“Completely shatters the expectations for a guitar geared toward modern metal”: PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN review
The Periphery guitarist’s signature model gives lovers of the low-end great specs and playability at a lower cost. We find out if it’s more than just a djent machine.
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Boston Manor release new music video for ‘Sliding Doors’
BOSTON MANOR have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Sliding Doors, is the brand new single from the Blackpool-based pop-rock band and follows on from their…
Read more » “It was Clarkin alone who fed the band, writing the entirety of Magnum’s catalog and admitting in 2002 that he thought of little else”: Remembering Tony Clarkin, the driving force behind a British rock institution
The Magnum guitarist died following diagnosis with a rare spinal condition, leaving behind a staggering body of work and huge affection amongst fans and industry peers
Read more » “The future of players and creators, we’re thrilled by the creativity and innovation they bring to the scene”: These are the 25 guitar-playing acts Fender thinks you should hear in 2024
Looking for fresh guitar inspiration? The Big F’s new artist program might have something for you
Read more » “If you can handle the fanned frets, this is a bass you’ll cherish for decades”: Dingwall John Taylor Signature review
After playing a custom Dingwall live with Duran Duran, John Taylor has launched his production model, loaded with a new bridge design, a Rupert Neve Design preamp to die for and a monster tonal range
Read more » “I’ve always favoured humbuckers. They’re what my heroes used – Clapton, BB King and Paul Kossoff”: Connor Selby on his greatest gear hits and misses, and the Gibson ES-125 that was the bargain of the century
The up-and-coming blues ace stops by to talk all things gear: the buying, the selling, and the regrets along the way
Read more » “It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the universe”: Alex Lifeson debuts his second stompbox, the LERXST Snow Dog – paying tribute to the fuzz tones championed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
The Rush legend continues his advance on the gear market with the LERXST brand, which already has a guitar and drive/boost pedal to its name
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EP REVIEW: Carousel – ANIIMALIA
After coming together in 2020, ANIIMALIA found themselves with the proverbial rocket strapped to their backs barely two years later. The quartet won Kerrang! Radio‘s The Deal, which saw them…
Read more » “This is an intensely crafted ‘Super Guitar’ with a separate piezo output…”: Dweezil Zappa’s huge gear auction is full of utterly unique guitars, including his Hot Rats Gibson Les Paul, a Madonna-clad Jackson and a true one-off custom PRS
The inimitable Zappa is selling off some of his most unusual and prized guitar possessions in order to raise funds for his forthcoming tour dates
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Illusion Of Time – Funeral Leech
With Death Meditation, their 2020 debut, New York City’s FUNERAL LEECH announced their arrival on the death doom scene with a suitably crushing fanfare. Almost exactly four years later and…
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