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“Could I even afford a real-life amp that sounds like that modeler? I don’t think so. Living in L.A. makes this tough”: Session guitarist to the stars Justus West explains why plugins are essential even in high-profile studios

West, who was recently credited on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, discusses how session players, not producers, are largely responsible for finding the right guitar tones for a project

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“If you get the timing wrong, it’s wrong for the whole thing”: Ed Sheeran gives Jimmy Fallon a looper pedal masterclass – and offers his top tips for solo jams

The guitarist lifted the lid on how he plays his smash hit Shape of You live and drafted Fallon for backing vocal duties

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“I like that their appearance intrigues non-guitar players and bothers old-fashioned people”: Despite early love from Eddie Van Halen and Allan Holdsworth, headless guitars became a punchline – yet in 2025, they’re more popular than ever. We found out why

With wider options across a variety of price points and more signature artists than ever, has the headless axe’s time finally come?

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“Once Dave got his Roland Space Echo, it changed the vibe… that, and a lot of marijuana”: They inspired everyone from Oasis to the Smashing Pumpkins. Now English post-punk luminaries the Chameleons are back for more

Mark Burgess takes us back to Madchester as he discusses the comeback of one of England's most slept-on bands

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“When I worked with Eric Clapton, I thought I was getting fired every tour”: Andy Fairweather Low on his first gig, a beloved dumpster guitar find and the mistake he made with Roger Waters that he can never forget

The legendary rhythm guitar hero looks back on a life spent alongside some of music’s biggest names

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“Redefining a winning formula”: TC Electronic upgrades its beloved looper with the Ditto 2 – but can it keep up in an increasingly competitive market?

The Ditto was lauded for its simplicity, and now it’s back with more features than ever – and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to operate

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“I got a long text message praising the amp and talking about tone. I’m like, ‘Holy crap… I think this is Joe Perry!’” Why Silktone’s tube amp range is rapidly gathering big-name fans

Self-taught boutique builder Charles Henry puts musicality first with his designs, winning fans including Grace Bowers and Yvette Young – but he’s only just getting started

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“If I told AI, ‘Write a load of Pete Townshend songs like he used to in 1973,’ a lot of Who fans would be really pleased”: Pete Townshend threatens to turn to AI if fans don’t stop asking him to play The Who’s hits

The guitarist has multiple other focuses, but he says fans are irritated by his refusal to trade on his former glories – could AI could provide a solution?

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“A rare bird with unique details”: Gibson Custom's 1964 ES-345 Select models offer ‘woulda, coulda’ mods and lavish Mist finishes on a vintage-style hollow-body build

The special order axes marry 1964 ES-345 authenticity with fresh, head-turning colorways

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“For all those who’ve lambasted the Standard Series before playing one – you’re going to have to eat your words”: Fender Standard Telecaster review

I put Fender’s most affordable guitar to the test to see once and for all what all the internet hubbub is about

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“You got it!” Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle surfaces online

The backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West

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“I was very inspired by my Ibanez sister and the way she approaches her songwriting and her chords”: Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written

Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

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“You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content”: Gene Simmons defends paid roadie scheme

The Kiss bassist says those who pay $12k to roadie for him can do “whatever floats your boat”

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Brent Hinds plays first show since leaving Mastodon – and he has plenty more lined up

Since departing the metal giants after 25 years, Hinds has already taken to the stage with his “psychobilly surf” outfit – and three of his bands will play the same show in April

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“The ace up the sleeve of bass players around the globe since 1978”: Tobias instruments were trailblazers in the bass world. Now they’re back as part of the Gibson family

Luthier Michael Tobias’ ergonomic and tonally versatile bass guitars were lauded in the late ’70s, and now Gibson has spearheaded their return

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“EVH would be so proud”: 16-year-old shredder nails Van Halen’s Live Without a Net solo at school talent show – and captures Eddie’s tone with a budget modeling amp

YouTube has erupted at the high schooler’s uncanny rendition of Eddie Van Halen’s solo showcase

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“I woke up to a DM from Shirley Manson asking if I'd be interested in the gig. We had never met”: Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino on how she landed her role in Garbage – with no audition

Fiorentino continues the trend of former Pumpkins bassists delivering the low-end for both bands

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“Excuse me, Mr. Dylan”: How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar

The Whitesnake, Winger and Alice Cooper guitarist joined Dylan for a 1987 movie, and they jammed every day

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“Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and see his genuine happiness for Mick to finally do his own album”: Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio

The guitarist was fired from Fleetwood Mac on the eve of a a 2018 tour, with his relationship with Nicks said to be the cause – but it looks like he’s set to feature on Fleetwood’s new solo album

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“If I brought that to Alter Bridge, they’d look at me funny… I don’t know if they like speed metal as much as I do”: Mark Tremonti on finding an outlet for his metal cravings and why nothing beats PRS and Dumble amps

The busiest man in rock, metal and crooning checks in to talk solo speed metal adventure, big riffs, and update us on his up-coming pedal brand

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“The intensity of Rory’s guitar playing – the emotion, the sound and his incredible attack – was mindblowing for me”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Irish blues-rock icon Rory Gallagher

He might have only just learned how to pronounce Gallagher's name properly, but JoBo is a player who idolized the man, and will pay tribute to him in three shows this summer in Cork, Ireland

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“Classic aesthetics with cutting-edge technology”: Are Seymour Duncan's new Jazzmaster Silencers the ultimate Jazzmaster pickups?

Seymour Duncan's triple-coil design promises to succeed where others have failed, and deliver true single coil tone with no noise

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“From Paul Kossoff to Eric and then to John Lennon and George Harrison”: Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom

Gibson calls its replica the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, but Clapton is only one of the stars to have owned and played this storied guitar

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“A story of groundbreaking innovation, defiant passion and secret love”: Pop star Lizzo is set to play rock guitar pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic –and has been filmed jamming on a Suhr at shows

The movie – Rosetta – will focus on a significant period in Tharpe's life, culminating in her first stadium show which doubled as a wedding

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“We’ve only changed the strings one time”: Travis Barker reveals the bass he uses on everything he records

The Blink-182 drummer and producer has made a revelation about a go-to bass that has proved perfect for almost every record he's produced

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