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“We don't sell records. If we don't go out and sell t-shirts, we don't make money. I'm a t-shirt salesman. I'm not a musician”: Jack Gibson says there is ‘no music business’ any more

Exodus bassist says that there is 'no music business' any more

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"I pulled it down quickly and I just looked at Paul and said, ‘What was that all about?!’" Beatles engineer Ken Scott reveals the reason behind Helter Skelter’s strange ending

Ken Scott shares his memories of the White Album sessions

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An electric state of mind: Alicia Keys' Electric Keys take the virtual stage

Native Instruments releases follow-up to Keys' acoustic virtual instrument, based on 'meticulous' sampling of Grammy winners' CP70 Electric Grand

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“He looked me in the eye and said, real seriously, ‘Rory, man, I’m the best bass player on earth’. I looked back at him and said, ‘I know’: How the formidable personality and talent of bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius was embraced by Joni Mitchell

“He pointed to his rental amp and said, ‘I'm not playing through that piece of shit’. So he took mine”

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"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green

Two legendary players. Two near-mythical Les Pauls.Two all-time-great blues albums and the greatest guitar handover in blues history

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"Keep on playing the blues somewhere, we love you": John Mayall, British blues pioneer, dies aged 90

Bluesbreaker was one of the most influential rock musicians of the '60s

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“Like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go – epic and versatile”: With 25 per cent more volume, double the processing power, AI and looper, Positive Grid’s Spark 2 ups the ante for practice-friendly digital guitar amps

Positive Grid unveils the second-generation of its groundbreaking smart guitar amp, with upgraded FRFR speakers for an immersive sound, new amp models, AI-assisted tone search and more

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“Compact, lightweight and easy to carry and store… the ultimate all-in-one music creation tool”: Its headless, weighs just 1.7kg, has 8 acoustic models, onboard FX and 20 IR slots – is Donner’s Hush I-Pro the travel guitar you’ve been waiting for?

The Hush I-Pro has a whole suite of tone-shaping features for practice, performance and on-the-go recording, including 18 factory presets, 5-band EQ and metronome

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"He became just my hero, really": Paul McCartney's bass idol, 'incomparable' Motown session giant James Jamerson

We celebrate one of the greatest of them all

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Cristian Vogel's ShifterMesh is the trippiest effects plugin we've tried all year - and you can test it out for free in your browser

ShifterMesh's unique interface is based around a matrix of tree-like nodes inspired by the Chilean araucaria araucana tree

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“I was lucky because I found a guitar that represented both parts of my inspiration, and yet has been famously played by no one but me”: Epiphone and Yungblud channel Angus Young and Billie Joe Armstrong for signature SG Special

Yungblud's limited edition signature model is one of the worst-kept secrets in guitar but it might still surprise some people at how versatile a single-pickup electric like this can be

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"I never practiced": Unpicking Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar claim

If he's right, how did he get so good?

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“The ideal tool for guitarists seeking simplicity, power, and tone in an analogue package”: Blackstar unveils the Debut 100R, high-headroom 100W combos with two channels, reverb, and a MOSFET-driven preamp to replicate tube amp tone

Blackstar expands affordable Debut series with the 100R offered in 1x12 and 2x12 configurations, with a choice of cream or black vinyl coverings, switchable power from 100W to 5W

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How to sound like Jack Antonoff: "He puts Minimoog through a fuzz pedal for an absolutely massive sound"

These tricks won't land you an instant invite to the Swift, Lorde or Del Rey HQs but he certainly knows his stuff

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"While the 909 is legendary, some of its raw sounds can seem a little weedy straight out of the box": 6 ways to process your drum machine

Whether analogue, digital or sampled, drum machine sounds often benefit from a touch of polish. Here are 6 go-to effects…

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“The tone is simply spectacular, and now at 50 watts, the amp feels more powerful and assertive than ever before”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review

Positive Grid’s flagship practice amp gets its long-awaited sequel, but can it live up to the legacy of the original?

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"Expanded creative capabilities with new world-class piano sounds": Roland updates two of its most popular stage pianos with new sounds

The RD-2000 EX introduces a "concert-class" grand and an intimate upright, while the RD-88 EX gets the SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 Expansion

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“It was a threesome, and they were all in love... and, unfortunately, Godzilla crushed the other two, so it didn’t work”: Rob Reiner teases a release date for Spinal Tap II

Rob Reiner teases release date for Spinal Tap II

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Practical music theory: use motion to make a melody and bassline complement each other

Let’s get contrapuntal

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“The guy on the tills put this in my bag too… I asked and thought maybe it was his demo or something but he didn’t seem to have a clue, saying he’d just been told by ‘management’ to give it out to customers”: Jack White gives away his new album

Jack White gives away his new album to customers at Third Man stores

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"This Noise Defender is meant to be a noise gate but it actually makes it noisier": Revisiting Steve Albini's tour of his worst effects pedals

"As a combination, I travelled the furthest and wasted the most in terms of the percentage of value on those two pedals, of any purchase I've ever made"

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"While there’s plenty of new technology at play here, the Standard Plus comes across as a very well-turned-out instrument with ultra-precise machining and finishing": Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus PACS+12M review

Overdue update of Yamaha’s long-running super-S. Worth the wait?

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"More than just another phaser": Minimal Audio's Ripple Phaser promises to inject movement and character into your sound

Take your music to new dimensions with Minimal's "multi-mode phase manipulator"

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"The Westone Audio Pro X10 in-ear monitors offer a pretty compelling combination of precision, comfort, and durability": Westone Audio Pro X10 review

The best sub-£200 in-ear monitors?

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"The bottom line is that most people don’t have the time or the space or the money to do it": salute on the barriers to diversity and inclusion in music production

We sat down with the rising electronic artist following the release of debut album TRUE MAGIC

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