“A huge Achilles heel with the non-traditionals”: What’s the hardest part about designing a fresh guitar? According to Novo Guitars, it’s probably not one you’d expect
This particular component accounts for “80%” of a new design’s success, according to Novo’s Travis Tingley and session ace JD Simo
Read more » “It’s a $20 plugin. It makes it sound like it’s coming off a tape that’s been recorded over three or four times”: Steven Wilson reveals his go-to guitar plugin – and why digital can successfully coexist with analog
The highly-coveted plugin prides itself in emulating the full range of cheap tape sounds
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KYLESA’s ‘Static Tensions’ Reissue on Decibel-Exclusive Mint Green Vinyl! IN STOCK NOW!
There are only 150 copies of Kylesa’s, Static Tensions reissue on Mint Green colored vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!
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FENDER CUSTOM SHOP x BRAD PAISLEY UNVEIL SIGNATURE TELECASTER®: A VINTAGE-INSPIRED REIMAGINING OF THE ORIGINAL ’60s BLUE PAISLEY FINISH
NASHVILLE, TN. (May 6, 2025) — Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and the Fender Custom Shop today announce the release of the Limited Edition Brad Paisley 1967 “Lost Paisley” Telecaster, an instrument made in collaboration with global country music superstar Brad Paisley. The striking, vintage-inspired guitar revitalizes one of Fender’s most enigmatic and beloved designs, […]
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Track Premiere: Undecayed – “The Decendants of Death”
Swedish death metal horde Undecayed have returned with a vengeance, premiering their devastating new single, “The Descendants of Death.”
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“How many weddings can you jam I’m Eighteen, Enter Sandman, and Cowboys From Hell?”: Nita Strauss shreds an Alice Cooper classic at her own wedding in newly shared clips
Strauss has celebrated her first anniversary with Josh Villalta by looking back on the ceremony – which hosted a star-studded jam band
Read more » “A lot of modern guitarists want to get all the notes right but if you listen to Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page, it’s beautiful playing, with loads of mistakes”: Peter Brewis on Field Music’s ‘collage rock’ – and why he owes his career to Robert Zemeckis
Brewis explains how “gestural thinking” helped him transcend influences and find his own unique language on the UK band’s latest record, Limits of Language
Read more » “Iggy left the Stooges and had a career – ditto Lou Reed with the Velvet Underground or Morrissey with the Smiths. Where’s Biafra’s solo career?”: East Bay Ray explains why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit… and why it fell apart
In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Read more » “We haven’t broken a string on a Les Paul for more than three years”: Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons
Bonamassa’s go-to stringing method for his Les Pauls improves durability – and helps achieve a slinkier feel
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Poison The Preacher release new music video for ‘One Man Army’
POISON THE PREACHER have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track One Man Army, is taken from the Colombian metal band’s upcoming debut album, Vs The World, which…
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