Sleep Token’s first signature guitars have landed – and IV’s custom baritone has been brought to the masses
John Mayer’s Neural DSP plugin joins the Quad Cortex as part of biggest firmware update in company’s history
Soundgarden announce live return with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen
“David invited me to his hotel. He asked me to go on tour as his live guitarist. I said no”: Robert Fripp on his landmark David Bowie sessions – and why he didn’t join the legendary singer on tour
“Martin Gore brought along his synthesizer – we thought, this is a lot easier than learning chords on a guitar and you only need one finger to play it”: Vince Clarke on the early days of Depeche Mode and his first synth memories
“What makes a modern sampler? We found many answers to this question and decided to implement all of them”: Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler device
“People have tried to copy those licks. But it’s impossible”: How Paul Simon courted controversy and channelled a midlife crisis to create his biggest and most vibrant ’80s hit
Get ready to go back to Back To Black: Amy Winehouse’s 2006 blockbuster to get the 20th anniversary deluxe reissue treatment
Gene Simmons confirms why Kiss can never play live again without permission: “They own the makeup and everything”
“I don’t think Liam even realised there were cameras there for the first week”: Don’t Look Back In Anger film makers reveal how they secretly filmed the first Oasis rehearsals in 15 years
“We have carefully preserved these items for decades, not because of their value, but because of the memories they hold”: A Yamaha C3 grand piano and AKG C414 EB mic used by Freddie Mercury are heading for auction
“The thing I remember most was all the musicians when I came up with the little guitar lick saying: ‘Damn, that’s so good, that’s the coolest little lick'”: How Dolly Parton created a country classic later covered by The White Stripes, Beyoncé and more
Eric Johnson on what you need to look for to find the perfect guitar: “That’s probably the most important thing”
The Warning’s Dany Villarreal has launched her first PRS signature guitar – and she’s swapped out the Bird inlays for something else entirely
