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Charvel’s launches hotrodded S-style with one seriously distressed finish and DiMarzio HSH pickups
By Jonathan Horsley published
Charvel stacks the specs up high on a $1,599 shred machine that comes fresh with a super-distressed finish, DiMarzio HSH firepower and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibrato

Has Behringer gone too far with the 676, its clone of the Universal Audio 6176?
By Matt Mullen published
Like the 6176, Behringer's 676 packs a mic preamp and FET compressor based on classic UA gear into a rackmount unit. Unlike the 6176, it costs $469

The Monkees' drummer Micky Dolenz says he had the musical chops that his role required
By Will Simpson published
"I was a guitarist and for the audition I played Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry," he explains

A song on Haim’s new album includes an as yet uncleared George Michael sample and was inspired by Beyoncé
By Ben Rogerson published
The band have just dropped their new single, Relationships

"Want a sound that makes your speakers question their life choices?": Dawesome's Hate is the nasty and twisted counterpart to its Love multi-effects plugin
By Matt Mullen published
A wavetable distortion from Tracktion equipped with 29 additional effects, Hate promises to do "raw, destructive and crushing" things to your audio

The writer, producer and director of Peaky Blinders is making a movie of the Oasis reunion tour
By Daniel Griffiths published
Didn’t get a ticket? Don’t look back in anger, now you can watch these rock ‘n’ roll stars all around the world…

IK Multimedia has just made its digital guitar tone ecosystem easier to manage with the Tonex Editor
By Jonathan Horsley published
The app is free and sure to be an essential tool for players with a Tonex pedal on their 'board, streamlining workflow and allowing for real-time edits of Tone Models, presets and IRs

“I started waking up”: The trailer for One To One: John & Yoko has been released
By Will Simpson published
Film covers couple’s early years in New York

“One of my favourite forgotten Gibson designs of all time”: The cult RD Custom is officially back
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian loves them, so too the Nameless Ghouls of Ghost, and this oft-slept on model becomes the first core Gibson Custom electric with a 25.5" scale length

Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, high-ratio Classic Gear tuners and a Modern C profile neck
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