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“Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style

Sensitivity to his family’s finances – as well as an exchange involving his sister and a tennis racket – helped Knopfler on the way to crafting his legendary approach to the guitar

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John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following serious finger injury

Mayer was forced to alter his playing style after injuring the "team captain" of his fretting hand last week – and whatever he's been doing in the practice room has clearly worked wonders…

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“The most powerful polyphonic octave generator ever”: Electro-Harmonix unveils the POG3, the latest generation of the trailblazing octave pedal beloved by Joe Satriani and Jack White

With an all-new chassis, features cribbed from EHX's greatest hits, and a $645 price tag, does this premium pedal mark a new era for the storied New York FX co?

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“It’s gotten so crazy. We need to return to raw basics – just playing straight into an amp”: Eric Johnson says the ever-expanding world of guitar gear has resulted in “so much option anxiety”

As the amp modeler and digital multi-effects markets continue to grow, Johnson has responded with a back-to-basics record that demonstrates the benefits of a stripped-back signal chain

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“This is the best album I’ve made since The Dark Side of the Moon”: David Gilmour says his first solo record in 9 years is good enough to rival his best Pink Floyd work – and one of the best guitar albums ever

Gilmour will release Luck and Strange later this year, and if his own words are to be believed, it could shape up to be a classic

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“I told Lars, ‘Oh my god, you’re in my favorite band ever.’ He was like, ‘You’re in MY favorite band’”: Metal bassist Becky Baldwin made her name on social media while moonlighting as Cliff Burton in a Metallica tribute band. Then she landed her dream gig

Baldwin recounts the years of dedication and hard work that led to one of extreme metal’s most influential bands, Mercyful Fate, inviting her to become their bassist on the spot

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“People focus on the guitar playing but it's not about the flashy stuff”: Wolfgang Van Halen explains how Eddie’s game-changing talents “kind of ruined” the ’80s guitar scene

The Mammoth WVH frontman reflects on the guitar playing trap that emerged as a result of his father's groundbreaking style – and names one player who managed to avoid it

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“Heart pulled it off. But that’s Heart. If anyone else tries this celestial epic, well, they’ll think your stairway doesn’t reach all the way to heaven…” 10 songs you should never cover (or at least think twice before trying)

“Good evening, Long Island! Are we havin’ a good time? All right. Now we’re gonna do a song by the Killers. This is Mr. Brightside!” Not tonight, Satan…

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“Gary wasn't feeling too good, but he was at rehearsal, and I played his solo. I saw a twinkle in his eye when I played that”: Marcus King recalls playing with Gary Rossington at the late Lynyrd Skynyrd legend’s final show

King joined his hero during the band's 50th Anniversary show in November 2022 to perform Saturday Night Special – a track that had hugely influenced him as an aspiring guitar player

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“This band is all about putting on a show. We’ll happily play for three hours”: Meet Robin Davey – the stompbox connoisseur who loves long gigs, hates treble and runs a triple-amp rig with blues-folk dynamos Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are bluesy, they're roosty and they'd play all night if you let 'em

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“You can grin and bear your rhythmic role, biding your time until you get to the solo, or you can put some thought, effort, and research into this area of your playing”: 5 blues guitar rhythms every guitarist needs to know

Every guitarist can improve their rhythm game. As Steve Lukather says, “I’ve been paid to play rhythm guitar 90% of the time. It’s harder than it looks”

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“If you want those vintage sounds but your amp doesn’t have onboard reverb and tremolo, this is the perfect remedy”: Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale V2 review

Want to Fender-ize your amp? Here’s a pedal that will add real spring reverb and all the flavors of vintage tremolo to your tone

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“I wouldn’t be able to play the technical stuff while wearing the mask. I’ve almost passed out a few times”: Slipknot’s original bassist Paul Gray on holding the middle ground in metal’s most extreme band

Slipknot are one of the most visually arresting bands still working today – but the late Paul Gray’s role was decidedly different

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“When this kid plugged into my amp and played this Strat, he was playing louder, better and cooler than me. I was like, ‘Whoa’”: Nile Rodgers on what convinced him to buy a Fender Stratocaster – and why it was the best investment he ever made

The Chic founder on the tale of his legendary Hitmaker Strat – which was the cheapest guitar in the store when he bought it

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“We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision”: Aerosmith retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury – and say a full recovery is “not possible”

The American rock institution have canceled the remaining dates on their farewell tour following Tyler’s vocal injury last year

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“The dream amp collection”: Zoom has launched an affordable amp sim pedal with presets – can its Multi-Layer IR technology give the latest MultiStomp the edge over its competitors?

The MS-80IR+ MultiStomp offers a choice of 23 amps and a price tag that undercuts many of its competitors

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“I just wanted this to sound good for you guys…” Taylor Swift finds out why wireless in-ear and guitar packs shouldn’t touch – in the middle of a stadium show

Swift was due to start the next song when she experienced “awful” static in her monitors

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“I was getting session calls for a 5-string… we had to switch over quick”: Prolific session bassist “Ready” Freddie Washington recalls suddenly competing with Moog synths for work – and why 5-strings were the answer

Washington had to purchase an expensive Ken Smith 5-string bass to stay competitive

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“It’s been a long journey and a labor of love. I can’t wait to hear everyone’s reaction – I think you will all be amazed”: MXR's Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal finally gets a release date

MXR’s boffins opened up Rhoads' legendary chip pan pedalboard for the first time in 40 years to create the new stompbox, and after several delays, it will be out very soon indeed

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“Embrace the DIY spirit and experience the joy of playing a guitar you’ve built yourself”: Harley Benton launches three new ‘build your own guitar’ kits – starting from $117

Thomann’s budget gear firm extends its entry-level guitar-building kits with okoume and basswood six-strings inspired by V and Explorer shapes

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“There hasn’t been one moment I regretted my decision. It’s allowed me to be creative in ways I would never have imagined if I’d stayed”: Jeff Schroeder takes us inside his first music since leaving the Smashing Pumpkins – and admits it’s a big departure

Since parting ways with the alt-rock institution, Schroeder has set about reinventing himself. He shares his thoughts on his replacement, deep-diving into Jimi Hendrix’s gear, and why he had to go back to go forward with his musical career

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“The way he managed Tim Henson's solo… Speechless!” Marcin brings virtuosic acoustic playing to mainstream TV – and tackles Tim Henson’s guest solo with a mid-song guitar switch – in Late Show performance

The percussive guitar extraordinaire wowed with his ambidextrous modern acoustic playing

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“With Prince stuff, the parts are easy to play but difficult to play well. His sense of rhythm was incredible”: Ninja Sex Party are one of the biggest, weirdest cover bands on the planet. Guitarist Lord Phobos reveals the secrets to a great cover song

He might speak with a robot voice, but he has a session pro's appreciation of what a track needs to make it pop, and here the TWRP and Ninja Sex Party guitarist explains his approach – and reveals his go-to gear

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“I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows

Mayer has explained how the injury forced him to rethink his approach to guitar playing

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“I think of the guitar as the singer, and the emotive qualities inherent in the human voice should be exhibited in the single-note lines”: How to connect melodic phrases using chromaticism and string bending, with Andy Timmons

Timmons is here with a video lesson to make your licks sing with an approach that will give help your solos stretch out, joining the dots between different musical ideas

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