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More than three hundred sources, in sixteen languages: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

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John Mayer releases his most affordable Martin signature guitar to date – and it’s just under $2,000

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Back in 2023 , John Mayer said that guitars should “echo” the “world around them”. Most of the time, this echoing is shown in the design elements in his Martin signature models – but, now, Mayer and…

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