Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

Nothing is sold on this site. When a link leads to a shop, it is the maker's shop, not ours.

← XLR MAG Archive

Guitar WorldGuitars

Steve Vai clarifies involvement in potential Crossroads sequel

11.09

Steve Vai has clarified his involvement in a potential Crossroads sequel. 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Crossroads , one of the more beloved Hollywood films in the guitar canon.

Read at Guitar World ↗

One letter a week, starting soon.

Latest

Steve Vai clarifies involvement in potential Crossroads sequel

More from Guitar World on XLR MAG

GuitarsFender Japan gives ‘F-hole’ a new meaning as it releases a Thinline Telecaster with a twist Guitar World

GuitarsJoe Bonamassa on the day Jeff Beck’s guitar playing conjured a storm Guitar World

GuitarsJimmy Page has a new 6W signature amp that recreates Led Zeppelin’s guitar tones – but it costs nearly $10k Guitar World

GuitarsDonita Sparks on signing to Sub Pop, the loss of Jennifer Finch and why everyone covers L7 wrong Guitar World

GuitarsWah-wah pedal inventor Del Casher dead at 88 Guitar World

GuitarsRobin Finck on his Nine Inch Nails tone secrets – and why he’s selling half his gear collection Guitar World