammett’s defence: “The solos sound lazy and completely throwaway”
- Want a bass that never goes out of tune? The EverTune Bass Bridge has arrived to answer your prayers
- Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World
- Schecter has Squier Contemporary Series fans in its sights with impressively spec’d, classic-meets-modern MultiVoice-6 model
- Kirk Hammett reveals the secret weapon behind his guitar tone: “I can’t believe I’m telling you about it!”
- Epiphone announces the Jim James ES-335 – a walnut-finished road-warrior that is equal parts pretty and practical
- Chris Cornell’s final Soundgarden recordings will finally see the light of day – but what will the material sound like?
- April 17
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- Hear Joe Satriani tap into his emotive prowess and serve up soaring solos in epic orchestral track, All Things Sacred
- NAMM 2023: the 11 biggest things we discovered at this year's show
- Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled
- Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo
- April 16
- April 15
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- NAMM 2023: Endorphin.es marks its first foray into the world of floor-based effects pedals with Ghost and Golden Master units
- NAMM 2023: Córdoba treats its stunning nylon-string Stage model to ornate Natural Amber finish
- NAMM 2023: Strandberg unveils the Boden Meloria, a titanium travel guitar that’s built to survive just about anything
- NAMM 2023: Seagull celebrates over 40 years of its classic S6 acoustic with the affordable new S6 Collection 1982
- The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46
- NAMM 2023: Chapman reveals classy new signature guitar for Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson
- NAMM 2023: Ashdown announces the Studio MiniRig – a portable bass head with matching cab inspired by the Beatles’ PA columns
- NAMM 2023: Bare Knuckle unveils the Triptych single coil set, achieving Rabea Massaad’s vision of “the perfect Strat tone”
- April 14
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- NAMM 2023: Takamine celebrates 30 years of Santa Fe acoustics in style with luxurious, limited-edition LTD2023 model
- NAMM 2023: Eastman Guitars debuts the Juliet LA – and G.A.S. doesn’t even cover it
- NAMM 2023: Godin gives its G-Tour nylon-string-meets-electric guitar an Arctik Blue makeover
- NAMM 2023: Peterson unveils the ultra-accurate StroboStomp Mini – its most pedalboard-friendly tuner yet
- The NUX Mighty Space modeling amp is a portable, feature-rich 30-watt powerhouse
- NAMM 2023: NUX gets in on the all-in-one guitar rig game with the feature-packed Trident multi-effects unit
- NAMM 2023: T-Rex unveils stunning $2,100 Binson Echorec reproduction – a pedal version of the iconic delay that’s been seven years in the making
- NAMM 2023: Ashdown teams 30W British tube tone with Two Notes cab modeling on the remarkably fully featured MF 484 2.N
- NAMM 2023: Dean reveals Kerry King’s latest lux signature, the USA Custom Shop Overlord – and it is heaving with top-notch components and clever circuitry
- NAMM 2023: Godin launches the nylon-string Multiac Mundial – a modern reboot of its flagship Multiac model
- NAMM 2023: Did Kernom just announce the most versatile fuzz pedal ever created?
