MXR and Slash launch a 150-unit signature Talk Box exclusively through Reverb
Slash's $499.99 limited-run Talk Box hot-rods the classic Heil concept with a guitarist-selected loudspeaker, revised tube adapter and Candy Apple Red enclosure.
Sep 17, 2026
Lagoa International Guitar Festival opens September 18 across Portugal's Algarve
The 13th edition runs through October 1 across multiple Lagoa venues, with the municipality and Algarve Guitar Association again building the programme around international guitar performance.
Sep 17, 2026
Clonakilty International Guitar Festival turns West Cork into Guitartown for five days
The volunteer-led 22nd edition is underway through September 20, spreading guitar-focused concerts, workshops and sessions across venues and public spaces around Clonakilty.
Sep 17, 2026
Electro-Harmonix gives Adrian Belew his own limited-edition Echoflanger
The $239 all-analog signature pedal expands the cult EHX modulator with Belew-specific combination modes, stereo outputs and deeper control over its modulation.
Sep 17, 2026
TIDES release debut album How To Survive A Fall
The Jacksonville band's 11-song debut lands through A.D.D. Records and Little Rocket Records with Beau Crum and Alex Van Auken on guitars.
Sep 16, 2026
Tampere Guitar Festival opens with four days of classical and flamenco guitar
The Finnish festival runs September 16–19 with Desiderio and Dukić's first Finnish duo appearance, Francisco Bernier, period instruments, flamenco and free masterclasses.
Sep 16, 2026
Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist Cheetah Chrome dies at 71
The guitarist who helped shape Cleveland and New York punk with Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys died September 13.
Sep 16, 2026
Gibson and Baggs launch HiFi DNA acoustic pickup system
The new dual-sensor system gives each sensor its own Class A preamp and rolls out across Gibson acoustics, with a standalone retrofit version also planned.
Sep 16, 2026
MESA/Boogie brings the 90s Triple Rectifier Standard back to the catalog
The 150-watt two-channel Rectifier returns in the black-chassis, chrome-knob and Diamond Plate configuration associated with its 1990s rise.
Sep 16, 2026
Jesse Cook sets ‘past the breakwater’ for September 18 and leans into a quieter jazz side
The rumba-flamenco guitarist's 10-track album pares parts of the music down to Spanish guitar and double bass, with a long Forever Live tour beginning the next day.
Sep 15, 2026
Mozarteum Guitar Festival masterclass and luthier applications close September 15
The Salzburg festival runs December 3–5, but today's deadline is the last call for its international masterclasses and eight-place guitar-maker exhibition.
Sep 15, 2026
Hollow Front reunite with guitarist/vocalist Dakota Alvarez ahead of new single
Alvarez is officially back three years after leaving, with ‘So Long To Yesterday’ set to arrive September 18 as the first new song featuring him since his return.
Sep 15, 2026
Mastodon responds after Brent Hinds' estate sues the band
The estate claims Hinds was never bought out of his ownership share before his death and objects to the band's public comments and use of his likeness.
Sep 14, 2026
Tygers of Pan Tang release new studio album Electrifyed
The NWOBHM veterans return with a heavier studio record that also marks guitarist John Foottit's first album appearance with the band.
Sep 14, 2026
Manson builds President custom seven-string baritone and five-string bass
The Matt Bellamy-owned builder has added President's Heist and Protest to its roster with extended-range custom instruments aimed squarely at modern metal.
Sep 14, 2026
Gibson launches ELEV8 humbuckers built around Alnico 8 magnets
The aftermarket ELEV8 range brings Gibson's first Alnico 8 pickup platform to Standard, Plus and Underwound versions with four-conductor wiring.
Sep 14, 2026
Farida and former Fender Master Builder John Cruz launch the limited-run JC-1
The Chinese brand's first John Cruz design is a 60-piece S-style run with custom-wound single-coils, a blend control and a dedicated Cruz Custom Shop.
Sep 14, 2026
Felixstowe Classical Guitar Festival opens its first edition with concerts, masterclasses and lutherie and composition competitions
The new two-day UK festival puts classical guitar performance, teaching, composition and instrument making under one roof, with Alexandra Whittingham and Laura Snowden among the headliners.
Sep 14, 2026
Steven Wilson announces Requiem For A Village, pairing a new title track with an intentionally imperfect analogue approach
Wilson's ninth solo album arrives November 6, with guitar again part of a deliberately human, anti-correction studio palette built around analogue instruments and performance imperfections.
Sep 14, 2026
Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton releases second solo album after Abbey Road sessions
‘I Think You’re Overthinking This’ follows Egerton’s 2010 solo debut and grew from four days of studio time gifted for his 60th birthday.
Sep 13, 2026
Justifications line up debut single ‘Urge To Kill’ after SiriusXM premiere
The new metallic-hardcore project reunites The Red Chord vocalist Guy Kozowyk with former guitarist and co-founder Kevin Rampelberg.
Sep 13, 2026
Saosin push their comeback forward with new single ‘Just Be Honest’
The second new Saosin track of 2026 pairs Cove Reber’s return with guitarists Beau Burchell and Phil Sgrosso as the band hints at a larger new body of work.
Sep 13, 2026
Soundgarden return to the stage with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready at Seahawks halftime
Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd played Outshined and Spoonman with Taylor Momsen on vocals and Mike McCready adding guitar in Seattle.
Sep 12, 2026
Eric Steckel releases guitar-heavy blues-rock album Sandstorm
Steckel's 10-track Sandstorm arrived September 11 via SPV Recordings, continuing his blend of blues phrasing, hard-rock weight and lead-guitar focus.
Sep 12, 2026