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Roland marks Aerophone decade with Limited Gold Pro model
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PRS Guitars adds Black Paisley Limited-edition Archon amps and cabinets
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BOSS marks KATANA AMPLIFIER 10th Anniversary with three limited edition products
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Native Instruments rolls out Maschine+ updates with new sequencing and Kontakt 8 support
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Arturia AstroLab 2.0 adds sound editing and 60 new sounds
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Roland marks Aerophone decade with Limited Gold Pro model 6h PRS Guitars adds Black Paisley Limited-edition Archon amps and cabinets 6h BOSS marks KATANA AMPLIFIER 10th Anniversary with three limited edition… 8h Native Instruments rolls out Maschine+ updates with new sequencing and… 15h Arturia AstroLab 2.0 adds sound editing and 60 new sounds 16h ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN releases ALBERT LEE HSS AND LIMITED… 16h Windows 11 October Update adds Copilot key remapping, WinRE Wi-Fi 19h Fender’s Christina Stejskal 20h Kardinal Guitars adds Kardinal Bass at $549 pre-order price 22h D'Addario releases XS Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings 22h Roland marks Aerophone decade with Limited Gold Pro model 6h PRS Guitars adds Black Paisley Limited-edition Archon amps and cabinets 6h BOSS marks KATANA AMPLIFIER 10th Anniversary with three limited edition… 8h Native Instruments rolls out Maschine+ updates with new sequencing and… 15h Arturia AstroLab 2.0 adds sound editing and 60 new sounds 16h ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN releases ALBERT LEE HSS AND LIMITED… 16h Windows 11 October Update adds Copilot key remapping, WinRE Wi-Fi 19h Fender’s Christina Stejskal 20h Kardinal Guitars adds Kardinal Bass at $549 pre-order price 22h D'Addario releases XS Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings 22h

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Guitars & Fretted

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PRS Guitars adds Black Paisley Limited-edition Archon amps and cabinets
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Drums & Percussion

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