38 Results for "rock"

Rokk: Is the new Rock & Metal streaming service better than Spotify?

Rokk is a new music streaming service that focuses on Rock and Heavy Metal. And it pays more per song than Spotify. Is it the fairer alternative?

Keith Richards’ Guitars – A long way to Hackney Diamonds

We take the release of "Hackney Diamonds", the 24th album of The Rolling Stones, as an opportunity to look at Keith Richards' Guitars.

The Most Expensive Albums Ever Produced

We take a historical look back at the times when the record industry gave birth to some of the most expensive albums of all times.

Avant Grunge: How To Sound Like The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins broke through in the early 1990s, with a sound influenced by both classic and progressive rock. We find out how!

The 10 Best Rock Songs for Guitar Beginners

Many of the most famous rock songs are surprisingly easy to play on guitar – even for beginners. Sound like a pro with these 10 easy guitar riffs!

A Phil good Christmas: How to sound like Phil Spector

Making a timeless Christmas album is a little more challenging than you might think at first. We find out how to sound like Phil Spector!

Epiphone’s new 1961 Les Paul SG Standard comes loaded with Gibson BurstBuckers

The new Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard certainly boasts some decent specs. But is the price of this vintage-inspired model reasonable?

Harley Benton Marquess Bass Series: New range for all bass styles

The new Marquess Bass Series by Harley Benton promises 4- and 5-string boutique-style basses for rock, metal and fusion players.

Best Gibson Les Paul Alternatives: Top 5 Premium Single-Cut Electric Guitars

Looking for a high-quality single cut guitar but not happy with Gibson's offerings? Here are five Les Paul alternatives that ooze quality and vibe - be warned, they come with a premium price tag!

The new EVH 5150III 15W LBX-S combines the best features of its predecessors

From "crystal clear" clean to full-on dirt, the EVH 5150III 15W LBX-S lunchbox amp head combines the best features of its predecessors, the LBX1 and LBX II.

When does ‘brown’ guitar tone get too brown? Dropping voltage to get the EVH sound

When does the 'Brown Sound' get too, well, brown? Guitar tone chaser Joan Segeborn has taken an old Marshall head and cabs and run them through a Variac, taking us brown sound tone adventure.

Joyo O.M.B – A One Man Band with looper and drum pattern generator!

Joyo carries on its determined assault on the cheaper end of the pedal market with the O.M.B., a looper pedal for combining overdubs with drum patterns to create your own sounds and song ideas.

Ibanez Iceman PS1DM: Sparkly rock machine or Lady Gaga’s handbag?

This Paul Stanley signature Ibanez Iceman is fitted out with 1400 super sparkly rhinestones - to wield one of these you'd have to really love that limelight...

J Rockett teams up with Mark Lettieri on the Melody Overdrive

Snarky Puppy's fast-fingered guitarist gets his own signature overdrive pedal with built-in 6 band EQ section - and it really does sound pretty majestic judging from the demo videos. Check 'em out here.

NAMM 2018: JHS Bonsai – 9 Tube Screamers in one pedal?

How many Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedals can you squeeze into one box? Apparently, the answer is nine and so JHS pedals have gone and done just that!

NAMM 2018: Lunastone to launch four natty new boutique drive pedals

Swanky looks, tasty marketing descriptions and a heritage that includes the TrueOverDrive: These four new pedals by Lunastone have certainly got us interested in hearing more. Sound examples, please!

MusicMan turns up the bling with Petrucci Signature NOMAC Majesty guitar

When John Petrucci wants a special guitar to commemorate a Dream Theater album, you had better pull out all the stops and make something majestic!

Epiphone Richie Faulkner Flying V Limited Edition: Über-cool?

This limited run Flying V for Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner looks every bit the part and has some serious hardware and looks like it rocks hard, so where is the catch?

Jimi Hendrix-owned original ’67 Arbiter Fuzz Face up for grabs!

The legend that was 'the man with the guitar' Jimi Hendrix made the Arbiter Fuzz Face the sound of psychedelic acid rock and now you could own his very own '67 Fuzz Face for real.

YouTube star Jared Dines: “I was scam victim over 17-string guitar”

YouTube star Jared Dines says he has been scammed over 'that' custom-made 17-string guitar, claiming that the luthier in question ordered the guitar for $400 off a Chinese website.

Bare Knuckle gets heavy with Ragnarok Misha Mansoor signature pickups

These brand new signature pickups from Misha Mansoor of Periphery look set to take the modern humbucker into hitherto unknown realms. Ragnarok is coming!

Boss collaborate with JHS on Angry Driver JB-2 overdrive pedal

When two pedal companies work together, anything can happen. But will this new collaboration be the start of something special? Will it herald collaborations between Boss and other pedal makers?

Dunlop with Black Sabbath Signature Bass Wah for Geezer Butler

With the official demise of Black Sabbath and their final gig played, we are now left with a new signature bass wah for the man that provided the low end for the world's original Heavy Metal band.

Vox to celebrate 60th anniversary with hand-wired AC15 and AC30 combos

Vox is recreating two of its classic amp designs to celebrate 60 years in the business, AC30 and AC15 model, and will release them in limited numbers later this year.