"We talked about how all the trends and the aesthetics start to feel like they’re bleached out, how many people have become elitist snobs based on their interest, and how we’re too young to reach out for nostalgia. So I decided to write harsher lines than usual and stir things up a bit," explains Ben T Kadar the inspiration behind the song "Eastern Boytoy". | Photo: Artist's press kit
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Albert King is once and for all the greatest personality behind the Flying V guitar. | Photo: flickr
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Dance phenomena have a special place in helping elevate songs to mega-hit status and the "Macarena" is no exception. | Photo: BMG / RCA / Zafiro S.A (Wikimedia Commons)
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"I don't need to shout out that something's bothering me inside. I just have a very strong desire to make beautiful things," says Matyáš Adámek. | Photo: Kamil Ansorge
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NEW GEAR 3/24: “Budweiser” Fenders, Deuce Coupe Drive and Rack Compressor from GainLab Audio
Social media can sometimes be an amazing source of inspiration if you follow the right artists. | Photo: Unsplash
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Nicolai Schorr in the workshop l Photo: Schorr guitars Facebook page
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If you don't want alternative solutions and it’s ok for you that the current production doesn't have much in common with the original one except for the chassis and colour, you're lucky. Ibanez still makes the two most popular versions: TS 808 and TS9.
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Jono Heyes and Jerry Boys. | Photo: Paxart Studios
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NEW GEAR 2/24: Kemper Player Pedal, Avantone Nearfields and Istanbul Cymbals
Are you fascinated by the deeper layers of the musical world? Do questions come to your mind that have no answers and are all the more appealing for it? | Photo: D A V I D S O N L U N A
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Medellín, Colombia. | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
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Flying Lotus @ ACL Music Fest 2016. | Photo: Chris via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0)
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NEW GEAR 1/24: Slash SL-100 Head, Colletti Super Strats and PJB Bass Combo
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"God Only Knows" stands out, even amongst the other gems on Pet Sounds, because it is quintessentially a Beach Boys song, but also because it is remarkably unique and sophisticated. | Photo: H. Michael Karshis (Flickr, CC BY 2.0 DEED)
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The Firebird's main features that influence its playing characteristics include the neck-through design and the original mini-humbuckers | Photo: Gibson
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Michal Tůma in the workshop. | Photo: Tuma pickups archive
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NEW GEAR 51/23: Boss Amp & Cabinet IR-2, Jimmy Page's Super Dragon and Behringer Synth
A beautiful vinyl record will definitely please many musicians. Just find out beforehand if the person in question has a gramophone. | Photo: Jamakassi
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A Colombian villager isn't born with much, but he values everything he has because he will not get anything more. | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
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The Dillinger Escape Plan during their final tour in 2017. | Photo: Itokyl via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)
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