Matt Owen

United Kingdom

Trainee News Writer at GuitarWorld

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“Some of the most ambitious custom shop guitars I’ve ever seen”: These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week - and the essential launches you might have missed | Guitar World

5 days ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

Hello, and welcome to Guitar World’s sparkly new weekly gear round-up, which will serve as your one-stop-shop for keeping up to date with what’s been happening in the big wide world of guitar gear over the past seven days. From new electric guitars to amp modeler updates, the guitar industry is never short of fresh releases, and it can sometimes be hard to stay afloat of every new launch that may be of interest to you.
“What started out as an instrumental album quickly changed”: Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo announces One More Satellite - a new collaborative project that stars a host of special guests | Guitar World

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo has lifted the curtain on One More Satellite – a brand-new collaborative project, which will be dropping its debut self-titled record via Symphonic later this summer. For One More Satellite, the electric guitar maestro has called upon a host of special guests, from old bandmates to new collaborators, all of whom will feature sporadically across the upcoming record’s 10-song tracklist.
“I realized he couldn't play well enough to put the video out”: Rick Beato weighs in on the Giacomo Turra controversy - and discusses their ill-fated collaboration | Guitar World

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

I didn't want to comment on this, but... - YouTubeWatch On Rick Beato has weighed in on the online controversy surrounding Giacomo Turra, revealing that the social media guitar star was slated to appear on his channel – but the video was pulled due to the quality of Turra’s playing.
“I realized he couldn't play well enough to put the video out”: Rick Beato weighs in on the Giacomo Turra controversy - and discusses their ill-fated collaboration | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matt Owen

“B.B. King was in a wheelchair for maybe four or five years before he died, and I’m not on crutches yet”: Fresh off his cameo in Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners, Buddy Guy confirms he’s not done with performing just yetIf you've been anywhere near the cinema lately and managed to catch Sinners – the buzzy new movie starring Michael B. Jordan – you may have noticed a …
"A very cool guitar with a lot of style, and fortunately, it has the substance to match its good looks": Squier Limited Edition Paranormal Offset Telecaster SJ review

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

Since its launch in 2020, the Squier Paranormal Series has been responsible for some of the most daring and dashing electric guitar designs to ever leave Fender’s workshop, from the Squier LE Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe to the Strat-O-Sonic, Baritone Cabronita and beyond. The Squier Paranormal Offset Telecaster we have here is certainly no exception.
"A very cool guitar with a lot of style, and fortunately, it has the substance to match its good looks": Squier Limited Edition Paranormal Offset Telecaster SJ review | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matt Owen

NowThe viral ChatGPT action figure trend is taking the internet by storm. We took the creation a step further by 3D printing it. I'm laughing my butt off. I asked ChatGPT to make me into an action figure so I could ride the wave of the viral AI trend, and wow, did it deliver. It turned me into a rock …
“That required some right hand training. It was like a tongue twister for my hands”: Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass - and the results are awe-inspiring | Guitar World

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

Mike Dawes - Euclid (Sleep Token) Official Music Video - YouTubeWatch On When it comes to reimagining popular rock and heavy metal tracks for solo guitar, there is arguably no one in the game who can rival Mike Dawes – the British acoustic guitar virtuoso whose body of work already boasts covers of Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and more.
“That required some right hand training. It was like a tongue twister for my hands”: Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass - and the results are awe-inspiring | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matt Owen

Joe Satriani Names One Thing Every Guitar Player Should Learn: 'That's What I Would Write On The Top Of The Lesson Book'"And I'd always tell them [guitarists], 'Look, it's gonna take maybe three weeks, and then you'll never think about this ever again.'"
Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Owen

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Fender Japan assembles all-star group of elite Masterbuilders for its most ambitious builds yet - the Deck O’ Cards Stratocasters

1 week ago | guitarworld.com | Matt Owen

Fender Japan is accustomed to producing electric guitars that look like they could double as art pieces – look no further than the many Art Canvas Esquires for proof – but for its latest drop, the Big F’s Asian branch has raised the bar beyond arguably anything it’s ever released before.

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