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I’m a professional gear reviewer and my go-to guitar wireless system just got a generous 20% off - here’s why I use it daily

5 days ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken

With an awesome 20% reduction over at the official Positive Grid site, you can get some serious money off the Positive Grid Spark Link for a limited time. Guitar wireless systems are typically pretty expensive but with this discount, Spark Link is just hovering above the $100 mark, which is superb value for money.
I’m a professional gear reviewer and my go-to guitar wireless system just got a generous 20% off – here’s why I use it daily | Flipboard

5 days ago | flipboard.com | matt mccracken

“The owner refused to believe me and called me a liar. Then I realised the craziest thing...” This luthier was offered the chance to buy a ’90s Les Paul, but something didn’t feel right – it turns out he had the ultimate proof to handA British luthier has had “the craziest” experience after a customer dropped off their ‘90s Gibson Les Paul with him for repairs – only to find he’d …
With up to 35% off Taylor and Martin guitars at Guitar Center, this is your best chance to save on A-list acoustics

1 week ago | musicradar.com | matt mccracken

The Memorial Day sales are well and truly over now but if you’re looking for a sweet deal on a brand-new acoustic guitar, Guitar Center has just the thing. With up to 35% off some top brands like Taylor and Martin, this is one of the best sales we’ve seen this year for acoustic guitar lovers.
I’ve been watching acoustic guitar prices all year and Guitar Center's up to 35% off sale is the best I’ve seen - especially if you want an A-list model | Guitar World

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken

Just when we thought the Memorial Day guitar sales were over, Guitar Center went and launched one of the best sales of the year on acoustic guitars, with massive discounts of up to 35% off Taylor, Martin, Epiphone, and more. Part of my job is to find the very best deals on guitar gear for our readers, and this is undoubtedly one of the best sales on acoustic guitars I’ve seen this year.
Guitar World deals of the week: save $500 on a Victory tube amp, get one of our top-rated Taylor acoustics with $200 off, plus all the week's best deals on guitar gear

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken |Daryl Robertson |Chris Barnes

Last weekend saw some big sales action thanks to the Memorial Day guitar sales so if you missed out, I'm afraid to say the vast majority of the sales are now over. Don't be too downhearted though, some Memorial Day deals are still hanging around, although they won't be here for too long. At Sweetwater, their Memorial Day pedal sale is still going strong with massive discounts of up to 50% off.
Don't sleep on these massive second-hand bargains in Reverb's Memorial Day sale - save up to 66% on used, B-stock, and new gear

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken

We live in a very volatile era when it comes to the economy, which means more and more guitarists are looking to save money on their gear. If you’re not averse to buying something used, then you can save massive amounts of money at the Reverb Memorial Day sale, with discounts reaching up to 66% off.
Don't sleep on these massive second-hand bargains in Reverb's Memorial Day sale – save up to 66% on used, B-stock, and new gear | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | matt mccracken

“We showed up and Dire Straits were opening for us. The press slaughtered us, accusing us of being dinosaurs”: The epic story of Styx’s Pieces Of Eight, the pomp rock masterpiece that began to tear them apartStyx were one of the biggest American rock bands of the 70s – and 1978’s Pieces Of Eight album was their high water mark. In 2013, estranged singer …
"If you want an instrument that’s versatile enough to cover the guitar-playing styles of EVH and nail Nile Rodgers’ classic funk tones, then look no further": Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster HSS Floyd Rose review

2 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken

The Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster HSS Floyd Rose looks very much the company reclaiming the superstrat concept thanks to the locking tremolo, HSS pickup configuration, and 12-inch radius fingerboard. It still looks like a classic Strat, keeping the rounded horns of the double-cutaway and that iconic headstock shape, but underneath the hood, it’s a different beast entirely. It keeps the rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges of the Player II series, but that’s where the similarities end.
"If you want an instrument that’s versatile enough to cover the guitar-playing styles of EVH and nail Nile Rodgers’ classic funk tones, then look no further": Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster HSS Floyd Rose review | Flipboard

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | matt mccracken

8 hours agoWhat if the oldest song in the world wasn’t just a myth, but something you could listen to today? The “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is the world’s oldest recorded playable song and is believed to be around 3,400 years old. Unearthed in the ancient Syrian port city of Ugarit (now Ras Shamra) in the 1950s, …
“Already a versatile instrument, the addition of the series circuit makes it even more of a multi-role guitar”: Fender Player II Modified Telecaster review

2 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | matt mccracken

Representing the more modern and forward-thinking arm of the Player II series, much like the original Player guitars were augmented by the Player Plus instruments, Fender’s new Player II Modified electric guitars are very much the contemporary outreach of the Fender mid-range stable.

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