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“Not just Wayne’s sound but Wayne's attitude, and the grit and the rawness of Detroit and of the MC5”: Two gain circuits, one knob, one punk legend – MXR launches limited edition Jail Guitar Doors Drive in memory of Wayne Kramer

Sales from this Reverb exclusive will support Kramer's charity supporting prisoner rehabilitation

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“The MC5's roaring distortion sound in a box”: MXR and Daredevil bottle Wayne Kramer’s gritty and explosive tone into the Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal – and it has Tom Morello’s approval

The MC5 guitarist had worked on its design before his passing last year, and now it serves as an immortalization of his proto-punk legacy

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“A rare and culturally critical guitar directly tied to the end of the Beatles and Cream”: A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb

The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists' solo careers

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“This is another item that people kill for. This is the sound of Diamond Sea… This is such a preposterously cool item”: Sonic Youth are selling some super rare gear on Reverb – including Lee Ranaldo’s first electric guitar and a holy grail Ludwig Phase II

The Sonic Youth Official Reverb Store is officially open and as Lee Ranaldo explains, it is 100% stocked with Kool Things

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“When my first band was playing, I needed an amp. I traded this guitar and $60 to my drummer's sister, who had a Super Reverb”: Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo is selling his first-ever electric guitar on the band's relaunched Reverb store

This is the third time the iconic experimental rockers have linked up with the online gear marketplace to sell a collection of their own gear to fans

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“I like the real thing that happens when you dig in a little bit and the amp starts to cry for mercy”: Is the compressor pedal a country guitar essential? Brad Paisley doesn’t think so – and here’s why

The country virtuoso explains why compression is not an always-on effect for him – and neither is reverb for that matter

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"Fender will not get preferential treatment": Reverb has been sold by Etsy to investors in Fender and SoundCloud - but says its partnership with the guitar manufacturer "remains unchanged"

After being acquired by two new investors, the online musical instrument marketplace will become independently operated again for the first time since 2019

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“The musicians, shops, and brands who use Reverb have always been at the center of all that we do”: Reverb has been acquired by two new investors – and will once again become an independently operated company

The online musical instrument marketplace, best known for its vintage and second-hand music gear, has been sold by Etsy, which had acquired the company in 2019

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“Bandcamp is not built to break you as an artist - that’s not our strength”: Bandcamp explains why it still serves as an integral platform for self-releasing musicians - and how to get the best from it

The artist-centered distribution platform stresses that its ethos remains unchanged following the recent takeover by music licensing body, Songtradr

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"It was the first synth that made dreaming big accessible to a schlub like me": Geddy Lee teams up with Moog for special edition satin red Minimoog Model D with "hot-rodded" VCA circuit

"It’s a thrill to see the Minimoog in that stunning red, so representative of one of the most fertile periods in Rush’s creative history"

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“People think that these are terrible machines but I’m gonna prove that they’re great”: St. Vincent on the retro Roland groovebox she used on All Born Screaming

Reverb visited the Grammy-winning artist and producer in the studio to hear about her production ethos and shoot a spontaneous synth jam

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“Everything a great beginner guitar should be”: Sterling By Music Man Intro Series Cutlass review

The refreshed Cutlass is a sweet-looking vintage-ish S-style, but could this be the next apex predator in the market for entry-level electrics?

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“Ohio supports their own, Alaskans have expensive taste”: Reverb reveals the most popular effects pedals in each US state – and a quarter of the country favors one brand in particular

Further reflecting the findings from the gear marketplace’s general best-selling pedals list, one company stood out above all others

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“I don’t care if all guitar internet hates me. I cannot wait for this pendulum to swing back. Mark my words, it will”: Why Rhett Shull thinks amp modelers will fall out of favor in the future

While Reverb’s 21 best-selling amps of 2024 were all bereft of tubes, Shull is convinced that tube amps will make an inevitable comeback

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“In the flesh, he was earth-shattering. His style on every level was fantastic… playing with his teeth, his feet, and behind his head": When Buddy Guy rewrote the blues rulebook with a Strat and blew the collective minds of Clapton, Beck and Page

Best of 2024: The inspirational playing of the last living American blues legend: "I was bringing it up to Eric and Jimmy – ‘Have you heard this stuff!?'"

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“There’s absolutely no-one like him. I will cherish this for the rest of my life”: Isaiah Sharkey names his favorite guitar player of all time – and reveals he’s bought one of his most iconic guitars

The revered session player has paid tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time, having recently purchased one of his personal Gibson Johnny Smith models

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“As a guitar collector, when you get the opportunity to buy one of your heroes’ guitars, you must do it”: Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand’s guitar collection is an ode to the gods of ’80s shred – but he’s putting some of his prize pieces up for sale

Rare, vintage, and signed models make up the guitarist’s 31 new listings, and there’s plenty to get excited about

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“It’s a testament to just how much utility it provides”: Reverb has revealed its best-selling pedals of 2024 – and it seems we have a winner in this year’s amp modeler race

It’s been a big year for digital amp modelers and regular stompboxes alike, and as Reverb itself notes, it all makes for quite an interesting list

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“The Teenage Engineering OP-1 has been dethroned”: Reverb publishes its list of the best-selling electronic music gear of the year - and after 5 years, there’s a new No 1

The online gear marketplace has delivered its yearly round-up of the most-purchased synths, drum machines, samplers and sequencers, but who came out on top?

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“Perhaps it's not too surprising that it would be such a big hit”: Reverb reveals its top selling pedals of 2024 and a compact modeller is this year's big winner

Podium finishes for top-sellers overall include three modern pedalboard classics, but are we entering an era when small format modellers are going to dominate the charts?

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“After leading our overall list for two years, it did not come in No. 1”: Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled

The reigning champion of 2022 and 2023 has been ousted, and the best-selling new release of 2024 might surprise you

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“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour

Too bad his Bigsby-equipped SG has already been sold but that Mastery-equipped Jazzmaster looks pretty sweet, as does his Custom Shop Strat – and his father's Jupiter-6 synth is up for grabs too

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Why buy brand new when you can get up to 80% off b-stock and used gear at the Reverb early Black Friday sales event

Reverb's latest sales event proves you don't need to buy brand-new to bag a great deal

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“Yes, we’re aware that an overdrive pedal this tiny is a bit ridiculous”: Olinthus has just made the world’s smallest stompbox and it’s a $99 TS clone that fits in the palm of your hand

Inspired by the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, this teeny, tiny pocket-sized pedal is Olinthus' first ever stompbox and is available exclusively from Reverb

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“It’s a beautiful instrument that suits many different styles of playing”: Lerxst celebrates 40 years of Rush’s Grace Under Pressure by unveiling Grace – a limited edition replica of Alex Lifeson’s Hentor Sportscaster

Built by Godin, Grace is red, has a mirrored pickguard, an HSS Mojotone pickup configuration, comes with the choice of tremolo systems and is a Reverb exclusive limited to 200 units worldwide

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