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“I burned my leg real bad once back in the ‘70s, man. A smoke bomb ignited too early inside the cavity of the guitar”: Ace Frehley’s ‘Smoker’ Les Pauls were ...

You might want to crack a window open before playing this custom Les Paul. It is equipped with the late Spaceman's onboard smoke machine ...
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“I’ve always loved this kind of hard-clipping circuit as it’s really responsive to playing dynamics”: Great Eastern FX finds stash of super-rare NOS germanium diodes ...

Take three rare Soviet-era germanium diodes, add a band-pass filter, and there you have it, the recipe for a limited edition hard-clipping distortion like no other, the Distortion Filter D312A ...
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“Most musicians can’t easily find notation for the songs they actually want to play – we’re using AI to close that gap”: Songscription is an AI-powered platform that ...

Songscription wants to make transcription fast, easy and accessible for those without the skills to achieve it ...
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“This is the first time ever that Abbey Road has created a musical instrument that you can physically pick up and play”: Gretsch teams up with Abbey Road for the ...

The limited edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic redefines the studio guitar and has an onboard version of Abbey Road's ‘Rumble Filter’ from the 1950s integrated into its wiring ...
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“Now, more than ever, we believe it’s critical to spotlight the humans, creative process, and stories behind the music”: Spotify expands its song credits and previews a ...

Whether it’s over royalty payments, AI partnerships or the investment choices of its former CEO, Spotify has become a lightning rod for criticism in the streaming era. In that context, its expanded ...
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“It was right after high school. I was 18. That was the first Gibson bass I had ever played. That became my sound for a long time – and my look”: Epiphone unveils ...

The Grabber was Dirnt's first Gibson bass and he says his Epiphone performs just as well, and he has tested it in front of 180,000 people ...
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“Ringo used to say that the Beatles would have only made three albums if it wasn’t for Paul”: Giles Martin unpacks the upcoming remastered Beatles Anthology series

One of the greatest music documentaries of all time now has an all-new episode, as well as remastered picture and sound ...
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Ashun Sound Machines launches Diosynth, its follow up to the Hydrasynth – but it’s probably not what you were expecting

The Hydrasynth from Ashun Sound Machines (ASM) is one of the great synth success stories of recent years. First launched in 2019, the original model was a digital polysynth that put a fresh spin on ...
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“Very worrying to see him so emotional”: Fans voice concerns after Gary Numan breaks down during Birmingham gig after hearing "worst news ever"

Gary Numan appeared to break down with emotion during a gig at Birmingham’s 02 Academy on Saturday, saying that it was because he had received the “worst news ever”.
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Secondary ticket ripoffs – UK Government to finally act?: Next King’s Speech likely to include ban on profiteering

It comes just a week after a whole load of prominent UK artists sent an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to act over the secondary ticket market. Among the artists who signed were ...
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“I’m drifting, broken, shell shocked, just watching one foot fall in front of the other”: Gary Numan opens up about his brother’s sudden death

Numan had broken down at a gig on Saturday night and had to be consoled on stage by his wife. He had told his audience at the Birmingham O2 Academy that it had been the “worst news ever”. Since then, ...
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Is this the future of the DAW? Melosurf is a voice-controlled AI assistant that lets you talk to Ableton Live

After that, Melosurf is asked to demonstrate how to make a plucky synth lead with Ableton’s stock Wavetable synth. It doesn’t miss a beat before opening up Wavetable and tweaking the synth’s waveshape ...