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"It may have bothered him that people didn’t recognise his guitar virtuosity, which might be why the song devotes so much space to his shredding": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Prince's When Doves Cry

Best of 2024: As Purple Rain celebrates its 40th anniversary, we put one of Prince's best-loved songs under the musical microscope

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“You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal

There was an onslaught of new guitar products released over the past 12 months. Here are the ones that had us all talking (and checking our bank balance)

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“I felt like I’d expressed everything I had inside me and nothing was left. After 20 years I thought, ‘Man, maybe I’m done’”: How Eddie Van Halen inspired Todd Jones to pick Nails up off the canvas for a face-ripping comeback album

Last man standing, sole original member of California hardcore stalwarts Nails, Todd Jones thought it was all over. But hyped up on classic Eddie licks, he turned that energy loose on Every Bridge Burning

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“Create the perfect loop”: Mooer stokes the compact looper market with the GL100 – an AI-equipped looper/drum pedal that's less than $150

The space-saving stompbox boasts 300 minutes of looping time, an AI-powered drum machine, and dual footswitch controls alongside comprehensive features to rival the likes of Boss and TC Electronic

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“Unlimited looping for endless ideas”: Can Zoom beat Boss and TC Electronic at their own game and conquer the compact looper game with its latest MultiStomp pedal?

Featuring a host of new features, effects, and intuitive controls, the MS-90LP+ wants to make the art form of looping easier than ever

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“It’s a testament to just how much utility it provides”: Reverb has revealed its best-selling pedals of 2024 – and it seems we have a winner in this year’s amp modeler race

It’s been a big year for digital amp modelers and regular stompboxes alike, and as Reverb itself notes, it all makes for quite an interesting list

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"Gives you more features than the comparable Boss and Line 6 units": HeadRush Flex Prime review

An incredibly full-featured multi-effects that looks to come at the big boys of amp modeling

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“Perhaps it's not too surprising that it would be such a big hit”: Reverb reveals its top selling pedals of 2024 and a compact modeller is this year's big winner

Podium finishes for top-sellers overall include three modern pedalboard classics, but are we entering an era when small format modellers are going to dominate the charts?

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“The effects from the Axe-FX III are so good that simply putting them in a standalone box is already a knockout product”: Fractal Audio Systems VP4 Virtual Pedalboard review

Four effects from the Axe-FX III? Okay, we're listening...

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Christmas gifts for musicians and aspiring rock stars

T3's guide to the best gifts for those who like to rock and or roll

"This is an upgrade in every sense": Boss Katana-Mini X guitar amplifier review

Boss makes its mini amp bigger – and worthier of the Katana name

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“A sophisticated, detailed design that produces highly expressive tones with immersive depth and dimension”: Boss unveils the Katana-Mini X, a portable $149 10W amp with FX, tuner and Bluetooth

The Katana-Mini X has three amp types with alternate voicings for each of them, and there is more volume and depth than you might expect from its 5" speaker

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“Punch and power in a flyweight build”: Boss goes head-to-head with Positive Grid with the $149 Katana-Mini X – one of the firm’s most portable practice amps yet

Could the newest addition to the Katana collective become the go-to desktop amps for players?

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“My experience with the Boss GX-10 is a real tale of two halves”: Boss GX-10 review

Hands-on with the latest portable multi-effects pedal from stompbox heavyweight Boss

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"This is an unusual pedal": Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay review

Somehow Boss has condensed an iconic '80s rack unit down to a compact pedal – has something got to give?

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Roland Cubes, plastic pedalboards and nothing but Boss: Robert Smith’s 2024 guitar rig flies in the face of modern guitar culture – and sounds all the more majestic for it

As The Cure return to the stage with their first album in 16 years, their leader is employing a setup that defiantly rejects contemporary tonal wisdom

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“A universe of ultra-responsive tones in a travel-ready size”: Boss throws down the gauntlet with the GX-10 – a compact, touchscreen-equipped HX Stomp challenger that costs $399

With the GX-10, Boss has brought the amp modeler fight to Line 6 and Neural DSP – could this be the new compact rig replacement to beat?

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“The same sound engine and colour touch display as the GX-100 in a portable, travel-ready design”: Boss promises a “universe” of tones from the small but mighty GX-10 amp modeller and multi-effects

It’s the GX-100, only smaller, and it has 23 guitar amp models, nine bass amps, and 170 different effects to choose from – plus there’s MIDI, an effects loop, IR support, optional Bluetooth and more

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“In a world full of complex effects, we worked hard to bring you the opposite”: JHS Pedals’ Flight Delay bucks the trend of ultra-complicated pedals by delivering 3 iconic delays in a frills-free form factor

Delays inspired by classic EHX, Boss and Line 6 units have been crammed into the easy-to-use stompbox, which promises to give you “easy access to sounds almost immediately”

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“A masterclass in versatility, seamlessly bridging the gap between practice and performance”: Boss Katana Head Gen 3 review

Is there a more versatile, all-round amplifier on the market today than the Katana Head Gen 3? Let’s find out

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“A bevy of enhancements for endless tonal possibilities”: Boss just gave players another reason to give its flagship touchscreen GX-100 amp modeler a try with huge firmware update

New amps, quality-of-life improvements and some iconic Boss effects help keep the floorboard on top form in the competitive modeler/multi-FX market

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“Delivers the OG of bold chorus sounds. We’re thrilled to authentically bring that tone back to pedalboards”: Warm Audio debuts its take on the revered vintage chorus beloved by John Frusciante

The vintage revivalist has offered an updated version of Boss’s legendary CE-1 unit, alongside a new pedal format 1176-style compressor

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Milan's Best Beauty Moments Are So Deliciously Italian

The runways' must-have makeup looks are all about subtle color and flawless skin.

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Milan Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks from the front row

Your backstage pass to Milan Fashion Week

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Boss CE-5 settings you need to try: how to get the best out of the industry-standard chorus pedal

The long-running stompbox is one of the most versatile chorus pedals on the market – and the Chorus Ensemble truly lives up to its name with a few choice setting tweaks

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