From optional to essential: the best guitar accessories of 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: From wooden stands to headphone amps, we round up the must-have additions to your guitar setup
GEAR EXPO 2024: From wooden stands to headphone amps, we round up the must-have additions to your guitar setup
The Black Crowes are back on their perch with an album that delivers a masterclass in rock 'n' roll songwriting. Here guitarist Rich Robinson explains how it all came together...
GEAR EXPO 2024: The pedals you need to try this year, from psychedelic to out-of-this-world
With a unique UI for each effects preset that deliberately avoids explanation, Collage invites artistic experimentation
“Epic flat-out rejected it and sent me an insulting letter!”
GEAR EXPO 2024: Here are our picks of some of the slickest routes to creating and mixing in surround or 3D sound
Classic 2012 interview: Phil Collen talks through every song on Def Leppard's 25 million-selling Hysteria
Through instrumental textures, room responses, the human voice and a specialised computer language, Maria W Horn explores sound's spectral properties. We heard more about her processes and the chilling story behind her affecting new album, Panoptikon
GEAR EXPO 2024: The delays, reverbs, compressors and more that you can look forward to running your audio through this year
GEAR EXPO 2024: Classic ranges, major updates, all-new designs... and the Strat is 70
"I think a lot of people struggle to buy their first instruments, they build up a relationship with them but I never had that but I don't know quite why that is"
Reelin' in the G mu major
Prepare to get fists in the air as we learn the tools, tricks and tempos for nailing the basics of rave-ready techno
Take your playing beyond the basics
Goode to know
GEAR EXPO 2024: A dash of reverb can make or break the sound of your mix, so careful selection is key for getting the right spatial qualities
Learning guitar scales doesn't have to be hard and our lesson proves it
Sidechain compression is an excellent mixing tool and in this tutorial we pick apart this essential process
Everything you need to improve
This audio interface is priced ridiculously low, but does it produce high-quality audio? We got hands-on to find out
All-in-one podcast production device brings a dash of colour to small-scale setups
The resurgent British brand becomes more accessible with an electric that takes classic influences to make a strong statement
An impeccably styled guitar that might seem pricey for some, is certainly worth the money
It's even snapping at the heels of the latest MacBook Pros…
A USB-C dongle gives JLab’s new premium ‘buds a musician-friendly advantage…
The new Boss headphone amp looks to revolutionise the way you practice at home – but is it worth it?
Denise’s latest ‘single use’ plugin looks to add harmonic presence to bass sounds. We go XXL