HEAVY METAL THUNDER.

In this two part episode of DunlopTV, we catch up with their techs before one of their sold out shows and take a detailed look at what’s behind all of those killer guitar and bass tones of rockstars guitarist Matt Bellamy and bassist Chris Wolstenholme of Muse.

Get to know your Independent Music Stores – we take a look at what makes certain Independent Music Stores unique and what they can do for you as a player. Whether it be the best deals in town, a collection of rare and vintage gear, or a specialty in a certain area of music – [...]

Enter for your chance to win the ultimate Zakk Wylde gear pack: a year’s supply of Zakk Wylde strings, Crybaby Zakk Wylde Wah, MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive, MXR Black Label Chorus, Coffin Case, Epiphone Graveyard Disciple Guitar, and a EMG Zakk Wylde Signature Set. Presented by Dunlop with gear contributed by Epiphone , EMG, and Coffin Case.

Premier Guitar takes the Aqua-Puss for a test drive in this video review.

Let’s kick things off with the metal master of bass, Jason Newsted. Jason had us out to his home studio to talk bass gear, but also to talk art.

The MXR Micro Chorus is a brilliant reissue of MXRs analog chorus stompbox from the 80s. Utterly simple in design and operation, its old school bucket brigade technology delivers rich warm analog chorus shimmer with just a turn of the rate knob.

We’re proud to announce that Way Huge has recently been featured on The Die Line (the world’s authority when it comes to package design) for its creative design in packaging.

Attention Dunlop Fans! Slash’s new self-titled album dropped yesterday and is already one of the top albums on iTunes. In celebration of the release we’re giving away a signed Slash Signature Crybaby (pictured above). To enter this Slash giveaway simply comment on this Facebook picture on our Facebook fanpage for a chance to win. The contest will end in exactly one week (Wednesday 4/14) in which we’ll pick a random winner. Note: in order to comment on the picture you must be a friend of the page. You should find the “become a fan” button at the top of our Fan Page. For more information please visit www.jimdunlop.com/blog