Two of Gibson’s most iconic acoustic guitar designs get a magnificent koa refresh – and they look out-of-this-world… Gibson has significantly expanded its Artisan Series with two new acoustic guitars – the SJ-200 and Hummingbird, representing a pair of the bra
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The late Jose Arredondo was an icon of pumping tube amps. After Friedman paid tribute to him with the Jose 100 last year, the firm is continuing to honor his tone-tweaking legacy by unveiling two smaller versions. The Jose 20 delivers 20-watt head and 1x12 com
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The iconic brand Gibson has continued to make bold moves in the extended range market by releasing its first baritone guitar in a decade. Back at NAMM, the company teased it would be exploring heavier territory when it confirmed seven-strings and baritones wer
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Appetite for Destruction stands tall as perhaps the greatest rock 'n' roll record ever unleashed. I say "perhaps" only because neither you nor I have actually heard every rock album ever recorded. It is entirely possible some got missed. But I say "perhaps" no
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The partnership between Jackson and Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen has been running for almost 40 years, and their latest collaboration is the release of the pre-relic’d Pro Series PC1-E signature guitar. Collen’s first signature model arrived in 1989, in t
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It’s the very first performance of their highly-anticipated residency, which will see them play every Thursday and Saturday night at the one-of-a-kind venue for 24 weeks, with the promise of no songs being repeated over each pair of nights. “Are you sure you w
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The much-anticipated and heavily discussed concert film Back To The Beginning, which captures the historic final performance of the immortal Ozzy Osbourne and the legendary band Black Sabbath, has finally locked in its official release date. The feature film O
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Publishers of Dave Grohl's memoirs initially advised the former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman to promote his book through conventional means—fan meet-and-greets and public readings. The premise was simple: read a couple of chapters, strum an acoust
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At the dawn of the 1990s, the heavy music landscape shifted dramatically as breakneck thrash metal speeds gave way to crushing, heavily rhythmic grooves. Pantera stood dead center in this seismic change, spearheaded by the legendary Dimebag Darrell (Dimebag Da
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Legendary bass icon Jason Newsted — renowned for laying down the thunder for Metallica, Voivod, and Flotsam and Jetsam, and currently fronting his own powerhouse project — opened up about his touring rig, preferred gear, and instrument choices. We caught up wi
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Line 6 has announced Helix Stadium Native, bringing its next-generation digital guitar modeling directly into digital audio workstations (DAWs). Alongside the full flagship release, Line 6 launched Helix Stadium Native Intro — a completely free version contain
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Legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai has just received a remarkably special custom instrument from Abasi Concepts, the boutique guitar company founded by Animals as Leaders mastermind Tosin Abasi. The instrument in question is a custom, one-of-one ēmi8 built sp
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