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Fender has rebooted its top-selling Champion modeling amp family – and prices start at $129
The ultra-affordable amps offer onboard effects and a suite of amp voices for added versatility
Jack White's Third Man Hardware teams up with Eventide on Knife Drop – a sub-octave fuzz and analog synth powerhouse of a pedal
The Jack White-certified pedal is all about extreme experimentation – with dual octave control, precise filtering options, flexible expression pedal integration and an intuitive preset system
Billy Corgan on why he thinks he’s still under-appreciated as a guitarist
The creative force behind Smashing Pumpkins is often overlooked in the 'greatest guitarists of all time' conversation
Why Brian May and Queen were unhappy with their debut album – and how the newly revamped version fixes the “very dry” guitar parts
Queen just released a remixed version of their iconic 1973 debut, and Brian May reveals that “every instrument has been re-examined from the bottom up”
Tony Iommi was a Fender Stratocaster player before fate intervened – and he had to reach for his Gibson SG
Iommi went to the studio intent on recording Black Sabbath's debut album with his heavily modded Strat. Things didn't quite go according to plan...
Ernie Isley on growing up with Jimi Hendrix and witnessing his fast-developing guitar playing in his living room
Hendrix lived with the Isley family from the spring of '63 through Thanksgiving of '65 – a period that was pivotal in shaping young Ernie Isley's musical taste
Bare Knuckle and Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood look to give PAF-style pickups a modern twist with new signature set
The vintage-voiced humbuckers have been tweaked to work with low-tuned modern metal music, and promise a dynamic and versatile tonality
Jerry Cantrell’s Alice In Chains tone in a box for $110? Funny Little Boxes' Dirt distortion promises just that
Made in collaboration with YouTuber Let’s Play All, Dirt looks to harness 1990s hard rock and metal tones without breaking the bank
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer shares statement following sentencing for US Capitol riot involvement
Schaffer has been sentenced following his involvement in the January 2021 US Capitol riots in Washington DC – and says he “profoundly” regrets his actions
Tosin Abasi has released his own compressor pedal that promises to fix common compression complaints
Said to help deliver the dynamic response of a driven tube amp, the Micro-Aggressor becomes only the second stompbox of Abasi's gear firm
Balaguer ushers in a new era of progressive offsets with headless Growler line
Fully customizable and available in multi-scale and extended range formats, the Growler Headless sees the high-performance offset specialist double down on its headless activities
Jimmy Page reveals his favorite amp, which did “flippin’ everything” throughout his career
Page’s affinity for his modded Marshall head stood the test of time – so much so that his boutique Sundragon amps are inspired by its unique tone
Keeley’s new Zoma is a luxurious-sounding reverb/tremolo stompbox that serves as one of the brand’s “crowning achievements”
The spiritual successor to Keeley's Hydra reverb/tremolo debuts a new pedal design, and is said to represent a step forward in the company's sound quality
Hollywood's go-to guitarist, Andrew Synowiec, on how he ended up playing on a Who record
The seasoned session guitarist received a last-minute call to step in and play a guitar part in a style not typically associated with The Who and Pete Townshend
Surviving Grateful Dead members pay tribute to bassist Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84
Lesh didn’t play bass when he joined Jerry Garcia’s new band, leading to an innovative style that brought the instrument to the fore
EarthQuaker Devices’ new utility pedals are built to last a lifetime – and could be the key to a smooth-operating rig
Featuring five handy utility boxes, the new collection promises to help players get the most out of their pedalboards and live rigs
Stevie Nicks pinpoints the moment she knew Lindsey Buckingham had to be axed from Fleetwood Mac
Buckingham's departure in 2018 was initially reported as being due to “a disagreement over the band’s upcoming tour”
Soldano revives two highly elusive rack units beloved by Steve Lukather and Vivian Campbell
The X88-IR and SLO-100R reboot two of Soldano's most profound innovations from the late 1980s, and give them improved control and usability for modern players