- NAMM 2023: Reverend unveils two of the show’s standout signature models with the Stacey Dee Signature Dee-Dee and Linh Le Signature Lil Linhbacker bass
- Guitar Center just dropped exclusive new finish options for popular Fender, Gibson, Taylor and Schecter models
- Mateus Asato and Suhr team up for two stunning signature models – and they sound just as good as they look
- NAMM 2023: From camo to Candy Apple Red, ESP’s latest LTD Deluxe guitars offer a winning combo of fancy finishes, Floyd Roses and Fluence humbuckers
- April 13
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- NAMM 2023: ESP meets fan demand with James Hetfield Olympic White Vulture and debuts 12 LTD signature guitars, including Gary Holt’s “very pointy” GH-SV
- These are the most valuable vintage Fender finishes according to Reverb
- NAMM 2023: ESP lifts the curtain on 12 updated and all-new models in extensive E-II drop
- NAMM 2023: Guild’s affordable Surfliner offset just got even more appealing – meet the Surfliner Deluxe
- NAMM 2023: L.R. Baggs reveals the HiFi, a “game-changing” non-invasive acoustic pickup that mounts under your guitar bridge with a sticker
- James Hetfield was offered the chance to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett, but he turned it down: “I’m a real idiot”
- Guitar Center’s Guitar-A-Thon has landed, promising up to 20% off the hottest guitar gear
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball announces Slinky Flatwound electric guitar strings and Flatwound Short-Scale bass strings
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man overhauls its Steve Lukather signature lineup with Heat Treated pickup-loaded L4 models
- NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man expands its Tosin Abasi-designed Kaizen range with eagerly awaited six-string model
- NAMM 2023: Revv unveils the Shawn Tubbs Tilt Boost – a tone-sculpting workhorse it hopes will be “your new always on pedal”
- NAMM 2023: Dingwall Guitars launches the John Taylor Rio Dream Bass
- NAMM 2023: IK Multimedia reckons its new Axe I/O One is “the ultimate affordable audio interface designed for guitar and bass players” – and they might be right
- NAMM 2023: Fender Audio unveils the RIFF – a portable Bluetooth speaker and practice amp with a maple wood touch control panel
- NAMM 2023: Fishman launches mini pedal range designed specifically for acoustic guitarists
- NAMM 2023: Ibanez announces bumper signature guitar drop, introducing new models for Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio, Paul Stanley, Martin Miller and Ichika Nito
- April 12
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- Rabea Massaad signs as Ernie Ball artist, and will help develop future electric guitar models
- Jackson and Suicide Silence’s Mark Heylmun reimagine the Rhoads as a brutal 7-string metal machine
- NAMM 2023: Yamaha unveils what might be its most premium acoustic guitars ever – the FG9 R and FG 9 M
- NAMM 2023: The ultimate string bend? Ciari Guitars’ Ascender P90 folds right in half
- NAMM 2023 live: all the biggest news as it happened
- NAMM 2023: Universal Audio debuts 3 new UAFX pedals, taking on the Space Echo, classic compressors and the greatest hits of reverb and delay
- NAMM 2023: Sterling by Music Man adds St. Vincent’s Goldie signature model to its lineup, alongside new Mariposa, Cutlass, Valentine and Albert Lee models
- Joe Doe may have just revealed the wackiest guitar designs of NAMM 2023 – meet the Gambler, Hot Rod and Gas Jockey
- NAMM 2023: Rapier introduces the 44 – a four-pickup ‘what if?’ experiment in vintage British guitar design
- NAMM 2023: FM Guitars branches into single-fretboard electric guitar design for progressive new model, the Esphera
- NAMM 2023: Electro-Harmonix makes Josh Scott’s dream a reality with the release of his Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz pedal design
- April 11
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- NAMM 2023: Apogee’s guitar-targeted Jam X interface comes with a built-in analog compressor – and added Tim Henson
- NAMM 2023: Seymour Duncan announces the HyperSwitch – an app-controlled selector switch that lets you create custom pickup wiring configurations via Bluetooth
- Fender’s radical new CuNiFe pickups have arrived, including “the first truly innovative voice in single-coil Stratocaster pickups in a generation” – hear them in action
- NAMM 2023: DSM & Humboldt looks to provide the ultimate zero-watt pedalboard amp solution with the Simplifier MKII
- NAMM 2023: Gamma launches affordable, all-bases-covered collection of streamlined stompboxes
- Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling
- NAMM 2023: Engl celebrates 40 years of hellish high-gain tones with (extremely) limited-run red racing stripe Fireball amps
- NAMM 2023: Donner expands its Seeker Series with two vintage-inspired and shred-friendly models
- NAMM 2023: Taylor takes its 814ce model to elegant new heights with Builder’s Edition collection version
- Kirk Hammett hits back at solo trolls: “My friends down the street could probably play a better solo than Lux Æterna – but what’s the point?”
