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Guitar Hero’s spiritual successor is stacked with iconic tracks – but some big hitters are missing

Stage Tour comes from the makers of the cultural smash and is set to release on December 10

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“It sounded too clean to me, honestly, but when I heard itwith everything else, it was amazing”: How a little songcraft and a lot less gain brought chart success for emo-punk vets Joyce Manor

Killing the gain made the emo-punks’ new album kick harder than ever; now they’re hijacking the Billboard charts on their own terms

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That time Yngwie Malmsteen shredded his way through The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: “That’s a guitar legend right there”

The Swedish virtuoso played an insane number of notes as he sat in with the Roots on Jimmy Fallon

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Country icon Dolly Parton wrote over 3,000 songs, but her trademark ‘thumb and flick’ playing style is essential learning for acoustic players

The late music icon had a distinctive approach to country rhythm, using alternating bassline picking and bluegrass soloing techniques

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"This is a truly touch-responsive, dynamic pedal that reacts like a good amplifier": Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive review

Warm Audio teams up with a boutique legend to bring a sought-after drive to the masses

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John Mayer pays tribute to Dolly Parton with instrumental I Will Always Love You cover

Mayer included a short tribute to the Queen of Country during his SiriusXM concert at the Stephen Talkhouse

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The Beatles’ Day Tripper almost didn’t have its iconic guitar riff – as a recently unearthed recording reveals

A newly released demo highlights John Lennon and Paul McCartney's songwriting dynamic on what would become yet another Beatles classic

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“I walked out to my car, thinking I’m never going to hear from those guys again. They called me the next day and I tracked two new songs”: How bassist Zach Cooper earned a permanent place in Coheed and Cambria

Cooper has since become an integral part of the Coheed machine, bringing an aggressive but articulate approach to the band’s low-end

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Sleep Token love them. Progressive guitar heroes worship them. But they imploded spectacularly. This is the story of unsung prog icons Oceansize: “We put ourselves through hell because we knew we were better than everybody else in the music industry”

Major players including Misha Mansoor and Yvette Young have cited Oceansize as an influence, yet the combustible UK outfit remain under the radar – in part because they simply cannot be imitated

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Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Tim Curry as he shares their unlikely connection: “It changed my career trajectory forever”

Tim Curry, best known for his role in the 1975 film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, launched his debut album in 1978, which included Sloe Gin, later covered by Bonamassa

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Guitar Center unveils Crossroads 2026 collection with limited-edition Eric Clapton and John Mayer models: “These guitars are sacred things to me”

An exclusive PRS Silver Sky that will see action at the festival and a recreation of Clapton's Blind Faith Telecaster headline the drop

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“It’s been a privilege to have him elevating my songs because he’s a musical genius”: Steve Louw on making his folk-country rock mashup – with a little help from Joe Bonamassa once again

Traces of the Flood is produced by Kevin Shirley, features Louw making the most of a third guitarist, and channeling his Dylan influences for one of the most breathtaking records of 2026

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"You’ll be making your first songs in no time": 7 steps to record your guitar in GarageBand

From project setup to bouncing tracks, a 20-year recording pro shows beginners how to record electric guitar in GarageBand and get studio-quality tones

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"An unusual pedal that's trying to do something new": DOD Drag Analog Delay Pedal review

The spiritual successor to the DOD Rubberneck is just as weird

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Gibson launches its first baritone in a decade – and it’s got all-new pickups

The latest entry to the revived Victory line takes Gibson further into extended-range territory

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Tom Morello’s unique Arm the Homeless EMG combo gets a signature release for the first time: “This pickup has made fields of people bounce up and down over the last three decades”

It puts Morello’s favored pickup pairing found in his iconic Arm the Homeless guitar into a ready-made set

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Polyphia announce new album Be Not Afraid, delay North American tour dates: “There are moments on the record that legitimately scare me”

New single Power in the Blood is out now

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"It’s among the most comfortable five-string necks I’ve ever played": Charvel Sleep Token III Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V review

Behold – a five-string offering from Charvel, on behalf of mysterious modern metal outfit Sleep Token

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Orianthi’s new Band of Gypsys-inspired supergroup, The Power of 3, announce debut album with Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer: “We did a 25-minute jam, and he had to mix that. He was sweating afterward!”

The trio features powerhouse drummer Cindy Blackman Santana and Prince bassist Rhonda Smith – hear their first music now

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Marshall honors Jimi Hendrix with another limited-edition half-stack – and this one doesn’t cost $3.4k

A 20-watt half-stack arrives alongside celebratory Major V headphones and an Emberton III portable speaker

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"Surprisingly playable considering the monster string gauge": Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC review

A 30-inch extended-scale guitar built for crushing, low-tuned modern metal riffs can't be versatile too, can it?

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Why I spent 15 years playing guitar to killer whales: “I thought I was going to be the next Eric Clapton. As it turned out, I did something very unusual”

His work was dismissed by scientists, but Jim Nollman’s playing was admired by orcas for years. Now he’s releasing an album of oceanic field recordings that capture his efforts

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Sleep Token’s first signature guitars have landed – and IV’s custom Jackson baritone has been brought to the masses

The arena-filling contemporary metal heroes have been honored with signature models from for two of its anonymous members in a historic Jackson and Charvel launch

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16-year-old guitarist wins over America's Got Talent with Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun: “I think you could really win this competition – you can sing and you can play that guitar, insanely”

After covering The Cranberries and Muse in previous rounds, Nene Royal continued to stun the audience and judges with her searing rendition of Soundgarden's signature song

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John Mayer’s Neural DSP plugin joins the Quad Cortex as part of biggest firmware update in company’s history

A load of signature plugins and key workflow improvements have been added to the Quad Cortex and Quad Cortex mini

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