JHS, Benson Amps and Walrus Audio are among the manufacturers withdrawing products from sale and although Adams has apologized via Twitter, he's now under investigation by the FBI.
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You could pick yourself up a Gibson Les Paul Junior, Les Paul Goldtop or a nice Fender '72 Deluxe Tele. All played by and owned by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Dookie-tastic!
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This is a faithful recreation of the amp that Page used on Stairway to Heaven and exclusively on their first album. With the 50th anniversary of that album now is the time to let this one out the bag!
Offset players! Halon is soon to announce new parts for upgrading/changing your hardware for your Jazzmaster or Jaguar, adding plenty of options and high-quality workmanship.
What a year it's been for guitars - so difficult to choose the 5 best! We had a go anyway: here are Jef's Top 5 guitars of 2018, chosen for their unique properties and interesting designs.
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Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.
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It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...
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Heavier guitars sustain for longer - don't they? Or is this one of the biggest myths about electric guitar? YouTuber Darrell Braun has made a little video to help you decide if it's true - or not.
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Sampleson has taken their Rhodes samples apart and found that they only need to tune sine waves to accurately recreate the entire spectrum of sound. Markus 88 is only 25MB and sounds like a 2GB instrument.
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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan has, er, a unique take on the old "what guitar hardware sounds best" discussion, having gone on record stating that white guitars sound better to him...
Fender says that women now account for half of new guitarists picking up the instrument for the first time. Could the likes of pop icons Taylor Swift and rock legends like Nita Strauss be the cause?
The Miss May I guitarist gets his own signature model for 2018, with Charvel also introducing more new models at Summer NAMM including the Super Stock 1888 and Pro-Mod DK24 models.
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A new prototype of the PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has been spotted on Instagram, labelled as Colour Version 5.0.1. Will we be seeing it available in new finishes any time soon?
This design by Kurt Cobain was always a little suspect, but many fans adored him, and accepted this model as cool. Now you could own one of the two original prototypes made.
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You want country style bends, but don't want to ruin your guitar with routing? Well then forget the B-Bender and get yourself a Pitch Pilot instead, it's simple to fit and easy to use.
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In this week's Virtual Guitar Amp Roundup I go over IK Multimedia's AmpliTube 4 software and give you an insight into what makes this a very flexible and customisable package for guitarists.
