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“I take these supplements to stay razor-sharp, night after night”: Yngwei Malmsteen has launched...

“I take these supplements to stay razor-sharp, night after night”: Yngwei Malmsteen has launched a range of supplement pills and powders Last year, Swedish virtuoso...

Steve Vai says this guitarist’s cover of And We Are One is “truly outstanding”

Steve Vai says this guitarist’s cover of And We Are One is “truly outstanding” Steve Vai has stumbled across an unsung guitar hero who has...

“This is a compliment and a diss at the same time from f**king Kirk...

“This is a compliment and a diss at the same time from f**king Kirk Hammett!”: Tim Henson reacts to Kirk Hammett’s ‘boomer bends’ response Tim...

“A tribute to the spirit of creativity that defines this city”: Gibson marks 50...

“A tribute to the spirit of creativity that defines this city”: Gibson marks 50 years in Nashville with the Les Paul Music City Special Nashville...

Slash admits that he became “disillusioned” with the sound of his Marshall amps and...

Slash admits that he became “disillusioned” with the sound of his Marshall amps and the consistency of his sound Slash has revealed why he made...

“It came off the rails quite significantly”: Brian May reveals Queen’s legendary Live Aid...

“It came off the rails quite significantly”: Brian May reveals Queen’s legendary Live Aid performance “nearly fell apart” Queen’s 1985 Live Aid performance has gone...

“We just looked at each other in awe” the truth behind why Jimi Hendrix...

“We just looked at each other in awe” the truth behind why Jimi Hendrix started smashing guitars on stage In the era before global stadium...

“Get back together. Stop f**king around,” Matty Healy told Oasis in 2023 – now...

“Get back together. Stop f**king around,” Matty Healy told Oasis in 2023 – now he’s been spotted in the crowd at their Heaton Park...

“Oh it was great, I’m going to do it again”: Folk guitar legend Martin...

“Oh it was great, I’m going to do it again”: Folk guitar legend Martin Carthy reveals what happened the first time Davey Graham used...

Tom Morello calls controversial rap group Kneecap the “Rage Against the Machine of now”

Tom Morello calls controversial rap group Kneecap the “Rage Against the Machine of now” Tom Morello has dubbed controversial Irish rap group Kneecap as the...

“He had very specific-looking hands – they looked different to other people’s”: Dweezil Zappa...

“He had very specific-looking hands – they looked different to other people’s”: Dweezil Zappa recalls the time Eddie Van Halen visited his family home...

One of 500 guitars recently donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was actually...

One of 500 guitars recently donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was actually stolen from the Rolling Stones by drug dealers in 1972 Back...

Fractal Audio VP4 Virtual Pedalboard review: “you could sell your pedal collection and replace...

Fractal Audio VP4 Virtual Pedalboard review: “you could sell your pedal collection and replace it with this” $699/£749, fractalaudio.com Back in 2015, partly in response to...

Metallica lawyers take down US government drone video featuring Enter Sandman

Metallica lawyers take down US government drone video featuring Enter Sandman The US government was recently forced to delete a video it had posted on...

Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka says his bandmates are “very critical of guitar...

Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka says his bandmates are “very critical of guitar things” and have rejected some of his best riffs for...

Black Sabbath are done, but Tony Iommi is making another solo album: “I’m trying...

Black Sabbath are done, but Tony Iommi is making another solo album: “I’m trying to finish what I started” Black Sabbath might have finally thrown...

Cory Wong explains his “steady motor” method to keep his picking hand in time

Cory Wong explains his “steady motor” method to keep his picking hand in time When you first start learning guitar, it’s probably true that you...

Walrus Audio Mako Series MkII D1 review – the do-it-all high-fidelity delay pedal gets...

Walrus Audio Mako Series MkII D1 review – the do-it-all high-fidelity delay pedal gets glitchy $399/£379, walrusaudio.com Being on top of the world is great, but...

Kirk Hammett used a guitar made by Gibson’s CEO for Metallica’s Black Sabbath farewell...

Kirk Hammett used a guitar made by Gibson’s CEO for Metallica’s Black Sabbath farewell performance – and it’s heading to auction Black Sabbath’s Back to...

Jack White has gone 50 years without ever owning a cell phone – until...

Jack White has gone 50 years without ever owning a cell phone – until now In what might have been the biggest breaking news to...

Martin Guitar Honors Chris Martin IV’s 70th Birthday

Martin Guitar Honors Chris Martin IV’s 70th Birthday To celebrate Chris Martin IV’s 70th birthday, C. F. Martin & Co.® is proud to introduce two...

Rhodes Music Announce MK8 MIDI Added to Inventory at Abbey Road Studios

Rhodes Music Announce MK8 MIDI Added to Inventory at Abbey Road Studios Rhodes MK8 MIDI Added to the Inventory at Legendary UK Recording Studio Rhodes Music...

The essential guitar albums of 2025 that you (probably) missed

The essential guitar albums of 2025 that you (probably) missed It’s only July, but 2025 has already been a banner year for guitar music. The...

“You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why...

“You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn’t join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar...

Eric Gales nearly played a 16-bar solo on Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album

Eric Gales nearly played a 16-bar solo on Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album Self-proclaimed via his website as the “best blues guitarist in the world” –...