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“I never get to discuss guitar in most interviews!” Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos reveals his obscure vintage gear obsessions, how Peter Green was a huge influence on his playing, and why the thrill of guitar is undeniable

The Franz Ferdinand leader rarely gets to talk guitars. He shares his love of vintage Japanese instruments, explains the process of demoing, looping and mic’ing on new album The Human Fear – and reveals why the secret to studio success is that there’s no secret

Guitar World

“Once modded, it can take you from delicately sparkling cleans to ferociously thrilling crunch”: The Watkins Westminster Mk II is the affordable vintage tube amp you can turn into the best little Marshall you’ve never heard

It's old, British and cool, and you might even be able to pick up one for 500 bucks. But with its edgy Vox, underpowered Marshall voicing, this lesser-celebrated tube amp might just be the studio powerhouse you've been waiting for

Guitar World

“The CCB-1 gives you access to the boost and tone-shaping capabilities of the Copicat preamp in a modern, convenient format”: Is the WEM Copicat the $79 tone sweetener you’ve been waiting for?

Made by Hiwatt, based on the Watkins Copicat, and available exclusively via Reverb, this two-knob boost is compact, affordable and could be the missing ingredient in your rig

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Jess Camilleri on breaking into music production, all-night studio sessions and the Watkins Copicat: "MIA was actually my first engineering session!"

From engineering the likes of Rudimental and GoldLink at Strongroom Studios to her career as an MPG award-nominated engineer and producer, Jess Camilleri is one of the recording industry’s most impressive new talents

MusicRadar

“The same exquisite high-frequency roll off on repeats and warm tape-like saturation as those iconic mechanical boxes”: Red Witch’s Magesteria is a high-end delay inspired by vintage Maestro, Roland and Watkins tape echo units

Red Witch’s Ben Fulton describes this stunning hand-made delay as time travel in stompbox form, and “the embodiment of of tape delay glory”

MusicRadar

More managers are taking on an unfamiliar role—and so should you. Here are tips for helping colleagues with their mental health

As companies devote more attention to employees' mental health, supervisors and managers are taking on an increasingly crucial new role.

Fortune

Rapier 22 and Saffire review

Rapier launched in 2022 with the well-received 33 model. Can the ’60s stylists hit the target again with these two new additions for 2023?

Guitar World

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