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Epiphone rebuilds the Prophecy Series around its first Victory and a 27-inch Les Paul Baritone
Five modernized electrics pair compound-radius ebony boards and stainless frets with custom triple-voice Fishman Fluence pickups.
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Neural DSP gives Morgan Amps Suite X faster preset browsing and session-wide control locks
The free X update retains three Morgan amp models while adding Global Lock, tagged preset search, two skins and undo/redo.

Positive Grid retunes Spark CAB 2 for tighter lows and a cleaner path into modeler rigs
The 140-watt powered FRFR cabinet keeps the 10-inch-plus-tweeter format while adding revised acoustics, flexible power and independent stage and PA levels.

Pleven Guitar Festival opens late competition registration through November 15
The Bulgarian festival's final entry window covers classical soloists, chamber groups, ensembles and orchestras, with a 30 percent late fee.

Ibanez and Dragon Ball Z team up on a Japan-made RG, TS808 and full instrument range
The early-2027 collaboration spans more than ten instruments and accessories, led by a collector-grade Goku and Gohan RG package.

Fender gives Kim Gordon a Jazzmaster with a JB humbucker and stripped-back controls
The limited Olympic White offset pairs a hot Seymour Duncan bridge pickup with a traditional Jazzmaster neck voice.

Fender says Corona factory WARN notice covers holiday shutdown, not layoffs
The company says 533 employees were notified under a newly formalized process for its annual year-end quiet weeks and are expected back in the new year.
Today in guitar
On Oct 29, 2026, Guitar Radar published 3 stories from across the guitar world: 3 in gear.
Lead story: Epiphone rebuilds the Prophecy Series around its first Victory and a 27-inch Les Paul Baritone — Five modernized electrics pair compound-radius ebony boards and stainless frets with custom triple-voice Fishman Fluence pickups.
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Guitar news is scattered. A new pedal is announced on a maker's own site, the album behind a tour sits on a label's page, a lesson lives on somebody's channel, and a small luthier shows a new model on social media first. Guitar Radar collects what is new across all of it, every day, and puts it in one readable place, so you spend less time hunting and more time playing.
Each story is a short piece of its own: the facts that matter first, a line on why it is worth your attention, and links to the sources it rests on, so you can check the original yourself. The big names are here, but so are classical, flamenco, fingerstyle, jazz and bluegrass players, festivals and competitions, and the independent builders that larger outlets often miss.
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Gear covers new guitars, pedals, amps and plug-ins as they launch, and Players follows guitarists and bands, from tours to line-up changes. Music and Videos gather new records and the performances worth watching, Learn collects lessons and technique, and Industry keeps an eye on the business around the instrument. The releases database lists new instruments and gear with their specs and prices, and you can browse everything by artist or brand. If you are new here, the guides explain terms that come up again and again, such as amp modeling or signature and Custom Shop models.
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Oct 19, 2026 — Oct 25, 2026
PRS pushed deeper into modern metal with the four-model Tekton family, while Gibson turned the Heartbreakers’ winged logo into a 250-guitar Flying V run. John Mayer also opened Sob Rock Records with “Tom and Jerry,” linking a new song to the label carrying his next chapter. Start with John Anderson, the ‘Swingin’’ and ‘Seminole Wind’ singer-songwriter who died at 71. His hard-country songwriting and guitar-led arrangements ran through more than four decades of hits, explaining why the Country Music Hall of Famer leads this issue.
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