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JBL’s new speaker removes instruments so you can play along

Séamus Bellamy
Jan 27, 2026
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Gen X kids who played an instrument likely remember using a tape recorder to snag songs from the radio or MTV, then rewinding the best bits for days trying to figure out the riffs we were willing to let our fingers bleed for. The problem with teaching yourself a tune this way: even once you know your chords, you’d still end up comparing you…

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