Nordstrand Audio Starlifter review

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 336 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream. All Guitar Techniques' audio and video lessons are now accessible online, with animated tab versions of every lesson, previously only available in the magazine's digital edition. So now you can use GT...

Dream '65, Ruby '63 and Woodrow '55 units offer US, UK and Tweed amp tones, while serving up tube reverb and vibrato sounds, a handful of speaker sims and mobile app sound-sculpting powers. Though the company isn’t attending NAMM 2022, Universal Audio has sought to capitalize on the ongoing gear...

NAMM 2022: Tsakalis AudioWorks has unveiled the latest version of its versatile cab sim and preamp, the MultiCab 4. Central to the unit are eight guitar cabinet presets – based on Fender, Marshall, Vox, Mesa/Boogie and Zillah cabs – which can be selected via a satisfyingly large central dial, with volume and ambience (room ‘verb) controls to the left and right, respectively.

It may have two fewer switches, but the X3 features onboard cab sims, every TonePrint effect and a new built-in UniTune tuner. In 2020, TC Electronic threw its hat into the multi-effects market by unleashing the impressively configured Plethora X5. Now, in a bid to rival smaller units of the...

The Line 6 DL4 MkII goes well beyond its predecessor with expanded looping time, a condensed footprint, outstanding new and former delay models, and new reverbs delivered with pristine fidelity. For. Outstanding sounds, including top-quality reverb. Redesigned chassis is more compact. Expanded looping capability. Easy to use. Against. Today's best...

Tom S. Englund and Henrik Danhage on the liberal writing process behind their new album, and what the pickups in Danhage's new Charvel signature and Caitlyn Jenner at the Olympics have in common. “We’ve always written from a very human perspective of life – being in the actual moment of...

Watch the Viennese virtuoso set off some fretboard fireworks of his own during the rendition, before shredding in tandem with Adam Jones for the track's show-stopping finale. On Monday (May 23), Tool performed the penultimate show of their mammoth 2022 world tour, which in turn completed a hectic Covid-delayed touring schedule that began way back in 2020.

The legendary alt-rock quintet played a comprehensive 30-song set at the Fonda Theatre ahead of their upcoming reunion tour. On Monday evening (May 23) alt-rock icons Pavement played (opens in new tab) their first show since November 2010, thrilling the faithful at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles with a 30-song set.

Is it The Black Keys’ El Camino? Gary Clark Jr.’s The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim? John Mayer’s Sob Rock? Or could it possibly be Royal Blood’s eponymous and guitar-less album? Take your pick and vote in our poll!. Thousands and thousands of you voted to...

Life as a guitarist is one of constant self-improvement. No matter your skill level with the instrument, there's always more to learn. As such, it's important to form the correct habits to ensure your progress is both consistent and efficient. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned six-string vet, here...

Made with a blend of Yellow Habanero and Bhut Jolokia chilies, the Super Natural sauce features an estimated 132,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units) In recent months, Fender in particular has expanded far beyond its usual purview of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, guitar amps and such, and put its name on wedding rings, dog collar and leash sets, and – most recently – a line of denim and graphic tees.

The Dead Daisies – the supergroup spearheaded by electric guitar hero Doug Aldrich and heavy rock veteran Glenn Hughes – have announced they have a new album on the way. Due this August, the as-yet-unnamed album will part of a “brand new, innovative project” that will “take things to the next level”.

The prog-metal mainstay discusses the making of devastating new record In Stasis and why nothing cuts through like his Mayones Qatsis. Though Monuments guitarist John Browne has connected with Guitar World to get into the rich, tectonic-plate shifting aggression of Monuments’ latest wrecker, In Stasis, the seven-string adventurist can’t help but also put the shine on a couple of his favourite players.

A modified Binson Echorec, two Line 6 Echo Pros and a Maestro Echoplex EP-2 have also been put up for auction. Radiohead electric guitar effects wizard Ed O’Brien has announced he’ll be selling a number of pedals and rack units from his personal collection in aid of charity.

The guitarist didn’t even realize what he was doing until Ronnie James Dio pointed it out. Today, adding vibrato to chords is a metal signature. But Vivian Campbell, who helped pioneer the style, has admitted he didn’t even notice he did it at first. “I put vibrato on...

Matt is a freelance journalist who has spent the last decade interviewing musicians for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.com, DJ Mag and Electronic Sound. In 2020, he launched CreativeMoney.co.uk (opens in new tab), which aims to share the ideas that make creative lifestyles more sustainable. He plays guitar, but should not be allowed near your delay pedals.

Red Hot Chili Peppers' six-string virtuoso-in-chief picks the contemporary guitarists lighting his creative fire. John Frusciante mostly listened to electronic music in his time away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but towards the end of the recording sessions for the LA outfit’s new album Unlimited Love, he began to seek out fresh approaches to guitar-led rock.

Catching you up on the entertainment headlines of the day with "Top Gun: Maverick" making $19.3M in previews, BTS heading to the White House, and "Ozark” reclaiming the throne as number one in the Nielsen streaming ratings.

New P-90s, altered body contours, a fresh Meta-Blue model equipped with a Sustainiac Sustainer and range-first left-handed option head up the revised family of the Muse frontman's signatures. Manson Guitar Works and Matt Bellamy have debuted a souped-up signature guitar range, the META Series MBM-2, which offers expanded and updated...

A new select-grade koa top, back and sides, tone-enhancing thin matte finish and modified back bracing will now be used for all 700 Series models, replacing the old spruce/rosewood combo. NAMM 2022: Taylor has got in on the NAMM action a whole week early by announcing its 700 Series of...