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Roger Taylor on his 5 favourite Queen drumming songs: “Will we ever do another Queen album? I don’t see why not”
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.@linkinpark's Brad Delson: my top 5 tips for guitarists. http://t.co/r0ByayIiTK
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The BBC is letting you download more than 16,000 free sound effect samples from its archive
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.@soundgarden’s Kim Thayil: “I’m not on a first-name basis with my gear; I just know it’s Mr Mesa/Boogie and Mr Guild!”
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“We are the most difficult simple band. I’ve often heard guys coming up to us saying, ‘You guys are just playing barre chords!’ I am glad you think it is that simple!”– Troy Van Leeuwen on QOTSA's musical illusions and gear secrets
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.@duranduran's Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths: “I’ve got nothing against digital synths, but I just happen to prefer the real thing”.
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Rick Rubin admits he doesn't know how to use a mixing desk: "I have no technical ability, and I know nothing about music"
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.@RHCPchad on The Process, @ChiliPeppers, music in schools, Drum-Offs and more. http://t.co/2e5yBjMpZK
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Interview: @Johnny_Marr talks Electronic's debut album 30 years on #johnnymarr #bernardsumner #neworder #thesmiths
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Classic album - @therealelp on Fantastic Damage: "I was throwing everything I had at these tracks - anything could become a bassline if you pitched it down"
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.@RHCPchad Chad Smith talks @Led @LedZeppelin_ and The Grange. http://t.co/icvjLrjvWN
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Band-Maid's new video for their instrumental track From Now On brings their sublime musicianship to the fore
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Five Finger Death Punch (@FFDP)’s @ZoltanBathory - my top 5 tips for guitarists: "Turn the gain all the way down so you have to hear every f**k-up"
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.@grahamcoxon and @audiobuffer talk soundtracking @FightingWMyFam: “Get a sound up and get going. Because if something holds you up for five minutes, then it’s gone”
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Zayn Malik looks set to release a ‘collaboration’ with Jimi Hendrix just days before what would have been the guitarist’s 80th birthday
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Noel Gallagher says the Robert Smith remix of High Flying Birds’ Pretty Boy “sounds exactly like The Cure”
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“A good guitar can bring something out of you… That’s what I wanted from this guitar”: Fender launches the Bruno Mars signature Strat, and it's a vintage-inspired masterpiece
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.@peterhook: “I’ve never liked to be hidden, and I don’t like to be patronised. I don’t buy into the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”
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Who earned the title of best bass player of 2017? Find out who you crowned king of the low end here:
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NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man unveils six-string version of Tosin Abasi’s groundbreaking Kaizen electric guitar
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Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer is roadtesting guitars unlike anything Jackson and Aristides have made before
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"I know that is a 25-year-old's spirit just burning – like a Chevy engine": The story of The Gaslight Anthem's classic song, The '59 Sound
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Solaris is a new AI-powered virtual vocalist that’s based on a professional singer
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Native Instruments gives you the Analog Dreams soft synth for free: “stay safe and keep creating”
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.@tmorello talks misfit guitar toys, what he learned from @chriscornell & why @prophetsofrage is among his best work
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#Synthwave artists join forces for charity livestream to support @plus1org today featuring @TheMidnightLA @fm84 @Timecop1983 @OllieWride and more
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.@Fender wants you to embrace your inner Voodoo Child with its new @JimiHendrix accessories line #summernamm2018
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Watch Mike Portnoy play along to The Winery Dogs, Xanadu with drum cam footage
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Rig tour: ace bluesman @KWShepherd on his arsenal of @Fender Strats, essential pedals and seriously loud Twins
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Leo @Fender passed away on this day in 1991. Here's how he founded the guitar company that changed the world
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.@genesimmons: “Studio bassists who play with their fingers live have no idea that we can’t hear what they’re playing”
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.@_Warpaint talk essential gear, inspirational players and borrowing guitars from @johnfrusciante
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. @Halestorm's Lzzy and Joe will be answering your questions live on facebook in 30 minutes time! #WorldGuitarDay #WGD18
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5 minutes alone with @OfficialYJM Yngwie Malmsteen: “Some people misunderstand what I’m doing; they believe I’m an egomaniac”
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Shinedown's Zach Myers stops by to talk about the 10 albums that changed his life.
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.@FirstAidKitBand: “Every song we write has to sound great on just guitar and vocals. If it doesn’t, then it’s not ready” - talking Ouija Boards, elections and '20s Gibsons with the Swedish folk duo
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My pedalboard: Yvette Young talks us through her Covet effects pedals
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. @copelandmusic Stewart Copeland on his Police career: "We fought like cat and dog over the f**king hi-hat"
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.@testament's @AlexSkolnick: "One of the biggest influences on my playing is @MW_Schenker" - guitarist reflects on how Schenker shaped his style in exclusive video
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From orchestras to Aphex Twin: the beginner's guide to Philip Glass
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Interview: "I am really still a student of blues and soul" – the remarkable return of Paul Rodgers
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The best prog guitarists in the world right now, according to you
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Producer Mitch Easter takes us back to the early R.E.M. recording sessions that started everything for the Athens, Georgia alt-rock pioneers
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Jeff Mills and Daft Punk's mastering engineer shares mixing advice with followers
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Fred Armisen (@portlandia, @LateNightSeth): the 10 records that changed my life . http://t.co/rN8SHMQUIy
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.@solidstatelogic's new budget audio interfaces promise studio quality at affordable prices #namm2020
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The story of Rory Gallagher's Rolling Stones audition: "All of the music papers were full of speculation. It's a bit like when the Pope dies and you get pictures of all these people who might succeed him"
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Charlie Puth uses Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson’s vocal recording trick as he painstakingly hones a 2-note phrase in Pro Tools
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.@riseagainst's Joe Principe: “Bass playing should be about locking in with the drummer. I’ve always seen myself as a percussive player”
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Opeth interview: looking back on their boldest musical move with the Heritage album, 10 years on
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Watch @IPrevailBand's @Steve_Prevail and @Dylan_prevail tear through Scars guitar playthrough on @prsguitars
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MixWave: Jay Weinberg gives you Slipknot's drum sound in an affordable, electronic drum set-playable plugin
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Get Minimoog Model D for free on iPhone and iPad: “a gift to spread positivity”
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.@NI_News and @iZotopeInc come together to create “an unprecedented alliance to shape the future of music making and audio production”
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“One of the things I love about this plank of wood is the physicality… I vibrate with the bass tones:” watch Keanu Reeves discuss his bass guitar journey, Peter Hook’s influence and songwriting
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, acclaimed composer and electronic music pioneer, has died aged 71
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NAMM 2024: Prince’s stunning custom Yamaha grand piano, the last instrument he played on stage, to go on display
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Celebrate 40 years of Casio keyboards, synths and pianos in less than 4 minutes
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Ask @LZZYHALE and @joehottinger of @Halestorm your burning guitar questions, live on Facebook this Saturday, 3.30pm (UK time)! Ask your question on the day or drop it in the comments. #WorldGuitarDay #WGD18
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Chat guitars with @Halestorm's @LZZYHALE and @joehottinger! World Guitar Day Facebook Live Q&A tomorrow, 3.30pm on the band's page. Leave your questions in the comments. #WorldGuitarDay #WGD18
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Seal on his love for Alice In Chains: "Out of that whole grunge period, they were by far my favourite"
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10 questions for @MalinaMoye: “My prized guitar is a custom @Fender with a left-handed body and a right-handed headstock strung in reverse”
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.@MIYAVI_OFFICIAL reveals his top 5 tips for guitarists: "The distance between you and the guitar - you need to overcome that"
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