WHILE JOHN MAYER has been spotted with a Quad Cortex, Kemper and Axe-Fx in the wild in recent years, he is still primarily known for a discerning collection of boutique and vintage amps. So, having so

BEING NO STRANGERS to the world of guitar plugins, Universal Audio has thus far stuck with modeling individual amplifiers for its plugin offerings. Paradise Guitar Studio builds on that foundation, of

FOR THE FIRST time ever, legendary London recording studio Abbey Road has partnered with a guitar maker, and the result is an instrument that promises to deliver studio-grade sound before your signal

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‘I WENT A little deep into that corner – ended up in the kitty litter,’ laughs Steve Nichols. I’m sitting in the back seat of a Range Rover Velar, shoulder-to-shoulder with the design maestro behind t