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“Randy, and his original design ideas, will continue to inspire us”: Gibson confirms exit of Mesa/Boogie founder and legendary ‘boutique’ guitar amp designer Randall Smith

It’s the end of an era as Smith parts company with the Mesa/Boogie brand he founded 55 years ago

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"It’s in 6:8 time, which is a waltz. It’s a long song. And the topic is a bit depressing...”: Billy Joel ponders surprising new interpretations of his much-loved track Piano Man

Billy Joel ponders interpretations of his hit, Piano Man

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“I showed her how to play the song on the guitar. And that was the last time I ever saw Beyonce”: Toby Gad on songwriting for the stars, competing with Dr Luke and being in the dark about Milli Vanilli

“I had to tell Madonna, ‘This is not good. Let's rewrite this again and do this better’... And I survived"

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Kurt’s Cologne is a Small Clone clone from PastFX that offers three decades of BBD-driven stereo chorus for Nirvana tones and more

Nevermind the vintage originals. This has switchable '70s, '80s and '90s modes, high and low cut switches, and an eight-way depth rotary dial to offer many variations on the theme

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"It was disappointing when I found out - 'oh my God, that's four Splice sample loops on top of each other!": Afrojack on Fred Again.. producing with loops from sample packs

"The people appreciate the melody and the composition - they don't appreciate the guy who put four samples on top of each other"

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“I wanted someone to put a chord chart in front of me and it didn’t matter what it is, I could play a solo over it, first go, and make the changes:” Fusion maestro Tom Quayle explains why he tunes his guitar to perfect 4ths

Quayle's prodigious legato skills are as smooth as they come but he makes the case for an unorthodox tuning that brings symmetry to the fretboard. Is it time you tried it?

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How to use dynamic EQ in a mix

Dynamic EQ is a great tool for achieving level-dependent frequency changes, and can be a true life saver in certain mix situations

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“It’s a real honour to actually hold the man’s instruments and spend a few minutes playing them”: Watch Joe Bonamassa play throaty slide blues on Rory Gallagher’s Tele-modded ’59 Esquire and explain what made Gallagher a global guitar icon

“Here was this guy with long hair and a flannel shirt, and looked as if he just came out of an auto factory, and playing some some of the most gutbucket blues and rock you’d ever heard”

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“Sounds better with armour on”: deadmau5 gets suitably suited and booted as he plays Teenage Engineering’s medieval-themed EP-1320 while dressed as a knight

TE has also been getting in on the act by taking part in a medieval festival in Sweden

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Aphex Twin DJ'd at a friend's wedding

Reports suggest that James played the set as a wedding gift, with Luke Vibert also performing

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“In essence – you are playing a bolt of electricity”: Gamechanger Audio and Third Man Hardware celebrate 5 years of the Jack White co-designed Plasma Coil with limited edition version in white

New look, same crazy high-voltage distortion, this anniversary edition is a good excuse for collectors to add something wild and gnarly to their pedalboards

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"All that time you were throwing punches, I was building something / And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel": Taylor Swift gets in another dig at Kanye West

Taylor Swift releases special version of diss track directed at Kanye

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“The perfect magnetic combination to unlock the full tonal potential of your P/J Bass”: Fender releases a Tim Shaw-designed Chrome Cobaltpickups for the P/J configured bass guitar in your life

TheChrome Cobalt bass pickups for Precision Bass, Jazz Bass and P/J Bass feature a Fender-designed magnet and promise “punch, hi-fi clarity and dynamic range”

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The NAMM Show will return in 2025 with an expanded five-day program: "The show continues to evolve based on our members’ needs"

The beefed-up program taking in more workshops, talks, educational events and networking opportunitie

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“Handcrafted to be fully functional, authentically Gibson, and utterly one of a kind”: Leo Scala goes back to the future for the unique Master Artisan range of Theodore Retroliners

Leo Scala has been doing Leo Scala things again with these stunning 1-of-1 creations

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Blink 182 invites fan up on stage to sing First Date - but she sings the words to All The Small Things

Embarrassment all round at Blink's show in Columbus, Ohio

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5 quirks and imperfections of vintage gear that producers ended up loving - and are now recreated in software

The gear of yesteryear might have been costly and often unreliable, but an entire industry has sprung up around emulating its beloved idiosyncrasies using digital technology

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“It was a historic moment for Gojira and for Metal!”: ESP officially welcomes Joe Duplantier to its artist roster after Olympic unveiling of his custom chrome offset

What can we expect from the signature model to come?

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How a chance encounter in rural Ireland inspired Dave Grohl to form the Foo Fighters: “Even in the most remote area I could possibly find, I can’t outrun this thing... so I thought, ‘I'm gonna go home, and I’m gonna start over’”

The Irish hitch-hiker who inspired Dave Grohl to form Foo Fighters has come forward

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The first ever AI-generated track to hit the charts has landed in Germany, and people aren't happy

First AI-generated track charts in Germany

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“These new guitars set a new standard in aesthetics and performance”: Ernie Ball Music Man unleashes the Heat Treated humbuckers and +20dB boost on Jason Richardson’s new signature Cutlass

Available with six or seven strings, in Kokiri Forest or limited edition Venetian Red, these next-gen Cutlass doublecuts are state-of-the-art shred machines

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“It was a culture shock. America at the time was kind of racially divided – while in the UK, there were 5,000 white kids going crazy to my music”: Juan Atkins remembers the early '90s rave scene

Juan Atkins remembers the early '90s rave scene

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“The new Dark Walnut finishes let the beauty of the natural wood grain shine through”: Gibson gives its greatest hits a limited edition ‘70s inspired makeover

Available exclusively from Gibson direct, online and at the Garages in Nashville and London, the Dark Walnut Collection is a classy new vintage look for five of its most-loved electric guitars

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“This depleted man transformed from this sort of suffering individual into something really extraordinary... it was as if all the frailty melted away”: Nick Cave recalls meeting his hero Johnny Cash

Nick Cave recalls meeting and working with Johnny Cash

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"I had a remarkable cast of musicians to help me tell this story": Emmylou Harris, Noah Kahan and the Lumineers pay tribute to Springsteen’s Nebraska in new PBS documentary

New documentary to be aired on PBS about Springsteen's Nebraska

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