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Guitar Hero of the future? LiberLive C1 is the smart guitar I’ve always wanted

The LiberLive C1 smart guitar is everything this Guitar Hero fanboy ever wanted, and so much more.

Tom’s Guide · Jan 6, 2025

“I had a long vamp out and I played an extra few notes. David smiled and said, ‘Tony, in Pink Floyd you don’t do that extra couple notes until far later’”: Tony Levin on playing for Pink Floyd in the post-Roger Waters era

The session icon discusses working with David Gilmour – and reveals he was asked to tour with Pink Floyd after his session work on 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Guitar World · Jan 6, 2025

"That's just basically D, B minor, E minor, A. That's the scope of all the chords in the entire song" : Finneas reveals how Billie Eilish's worldwide smash Birds of a Feather was written in 10 minutes, and has the simplest of structures

Basically, keep it simple, stupid – we knew there was a reason we're not global superstars

MusicRadar · Jan 6, 2025

“I’m not the technical producer, I’ve learned how to use a compressor but I haven’t learned why it does what it does”: Revisiting the intuitive production skills that made Avicii a superstar

As a new documentary lands on Netflix, we revisit Future Music's early interview with the late EDM hitmaker

MusicRadar · Jan 6, 2025

“No Strat? Not too clever”: A Rory Gallagher statue has finally been unveiled in Belfast – but some fans aren’t too happy with it

The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker cover

Guitar World · Jan 6, 2025

“Coming up with a solo is like searching for treasure”: Mark Tremonti reveals his favourite Alter Bridge and Creed songs - and discusses his heavy new album

Plus: his new gear and new tricks

MusicRadar · Jan 6, 2025

“I’m not part of the inner circle - I never have been”: Julian Lennon says that he's always been "very much on the outside" as far as The Beatles are concerned

“It’s news to me half the time," he says of the band's latest projects

MusicRadar · Jan 6, 2025

“He was a great guitar player. He’s not looking at what he’s playing, so obviously he really knows the instrument”: Which grunge icon could Joe Satriani be talking about?

Plus, he highlights the “only problem” with Yngwie Malmsteen

MusicRadar · Jan 6, 2025

“Before studying his playing, I was doing a lot of ‘Look how fast I can play!’ There wasn’t that much feel behind my music”: Sophie Lloyd names the guitarist who overhauled her perspective on what makes a good solo

Lloyd may be known for her shredding playing style – but learning Comfortably Numb proved to be a revelation for her technique

Guitar World · Jan 6, 2025

“One of Supro’s finest combo offerings thus far”: Supro Black Magick Reverb TB review

Tyler Bryant's signature tube combo brings more power, blendable channels and headroom for pedals – but you might want to just crank it up for that sweet overdrive

Guitar World · Jan 6, 2025