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40 YEARS OF TECHNO PRODUCTION
Since its birth in the early 1980s, techno has taken over the world and remains one of dance music’s most enduring genres. This issue, we delve back through nearly 30 years’ worth of interviews to discover how the changing face of technology has shaped the sound of techno
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July 2021
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Modal Electronics say the Skulpt SE is the most affordable MPE hardware synth out there
Modal Electronics have taken their original Skulpt portable synth back to the drawing board and returned with the new Skulpt SE.
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July 2021
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Oramics
From founding the Radiophonic Workshop at the BBC to her unique Oramics machine, Daphne Oram was a pioneer
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July 2021
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Strymon NightSky £439
Bruce Aisher explores the infinite world of modulated reverb with Strymon’s new time-warped reverberator
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July 2021
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Squarepusher
Feed Me Weird Things Rephlex, 1996
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July 2021
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Telex
Belgian trio Telex was one of the first to bring electronic pop to the European hit parade. Danny Turner chats to Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers about the band’s past and present
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July 2021
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Torpedos Away
In collaboration with Rabea Massaad, this compact guitar amp from Victory combines versatile high-gain overdrive with world-class cabinet simulations. Stand back!
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July 2021
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SIGNATURE TONE
Signature guitars can be odd enough, but signature pickups? If only we could all sound like our heroes by just installing a set of their pickups. Dave Burrluck gives it a try…
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July 2021
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ROYAL CHARTER
Queen guitarist Brian May has had his own range of guitars for some time, based around his own Red Special. But now there’s a new addition to the range, designed by US singer and guitarist Arielle
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July 2021
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STEVE CROPPER
He infallibly appears on ‘greatest guitarists of all time’ lists, was part of the house band at Stax Records where he backed and wrote for soul legends such as Otis Redding, Sam And Dave and Wilson Pickett, and had huge hits with Green Onions, Time Is Tight and Soul Limbo with his band Booker T & The MG’s. He now has a new solo album, Fire It Up, his first for a decade…
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July 2021
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50 Architects Of The Electric Era
Since the earliest ‘Frying Pan’ models of the 1930s, pickup-loaded instruments have undergone constant evolution in the hands of almost a century of innovators. We celebrate the pioneers whose envelope-pushing ideas have changed the face of the electric guitar
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July 2021
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Solid Opportunity
They may look almost identical, but it’s the body woods that make all the difference for this trio – and they’re outstandingly affordable, too
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July 2021
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Go Big
The HX Stomp XL enters the Line 6 family, answering the call for increased switching flexibility over its smaller sibling, while retaining the powerful core of the larger floor-based Helix devices
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July 2021
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How Acoustics Are Born
Taylor’s master luthier Andy Powers takes Jamie Dickson on the journey from prototype to production
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July 2021
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Rick 'N' Roll
Martin Kelly, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, retraces the evolution of Rickenbacker guitars ahead of the release of his new book, which promises to finally nail down the brand’s vital history in full
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July 2021
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Tear It Up
A bolt-on addition to the solidbody range? Like us, you might be surprised after hitching a ride with this low-priced Junior Jet Club…
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July 2021
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Top Thirty
With a reputation for finely honed, modern and progressive guitars, Vigier is hardly a new maker. And with his Excalibur design celebrating a significant birthday, we take the start-up model out for a spin
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July 2021
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The Rowdy Cousin
As the latest addition to the Acoustasonic family, this Jazzmaster pushed the design team in “different and interesting directions”. Fender’s Tim Shaw talks us through its creation
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June 2021
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Ready, Steady…
As musicians gear up to get #BackToLive, Adam Goldsmith explains how he’s honing his practice regime and sight-reading in preparation
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June 2021
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‘MARK I' MESA/BOOGIE
Vintage amp restorer Fabio Cutolo of FM Amps explains how he resurrected a ‘Mark I’ Mesa/Boogie by transforming it back into the original giant killer it once was in its glory days of the 1970s
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June 2021
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STEVE CRADOCK
The Ocean Colour Scene man reflects on the mystique of flat-wound strings and recounts a lucky strike with some JCM800s
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June 2021
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STEVE LUKATHER
Growing up in Los Angeles with school friends Steve, Jeff and Mike Porcaro, Steve Lukather would play on thousands of records and become part of the legendary rock band Toto. We hook up with Luke to talk about how The Beatles sowed the musical seed, learn about his stellar career, and the stunning new solo album, I Found The Sun Again
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June 2021
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TAPESTRY OF TONE
Dale Wilson is one of the most sought-after master builders in Fender’s Custom Shop. We join him to hear how art and resonator history collided to inspire a unique Telecaster
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June 2021
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Radioshop Loaded Pickguards
This hassle-free upgrade from Radioshop Pickups can transform the look and sound of virtually any S-type guitar
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June 2021
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PIERRE BENSUSAN
When the world turned upside down last year, the French-Algerian DADGAD maestro was forced to abandon a mammoth North American tour. And yet his feeling of connectedness has only grown since – and so maybe, he reflects, his latest album “could have not come at a better time…”
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June 2021
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PERFECTLY FRANK ZAPPA
Towards the end of last year, a new documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa was premiered in the United States and now, after a few months’ wait, Zappa is available for fans to stream in the UK. We go behind the scenes and speak about the man and his music with the film’s director, Alex Winter, and producer Ahmet Zappa, as well as former Zappa band guitarists Steve Vai and Mike Keneally
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June 2021
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The Man Behind The Signature
We catch up with Eric Steckel while he’s hunkered down in LA and waiting to get back on the road
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June 2021
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Focusrite FAST Series plugins
From £5.99/month Focusrite meets Sonible for these new ‘smart’ mixing tools. Si Truss takes a spin…
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April 2021
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Output Frontier £1,259
Audio company Output have shifted their attention to studio monitors. Jon Musgrave explores their new Frontier
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April 2021
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CME WIDI Master $59
Fancy wireless operation between your old MIDI gear? Jon Musgrave pairs up with this new wireless MIDI system
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