- NAMM 2023: Martin unveils cutaway, Fishman-equipped StreetMaster model and its first-ever downsized Jr acoustic basses
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- April 7
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- Guy Bailey, co-founder, guitarist of The Quireboys, dies
- Watch David Gilmour wail on the Black Strat in 1975 in newly unearthed 8mm Pink Floyd live footage
- Mötley Crüe respond to Mick Mars lawsuit: "Retiring from touring is resigning from the band"
- NAMM 2023: EarthQuaker Devices unveils the Aurelius tri-voice chorus – and promises it’s “not your run-of-the-mill chorus pedal”
- April 6
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- Mick Mars sues Mötley Crüe, accusing band of conspiring to fire him, miming onstage
- D’Angelico collaborates with jazz great Mark Whitfield on the Excel SS Soho – and it’s an absolute stunner
- NAMM 2023: Aviate Audio promises entry to “a universe of unique sounds” with its open platform ecosystem pedal, the Multiverse Developer
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors stretches the boundaries of what a chorus pedal can do with the BL-82 Chorus Variable Clock Effector
- Steve Vai’s prototype Hamer JEM – one of many models built before the virtuoso partnered with Ibanez – goes up for auction
- NAMM 2023: Walrus Audio’s worst-kept secret, the Fundamental series, makes a surprise arrival in stores from today – and it really is affordable
- Josh Klinghoffer thinks Red Hot Chili Peppers were making “cooler music” with him: “I was shocked when I heard their new record”
- NAMM 2023: Vola expands its OZ range with the OZ 7T – a 24-fret 7-string with Strat-inspired looks
- Magnatone unveils reptilian-inspired Croc Collection, which uses hand-applied colors for a fearsome (and shiny) amp finish
- James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album
- Kirk Hammett: “It drives me nuts having to play that f**king guitar solo in Master of Puppets every time – I’m freaking bored of it”
- April 5
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- EVH expands its value-for-money 5150 Iconic Series with new 15W 1x10 and 60W 2x12 combos – hear them in action
- SolidGoldFX introduces the Beta-V – an attempt to pack the tone of a hefty Ampeg bass rig into a compact pedal
- NAMM 2023: Vox pledges to make Brian May’s legendary tone “accessible to all” with two signature mini amps
- Watch the trailer for Flea’s new podcast series
- NAMM 2023: Strandberg launches new RESQ:D range that’s cheaper and greener but no less desirable
- NAMM 2023: Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan release ‘63 Cradle Rock Strat signature pickup set, based on the blues-rocker's prized sunburst Fender
- April 4
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- Slash gets his Jimmy Page on in fiery onstage guest spot with hard-rockers Dorothy
- Joe Bonamassa’s high-end signature amp, the Fender ’48 Dual Professional JB Edition, has finally arrived
- Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why Fender isn’t at this year’s NAMM – and what needs to change before it returns
- Lynyrd Skynyrd will continue without Gary Rossington and honor tour dates with ZZ Top
- NAMM 2023: Blackstar launches the Amped 3 pedal amp – featuring “one of the highest gain circuits Blackstar has ever developed”
- NAMM 2023: Hagstrom overhauls its flagship Swede and Super Swede guitars with “special recipe” pickups
- John Mayer spotted road-testing new maple fretboard-equipped PRS SE Silver Sky
- Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”
- April 3
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- NAMM 2023: Martin's CEO 10 – the first guitar designed by CEO Thomas Ripsam – headlines lavish limited-edition acoustic drop
- YouTube guitarist has (incredibly bad) idea to record his amp underwater. But how does it sound?
- Strum into spring with 20% off select Fender acoustic guitars
- Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan
- Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes play an all-star medley of Lynyrd Skynyrd classics in tribute to Gary Rossington
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