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Vintage & reissues

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsScott Ian Says Anthrax Rushed Their Classic Album: 'The Arrangements Are Not Right In My Head' [News] Music News : The guitarist blamed a tour deadline with Iron Maiden and said at least four songs could have used a few more weeks of work, though he still loves half the record.

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MixdownGearHagerman’s Vulture Skull overdrive runs on a vintage TV tube Hagerman Amplification has dug up a vintage TV tube for its latest overdrive, and the Vulture Skull puts both halves of that tube to work as separate stages in a two-footswitch pedal.

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Rolling Stone MusicScenesMy Chemical Romance Tops the Billboard 200 With 20-Year-Old Album The rock band's The Black Parade reached the top slot with its 20th anniversary reissue, beating out Olivia Rodrigo

11.01

No TrebleGuitarsThis Week in Bass: A New Bridge, Vintage Cetera, and Ritter’s Pirate Bass Guyker’s new bass bridge tops this week’s most-read stories, joined by vintage Peter Cetera, Ritter’s pirate-inspired bass, Meshuggah tour news, and much more.

11.01

Guitar Pedal XGuitarsHagerman's new Vulture Skull Tube Overdrive uses a Vintage NOS TV 1/2 Triode, 1/2 Pentode Tube to fantastic effect for a beautifully rich and expansive soundstage The Vulture Skull is a beautifully textured expansive mid-gain Tube Overdrive, which uses a pretty unique Vintage Nos Tube - which has a Triode stage as its first half, and a Pentode Clipping Stage…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsRobert Keeley: 25 Years of Changing the Guitar Pedal Game It all started with a two-knob compressor 25 year ago. Robert Keeley and his innovative team have sold over 1-million pedals developing a legendary brand that continues to influence and inspire…

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Sound On Sound

Sound On SoundGearRapid Flow launch drumGRID rapid_flow_drumgrid.jpg Combines powerful sequencer with classic drum machine samples Built around a library of over 1000 classic drum machine samples, drumGRID supports patterns up to 128 steps…

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Studio (SE)EuropeBehringer RD-765 förenar vintagetrummor med egen sampling Behringer har presenterat RD-765 Rhythm Designer, en trummaskin som kombinerar klassiska trummaskinsljud med egen sampling, analogt filter och en sequencer med upp till 64 steg.

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JazzTimesScenesSweeps Week: October Historical Releases & Reissues S weeps Week concludes on the last Thursday of the month, with historical/reissue picks from A.D. Amorosi.

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Bass MagazineGuitarsMacmull Custom Guitars Unveils JB-Classic, PB-Classic and Lauren Basses First unveiled at NAMM 2025, the JB-Classic and PB-Classic are now officially available to order. Both instruments were created from Macmull’s obsession with the sound, feel and character of…

10.29

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsPlay John Legend’s vintage electric piano John Legend discusses his new vintage electric piano on Splice INSTRUMENT, what he hopes for the next generation of musicians, and more.

10.27

Crack MagazineScenesCrack and Apple Music launch photography opportunity for The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season We’ve teamed up with Apple Music to offer emerging photographers the chance to capture The Warehouse Project’s 20th anniversary season, putting aspiring live music photographers behind the lens at…

10.26

Working Class AudioVoicesWCA #616 with Sylvia Massy: Microphone History, the Bob Paquette Collection, and The Great Book of Vintage Microphones Sylvia Massy returns to Working Class Audio for the first time since Episode 14 back in 2015 . She joins Matt from her studio in Ashland, Oregon to talk about her new book, The Great Book of Vintage…

10.13

StrymonGuitarsIntroducing La Brea Analog Tape Drive Sometimes Inspiration Comes From Within. It’s not often that your own gear inspires something different and new, but that’s exactly what happened with our newest Series A pedal, La Brea.

09.30

Bobby OwsinskiVoicesSound Design And Vintage Synths With Nick Peck On My Latest Podcast Episode On this week’s episode, On this week’s episode, Nick Peck shows how a veteran audio director builds iconic effects from field recording to final mix.

09.15

NAMMEvents15th Anniversary She Rocks Awards to Be Held at 2027 NAMM Show 15th Anniversary She Rocks Awards to Be Held at 2027 NAMM Show John Dolak Wed, 08/19/2026 - 10:16 August 19, 2026, ANAHEIM, Calif ., — For 15 years, the She Rocks Awards has celebrated the…

08.19
The Mastering Show

The Mastering ShowVoicesThe Mastering Show #109 - Audio repair & fixing faults Audio repair and restoration has always been a huge part of mastering – and not only for re-mastering vintage material.

05.29

API AudioStudios & prosAPI Announces the Launch of the Vision+ Console, a Major Evolution of the Legendary Vision Console AUTOMATED PROCESSES, INC (API) 8301 Patuxent Range Road – Suite A1, Jessup, MD 20794, USA Tel +1 (301) 776-7879 CONTACTS FOR EDITORIAL INFORMATION: e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (301)…

04.27

delamarEuropeSolid State Logic Bus Comp Classic: Stereo-Kompressor mit neuen Features Der Solid State Logic Bus Comp Classic bringt den bekannten SSL-Bus-Kompressor in ein 1HE-Rackgerät. Neu an Bord ist der stufenlos regelbare Variable VCA Drive, der Sättigung bis zu 10 Prozent THD…

11.01

Skream!Japanandrop、LEDプラネタリウム・ライヴ[androp:LIVE EXPERIENCE of DYNAVISION-LED "Risshun"]開催決定。"image world -11th Anniversary Live-"も発表 andropを迎えたLEDプラネタリウム・ライヴ[androp:LIVE EXPERIENCE of DYNAVISION-LED "Risshun"]が来年2

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ConsequenceScenesTriumph Cancel Fall Leg of 50th Anniversary Tour “Due to Sudden and Unexpected Medical Circumstances” Triumph have announced the cancellation of the fall leg of their 50th Anniversary tour “due to sudden and unexpected medical circumstances affecting the band.” The US outing had been…

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GearnewsGearBest Guitar Tones: 5 Legendary Sounds to Learn From These are some of the best guitar tones that are immortal on vinyl, tape, and MP3 formats. Guitarists can learn something from each of them. Let’s have a listen.

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SynthtopiaSynthsBehringer Teases Knockoff Of Classic E-mu SP-1200 Sampling Drum Machine Behringer shared this sneak preview of the SP1200X Sampling Workstation - an inexpensive, unofficial copy of the classic E-mu SP-1200.

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MusicRadarGearBehringer is coming for your wallet with a $200 open-source SP-1200 clone, an eight-voice take on the Korg Polysix and a Roland-inspired drum machine Back in May, a leak appeared to reveal 14 unreleased products from Behringer, including an E-mu SP-1200 clone and a Roland-inspired, hybrid drum machine/sampler called the RD-765, prompting…

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