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Frank Beard, Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform in concert at The Forum on June 19, 1975 in Inglewood, California
Players

Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer for more than five decades, dies at 77

Beard died on 17 August at his Texas ranch; Billy Gibbons says ZZ Top will keep performing, and the band played its first show without him five days later.

Aug 17, 2026

Gear

Friedman JOSE 20 1x12 combo amplifier, front view
Gear

Friedman Builds the JOSE 20 Around Jose Arredondo's Mod Legacy

Dave Friedman worked with Marisol Arredondo, daughter of the late amp modder, on a 20-watt EL84 head and 1x12 combo voiced for that hot-rodded Marshall bark.

Aug 27, 2026

EMG TM Set - Tom Morello signature pickups
Gear

EMG Releases Tom Morello 'TM Set' Based on His Arm the Homeless Wiring

The set pairs an EMG 85 in the bridge with an EMG H in the neck, the combination in Morello's main guitar since the late 1980s, sold together for the first time.

Aug 26, 2026

PRS Dany Villarreal Astryx signature guitar in the purple-to-yellow Ocaso finish
Gear

PRS gives The Warning's Dany Villarreal her first signature guitar, the Astryx

A 200-piece Custom 24 in a sunset-style "Ocaso" finish, with a single sun inlay in place of PRS's usual birds.

Aug 25, 2026