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
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
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
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
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
Suicide Silence announce Graceless and release its title track
The deathcore veterans will issue Graceless on November 20 via Century Media, previewing it with a sub-two-minute title track and video.
Sep 12, 2026
Kings of Leon announce 10th album O My Beloved and first self-produced full-length
The November 6 album arrives with lead single My Whole World and a more intimate, acoustic-leaning direction shaped by the band's own production.
Sep 12, 2026
SolidGoldFX launches FUZZBOX, a modern-board take on Tone Bender Mk II fuzz
The Montreal-built silicon fuzz adds bias, sag and a Vintage/Modern input mode to a compact Tone Bender-inspired circuit.
Sep 12, 2026
Axion update adds isolated VST plugins, seven effects and a desktop app
Severed’s forthcoming guitar modeler now runs uploaded plugins in isolation and adds new circuit-modeled effects as the self-funded hardware moves toward Q4 shipping.
Sep 11, 2026
Premier Guitar’s new Muse Rig Rundown opens up Bellamy and Wolstenholme’s live systems
The new walkthrough focuses on custom instruments, Sustainiac-equipped Manson guitars, MIDI control and the parts stockpiles behind Muse’s engineered stage rigs.
Sep 10, 2026
John Sykes’ final recordings will be collected on the posthumous EP ‘One Way’
Golden Robot Records has announced a November EP built from some of the late Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist’s final recordings.
Sep 10, 2026
Seymour Duncan recreates Joe Bonamassa’s pawn-shop 1961 SG P-90 set
The Custom Shop’s first P-90 collaboration with Bonamassa is modeled on the pickups that sparked his long-running interest in the design.
Sep 10, 2026
Positive Grid brings Spark amp modeling, effects and a looper to the Spark PEDAL
The compact floor unit turns the Spark ecosystem into a pedalboard-ready rig for electric, acoustic and bass players.
Sep 10, 2026
Vulfpeck preview new album 'Decay Of The Aura' with Cory Wong-led instrumental
'The Beachcomber' is the funk band's first new music since Theo Katzman stepped away from touring, with Cory Wong carrying the melody on guitar.
Sep 9, 2026
Eric Clapton revives 'Give Me Strength' for the first time since 1975
Clapton opened the acoustic portion of his Detroit tour opener with a 461 Ocean Boulevard song absent from his setlists for 51 years.
Sep 9, 2026
Spiritbox return with atmospheric new single 'Mourning'
Mike Stringer co-produced the band's first new music since Tsunami Sea and co-directed its official video ahead of Spiritbox's European tour.
Sep 9, 2026
Squier gives Troy Van Leeuwen a Paranormal 12-string Telecaster signature model
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist's new $599.99 Telecaster XII brings his Custom Shop 12-string concept into Squier's Paranormal line.
Sep 9, 2026
Saxon announce 25th album Gods Of Thunder, release the title track
The British metal veterans' Celtic-mythology-themed single arrives now, with the full Silver Lining Music album due January 22, 2027.
Sep 8, 2026
Shakra release Just Live Loud!, their first album for Frontiers Music
The Swiss hard-rock bands 14th studio album arrived September 4 with a 12-song set built around twin guitars, big melodic hooks and a heavier modern edge.
Sep 8, 2026
Justin Broadrick says Godflesh are ending and starts a new project, White Light District
The guitarist says Godflesh will close with two final albums as health concerns and a desire to move beyond the band's established framework push him toward a new solo project.
Sep 8, 2026