Michael Astley-Brown
Digital Editor-in-Chief at GuitarWorld
Digital Editor-in-Chief @GuitarWorld. I also make nerdy post-/math-/prog-rock as @maebe_music. New album Rebirth. Relive. Repeat. out now.
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2 weeks ago |
guitarworld.com | Michael Astley-Brown |Matt Owen
Unveiling The X & JS Series Surfcaster Collection Feat. Keyan Houshmand | Jackson Guitars - YouTubeWatch On After announcing the return of the Surfcaster back at NAMM earlier this year, Jackson has now officially re-launched its cult offset design, which has been revived with the aim of “offering modern metalheads a sleek new take on a classic machine”.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Michael Astley-Brown
CHATHAM, NJ — The School District of the Chathams has once again been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM (National …
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2 weeks ago |
inkl.com | Michael Astley-Brown
After announcing the return of the Surfcaster back at NAMM earlier this year, Jackson has now officially re-launched its cult offset design, which has been revived with the aim of “offering modern metalheads a sleek new take on a classic machine”. The Surfcaster’s return was one of the biggest talking points at NAMM 2025, and the model itself has certainly been one of the most requested Jackson electric guitars of the past few years.
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4 weeks ago |
guitarworld.com | Matt Owen |Matt Parker |Michael Astley-Brown
Guitar World is sad to announce the loss of Chris Bird, our friend and colleague, who passed away earlier this week, following his cancer diagnosis in 2024. A pillar of Future’s music-making titles for just shy of two decades, Chris spent the last 22 years lending his knowledge, personality, support and passion for guitar playing for his job to create lessons, tuitions, and content for Guitar World and Total Guitar.
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1 month ago |
guitarworld.com | Michael Astley-Brown
There was a time when guitar pedal footswitches were simply chrome shiny things you stomped on with a big ol’ boot. But scroll through pedal posts on Instagram or Reddit, and you’ll be bombarded with a rainbow of toppers covering these simple switches. What gives? You have witnessed the rise of footswitch toppers, also known as pedal toppers, footswitch caps, pedal button toppers or footswitch covers.
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Today, we released our first live EP, Maebe 1.0, which marks the recorded debut of the live lineup. It felt crazy that I'd been playing with these talented cats for two years, but there was nothing to show for it in terms of releases until today. Enjoy https://t.co/RjbFuzX0EI
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.@ATGFestival... oh em gee. That has to be the best 11.35am any of us have ever had. To see the stage completely packed out at that time in the morning... It's the stuff dreams are made of, truly. Thank you 🖤 https://t.co/kMTfA5W5VX
