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“It was the way for me to learn to approach the guitar a different way, because Jeff Beck was not an early influence”: Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble

Two Shades Of Blues was conceived as a tribute to Beck and Ford's favourite amp builder, and it finds him exploring the Strat and making his own weather with his Overdrive Special

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“It’s like you are witnessing the fading of your own memories”: How Boards of Canada brewed a serene genre-blurring classic

It’s perhaps Boards of Canada’s most well-known track, serving as many a newcomers' route into their nostalgia evoking universe

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"Danelectro’s finishing falls noticeably short of what the market now expects at this level": Danelectro Dan O. Cool 12 String

Plenty of Dano charm in the tone department, it's just a pity about the build

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"Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks

We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more

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“It was too long, too slow, too boring and it had a viola solo... It was the antithesis of a single”: Midge Ure talks us through the making of Ultravox’s iconic Vienna

Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key

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Hip-hop progenitor Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68

Although Bambaataa played a significant role in the development of hip-hop, his later life was mired by child sexual abuse allegations

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Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan on her bad guitar habits: “I have so many!”

Finger and thumb placings are particularly tricky

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“Own a piece of grunge history”: Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale

Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...

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“The story he’s never told — the band, the fame, the heartbreak, the healing. And yes, the astrology”: Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal writes his first-ever autobiography and it's an astrological memoir

Welcome To Your Life: Love, Death and Tears For Fears hits shelves on August 4th

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SampleRadar: 250 free bass synth samples

It's all about that bass

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“He struck it big, and we were all green with envy. It was terrible: we fell out for about six months. It was ‘He’s doing much better than I am.’”: When T. Rex opened the floodgates of glam rock with the riff-driven groove of Get It On

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit

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$“Because it is my neck and brain, our hands are tied”: Phoebe Lunny reveals neck fracture and "acute brain injury" forcing Lambrini Girls to pull out of Coachella$

“Because it is my neck and brain, our hands are tied”: Phoebe Lunny reveals neck fracture and "acute brain injury" forcing Lambrini Girls to pull out of Coachella

Lambrini Girls frontwoman banned from flying and performing for six weeks

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“They’ve been turning up unexpectedly at random people’s houses”: Cryptic VHS tapes mailed to fans hints at a Boards of Canada revival

“I’m 99.9999% recurring sure this is legit”: Youtuber MATTHS finds it increasingly harder to refute the connection between Boards of Canada and the cryptic VHS tapes that have been turning up randomly at customers of Bleep.com just a few days ago

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"It's the DAW you love, redesigned around the only thing that matters – your tracks": Reason 14 launches in public beta

Reason 14 marks the first major update to the software since Reason Studios was acquired by AI music company LANDR in January

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“We are about to do something insane… and you're the designer!”: Guitar Center is launching its own guitar brand and it wants players’ input with its design

CEO Gabe Dalporto wants to build a “a revolutionary guitar” and would like you to slide into his sub-Reddit with some ideas

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“It’s blasphemy on about ten levels at once”: How Madonna transitioned from pop to the profound with the Vatican-enraging Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer saw Madonna ascend on both a thematic and musical level, but its provocative video pushed the buttons of the devout

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“What I will say is the Cable Tone feature is too good to turn off”: Blackstar AirWire i58 guitar wireless system review

The affordable British brand enters the wireless market with an anti-intereference trick up its sleeve

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“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review

With a depth and flexibility you'll want to abuse…

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“Always a pleasure to host BFG in my office, and even better when he decides to take one of my CEO builds on tour!” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has made a stunning custom Explorer – and Billy Gibbons is playing it onstage with ZZ Top

And the Gibson CEO also given us a sneak peak of the forthcoming DES lineup in the shape of a Ghost Burst SG?

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"It's unlocked a new sound and side to my writing": Misha Mansoor reveals signature Jackson Custom Shop Baritone Surfcaster

Misha Mansoor's long-awaited signature baritone Surfcaster is finally revealed and inspired much of the upcoming Periphery album – but it comes with a catch – it costs a cool $9K!

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"This is the beginning of a more ambitious journey": Elektron acquired by investment company Bonnier Capital

A statement from Elektron says that the "team, brand and product development focus" of the company will remain intact

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“It’s become one of our favorite woods to work with”: PRS launches 6 limited mango top guitars

PRS reveals a limited mango-topped run of six its popular guitar models with only 1200 in total to go around

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“I was a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I gradually convinced myself that it was okay”: Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it

Kennedy saluted one of his all-time heroes in 2019 when he performed Hallelujah live in Paris, and it was the first time Buckley's Tele had been played in public since his death in '97

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"There isn't one correct answer": 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard

A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best

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