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- “A song I wrote when I was 16 ended up on an Iron Maiden album! And the chugging guitar was inspired by a Queen track”: Guitarist Adrian Smith reveals the origins of his first song for Maiden
- “I used really weird things like the Tristan chord and the Prometheus chord to give some of the songs a mystical vibe”: With the return of Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater are fully reborn – and John Petrucci's still not done exploring new guitar frontiers
- “He fell in love with my SGs, so now I have to buy him one. I told him that one day it would show up at his door”: Looking to take his post-Cars career in a more guitar-heavy direction, Ric Ocasek formed an unlikely partnership with an alt-rock icon
- “We’re all looking for new inspiration. Some of us have been playing humbuckers for a long, long time”: Are we witnessing a P-90 renaissance? Warren Haynes has his say
- “A great choice for guitarists seeking an affordable semi-hollow electric that both looks and sounds different”: D’Angelico Premier SS review
- Was this teenage prodigy the world’s first electric guitar player?
- “I had a phone call from Paul McCartney, and he wanted me to come in and work with him…” How a Beatle helped Hans Zimmer conquer his stage fright with some priceless advice
- “I’m about 85 or 90 percent there. But it’s that 10 percent that sets me off. I can’t knock out those old solos as smooth as I used to”: Ace Frehley is practicing more than ever as he keeps his demons behind him and returns to arenas
- “Perfect for anyone seeking that specific '80s arena-rock vibe”: MXR Rockman X100 pedal review
- Gibson triumphs in revived trademark case against Dean – but could lose its ES trademark
- “The jury’s decision reinforces the validity and strength of Gibson’s intellectual property rights”: Gibson emerges victorious in copyright infringement retrial battle with Dean
- "This seems like the missing link for anyone who uses an amp modeler at home": Headrush FRFR-Go speaker cab review
- “For guitarists to push the boundaries of what’s possible”: Meet the SlideSaddle – a guitar slide that offers infinite sustain like an EBow
- “A lot of old-school guitar players can play amazing. But sometimes they’re not so innovative with the actual sound”: Steven Wilson on why guitarists need to switch up their tones to prevent their solos sounding stale
- “The solo is very recognisable and crucial to the song”: How Chappell Roan’s former touring guitarist handled the Pink Pony Club guitar solo live on stage
- Amps as furniture? This brand of high-end cabinets puts Celestion speakers into luxury furniture inspired by ’70s hi-fi consoles – and aims to blend guitar gear seamlessly into your life
- “A few poorly intonated sustained bends in a solo can make the guitar's most emotive technique sound bad”: Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better
- “He walks in with a guitar not in the case… like a superhero walking up the steps”: Dweezil Zappa on the night Eddie Van Halen showed up at his dad’s home and played Eruption
- Guitar World deals of the week: save $400 on a Charvel, get a $99 UAFX pedal, plus all the week's best guitar gear deals
- “Exceptional value while maintaining our high standards”: Heritage turns to the budget guitar market with its all-new Ascent range – which starts from just $195
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- Gibson triumphs in revived trademark case against Dean – but could lose its ES trademark
- “He walks in with a guitar not in the case… like a superhero walking up the steps”: Dweezil Zappa on the night Eddie Van Halen showed up at his dad’s home and played Eruption
- Why PreSonus’ Quantum HD interfaces are the ultimate solutions for recording guitar
- Hardcore band breaks up after guitarist uses band funds to pay thousands for “a truly unbelievable number of OnlyFans purchases”
- “You’re hearing somebody’s life, not techniques learned from a book”: Marty Friedman on why it’s hard to replicate a guitarist’s playing style
- “I’m getting better day by day”: Stray Cats’ Brian Setzer shares health update after auto-immune disease left him unable to play the guitar
- “I need to get out there and confront humanity”: Johnny Marr convinced Hans Zimmer to start playing live and stop “hiding behind a screen”
- Save $230 on a 2023 Guild Surfliner HH: here are the best guitar deals of the week at Reverb
- Heritage Guitars makes a play for the affordable guitar market with its new Ascent Collection – and some models are priced under $200
- “If you think about it, he totally reinvented the wheel”: John 5 on the genius of Randy Rhoads
- Nuno Bettencourt rips through Hot For Teacher with Van Halen tribute band
- You can now wear a piece of Ed Force One, Iron Maiden’s recently scrapped Boeing 747
- “These guitars are going to turn some heads”: PRS’s beloved SE lineup gets a stunning exotic wood veneer makeover
- “It’s just about dancing and jumping around – I really don’t have a lot of respect for it”: Why Alex Lifeson “can’t stand” pop music
- “I’m really excited about it” Coheed & Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez on starting his own guitar company and embracing the inevitability of loss
- “A song I wrote when I was 16 ended up on an Iron Maiden album! And the chugging guitar was inspired by a Queen track”: Guitarist Adrian Smith reveals the origins of his first song for Maiden
- Was this teenage prodigy the world’s first electric guitar player?
- “Perfect for anyone seeking that specific '80s arena-rock vibe”: MXR Rockman X100 pedal review
- “The solo is very recognisable and crucial to the song”: How Chappell Roan’s former touring guitarist handled the Pink Pony Club guitar solo live on stage
- “I am under an NDA, but I think everybody knows what happened”: Former Huey Lewis and the News’ guitarist Chris Hayes on that Ghostbusters plagiarism dispute
- “Every time I put one of these guitars on it’s just a reminder of the relationship with my friends”: Ernie Ball Music Man shakes up Steve Lukather’s L4 signature series with new pickup options, finishes and a BFR HSS dream machine
- “The deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection”: Kirk Hammett and Gibson Publishing team up for epic coffee-table book
- “They didn’t like Prince’s bikini underwear”: Prince’s support sets for the The Rolling Stones in 1981 are remembered as disastrous, but guitarist Dez Dickerson says that the the crowd reaction wasn’t as bad as people think
- “A perfect example of a Strat in a transition year”: Fender expands American Vintage II series with fresh finishes, a ’51 Tele with a prototype paint job and a super classy reproduction of a 1965 Stratocaster
- “These guitars are going to turn some heads. The natural designs in the wood create ‘aesthetic arrest’ from the first look”: PRS launches limited edition SE Exotic Veneer range of electric guitars – and updates SE Swamp Ash with 5-way switching
- “That song is overplayed now": Blur's Graham Coxon has had enough of Parklife
- “It was just the C shape, moved up, and it’s literally just that - that’s the whole song”: How Lola Young took two acoustic guitar chords and turned them into Messy, her worldwide hit (with a little help from some classic Yamaha, Korg and Roland synths)
- "There is a huge misunderstanding. I will NOT EVER play a guitar note on a VH song ever!": Steve Lukather sets the record straight on his role on the ‘new’ Van Halen album
- “People say to Pete Townshend, ‘Why do you jump about on stage?’ He doesn’t know. And it’s the same for me”: The Iron Maiden guitarist who plays every gig as if it’s the last
- “Not that I was restricted in any way with Rush. I’m very proud of what we did. But this is a whole different kind of experience”: Alex Lifeson on disguised guitars, soloing strategies and finding fresh sounds and freedom with Envy Of None
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