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Gibson switches up the tonewood recipe for three classic Standard acoustics, giving the J-45, SJ-200 and Hummingbird a rosewood refresh for “rich sonic allure”

The Rosewood Burst Standards offer three new premium options for the Modern Acoustic series, all featuring Sitka spruce tops, gold Grover tuners and LR Baggs VTC electronics

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"He had no idea how good he was": A treasure trove of Jimi Hendrix music and documents has reportedly been found and is going up for sale

It belonged to his late manager Mike Jeffery

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"I've turned to the natural world for inspiration": Meet the producer and sound artist making music from mushrooms

Brian D'Souza reveals how he uses biosonification to transform signals from mushrooms and other living organisms into experimental electronic music

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"Now small home studio setups, or artists on the road can access the famed 1073 sound": Neve announces the "world’s first genuine" 1073 interface

The 1073SPX-D combines the legendary 1073 preamp with a USB and ADAT interface for the first time ever

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Own a piece of Rolling Stones history as a Keith Richards stage-played 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom goes up for auction

And it will be joined by a battered and bruised Vox wah pedal that Jimi Hendrix used live and in the studio

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Song Athletics drops Sloppy Drums sample pack inspired by J Dilla and Madlib: "Beautifully captured and behind (and before) the beat in all the right ways"

The next sample pack from ex-Spitfire CEO Will Evans' new company is made up of loose and limber drum patterns fit for use in hip-hop and neo-soul

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"This assault on human creativity must be stopped": Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish and 200 more artists call for protections against threat of AI

"We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists' voices and likenesses, violate creators' rights, and destroy the music ecosystem," reads an open letter from the Artist Rights Alliance

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“It unlocks a world of possibilities by blending both circuits in the most unique ways”: Beetronics’ Wannabee packs customisable Klon and Bluesbreaker-inspired circuits into one versatile drive

Here we have two classic overdrive circuits, three switchable voicings for each, and the capability to switch up their order, blend them and run them in parallel

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'This excellent amp-inspired tremolo from the Danes can also be used for something else entirely' – revisiting the T-Rex Tremster

Unsung effects: A secret weapon for your pedalboard?

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5 techniques for creative reverb manipulation: "Use your imagination to think about new ways that a reverb could be shifted and warped, and then explore different methods for realising that effect"

Delving into the more complex attributes of deeper reverb manipulation

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How does reverb actually work?: "Reverb gives us a mainline into our audience’s subconscious, allowing us to influence their aural experience at a subliminal level"

Reverb has been relied on for its evocative sonic character ever since the first homo sapien warbled expletives into a dark cave. The transformative power of space remains a vital mix ingredient...

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“More PRS DNA than ever”: The PRS S2 Series now comes with USA pickups and wiring as standard

The upgrade brings the S2 Series in line with the Core range at a more accessible price point

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"CBS dumped us and we couldn’t get the record out for ages": Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King on the making of Slayer's Angel Of Death – and the fallout that followed

In 2011 Slayer's guitarists reflected on their classic and the blowback from its subject matter

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Spectral Plugins makes three of its plugins free to download as it closes its doors: "It has been an honour serving you"

The company's three plugins worth $210 are now free in exchange for your email address

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“An accessible road to finding your musical voice”: Mapex ups its entry-level offering with its new Comet series beginner drum sets

Featuring Mapex SONIClear bearing edges, the Comet series comes in Junior, Fusion and Rock configurations

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'Recognising rising musicians that are pushing guitar forward in music and culture': Hear the new guitarists who have been selected for the Fender Next Class of 2024

Players from South America, Mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, USA, Australia and the UK

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Danny Carey reveals that Tool have never recorded to a click: “As soon as I count it off, the click goes off. We’ll do however many takes it takes for me to be happy with my thing”

The Tool drummer also spoke to Rick Beato about playing with Jeff Buckley, his favourite Led Zeppelin drum parts, and why he loves turning his snares off

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"Beyond studio and recording use, it’s a blast to plug into and play, which surely is a triumph in itself": Neural DSP Archetype Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Suite review

One of the most famous studio amps of all time, now in digital form

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John Lee Hooker: "Eric Clapton, John Mayall and all those other people over in England made the blues a big thing. In the States, people didn't want to know"

Legendary bluesman on his latter-day fame

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The story of the Resynator, the long-lost '70s synth beloved by Peter Gabriel and Butch Vig: "Most synthesizers I encounter are more like domesticated animals, but here was this thing, like a wolverine"

Miles ahead of its time upon release, this instrument-controlled, pitch-tracking synth is the subject of a new documentary directed by inventor and synth pioneer Don Tavel's daughter

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"Its impact on music will continue to resonate for decades to come": Sequential to discontinue the Prophet X due to component shortages

'X' marks the stop of this fantastic Sequential hybrid synth…

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"If we do this correctly, I think this could be one of the best blues songs ever!": How Joe Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley took an obscure Tim Curry track to a whole new level

"When I first heard it, I was really stricken by the guitar playing, and I was really taken by the whole vibe of it"

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"He knows very little about an awful lot, but it’s how he applies that knowledge - and it’s down to confidence, too": How Brian Eno became music's ultimate renaissance man

Producer, collaborator, hard-to-use synth champion, ambient maestro, app developer and chancer Brian Eno is certainly a pioneer, but of what? Well, how about everything?

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"You were the glue that held the band together": Ultravox bass player and Vienna co-writer Chris Cross dies aged 71

Chris played bass and co-wrote many hits in various lineups of the band stretching back 50 years

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"Epiphone’s premium recreations of some of the most popular and iconic guitar designs of all time": The 7 new Inspired By Gibson Custom Shop models are a guitar tour-de-force – including Les Paul '59 and Custom models

Four electrics and three acoustics with 'open book' headstocks and some premium features – and Taylor Swift's new favourite stage guitar is amongst them

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