"A very cool guitar with a lot of style, and fortunately, it has the...
On paper, a Telecaster/Jazzmaster hybrid sounds like an absolute winner. But can the Squier Paranormal deliver the goods?
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The Firebird-toting Blackstar endorsee's name has been mentioned ever since he recorded a track for B.B. King, aged 10. Here, he explains why he was always playing for keeps
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Wilson's new album is unlike anything he’s done before, a very proggy space odyssey that takes the listener on a journey totheouterreaches of the universe…
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Traditionally a tube amp user, the Reverend Decision fan is hitting the Helix-powered stage with Shirley Manson and co., with in-ear monitors and no pedals – and delivering her own bass take on the...
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View Article“At first, I honestly thought it was a joke. Even now, it hasn’t quite sunk...
Could we see Soejima at an upcoming edition of the Clapton-curated Crossroads Guitar Festival?
View Article“Vince Gill is probably the best guitarist of any of us on that stage, but...
Holt says joining the Eagles was “the dream gig for a rock ’n’ roll guitar nerd like me” – and he's been thrown into the deep end already
View Article“After reviewing thousands of submissions from across the globe…” Chaka Khan...
The legendary disco singer hand-picked the popular social media shredder after scouring the globe for a “youngish, cute-ish” recruit
View Article“I switched to a Stratocaster, then Lowell George showed me his MXR...
B.B. King once called Raitt the “best damn slide player working today”
View ArticleWolfgang Van Halen goes big on the two-hand tapping in new Mammoth single –...
Mammoth – now without the WVH tag – returns with a statement video that features rock royalty, Hollywood-level special effects, and one hell of a song
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The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal
View ArticleFender Japan assembles all-star group of elite Masterbuilders for its most...
The four high-end builds, inspired by each suit from a deck of cards, represent the pinnacle of Fender Japan's guitar artistry
View Article“We both wanted to shred. Joey wanted to be as crazy on guitar as he was on...
He always worried people would think he was fake, and began to suspect he couldn’t play. But as he reflects on his new album, Mid Death Crisis, Wednesday 13 is feeling good about returning to where he...
View Article“I still use the Strat and Big Muff sound here and there for overdubs, but...
Aghori Mhori Mei sees Corgan and co. finding a fresh perspective in revisiting gear and writing approaches from the past, and – “for a change!” says Corgan – fans and media alike are loving it
View Article“I would always insist that you know every single note right from the...
Wong recently stirred the pot by saying that guitarists should only call themselves “advanced” if they know every note on the fretboard
View Article“I subsequently became the world’s most famous guitarist with The Police. I...
As Summers’ and Fripp’s avant-garde albums of the 80s are reissued, we hear all about how the side-project came to be – and whether it could happen again
View ArticleShe wowed Sonny Landreth and Carlos Santana called her the “future” – Erja...
She wowed Sonny Landreth and Carlos Santana called her the “future” – Erja Lyytinen shares her 6 go-to slide licks for unlocking more expressive soloing
View Article“We had accidentally stored the bass in Seattle and paid $2,500 in rental...
Ament recently reconnected with the vintage four-string more than three decades after using it to track Vs in the early 1990s – and he immediately played it on stage
View Article“Eddie’s musicianship blossomed when I joined the band”: Sammy Hagar on his...
The former Van Halen frontman asserts that EVH flourished as a musician “because he got a singer that could say, ‘I can sing that’”
View Article“That is called ‘playing the s**t out of the guitar!’”: Bruce Springsteen,...
This year's honorees included guitarists Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Joe Ely and Emmylou Harris
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