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“Walk Like an Egyptian was so silly. But solid players have asked, ‘What are you playing at the end?’” Vicki Peterson sees herself as “a bit of a hack player,” but she still made guitar-pop history with the Bangles – and guested with Tom Petty

She compares her work in The Bangles to what she’s doing now, lists the guitars she’d save from a house fire, and explains how she wound up with a Carvin in her collection

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“We had 15 minutes left, and it was time to go… I just started playing that riff. Then Lenny goes, ‘Whoa, what’s that?’” Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross reveals the serendipitous roots of a Kravitz classic

Turns out you can write a career-defining hit – and solo – at the very end of a recording session...

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“The concept of the guitar duel at the end was just appalling”: Crossroads is an essential piece of '80s guitar lore, but not every guitar legend was a fan of the film

A guitarist with a particularly vested interest in Robert Johnson and Crossroads (the song), expressed his distaste with the movie of the same name in the pages of Guitar World

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“Zal is really nobody’s guitar hero. Fans say he’s the most underrated player ever; many guitarists rate him amongst the best... but I’ve never heard anyone call him their ‘guitar hero’”: Billy Rankin on lessons learned from the legendary Zal Cleminson

In and out of Nazareth twice, and always loyal to his Gibson ES-335, Rankin had a lifetime's worth of rock stories by his mid-20s

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“I had to use the same microphone that Gene Simmons used with all the blood coming out of his mouth. Can you imagine that!”: Mick Rogers recalls Kiss supporting Manfred Mann's Earth Band in their early days

Kiss opened for Manfred Mann's Earth Band back in 1974, hot on the heels of their self-titled debut album

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“An investment-grade, pro-quality guitar that will provide decades of playing enjoyment before it becomes a treasured family heirloom”: Taylor Gold Label 814e SB review

The American guitar giant delivers a 4K Dolby Atmos version of a classic flat-top with a new Super Auditorium body style and tone to spare

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“All of a sudden, my occasional-use pedal has gone to something that can live on the ’board”: That Pedal Show’s Mick Taylor sparks inspired change that sees the Argo Boost Deluxe serve octave fuzz and boost tones in one unit

Taylor was a fan of the original Argo, but when he discovered how it can double as a clean boost, he knew its recipe was worth a revisit

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“Satin Stratocaster dreams”: Fender and Thomann have produced two new exclusive Stratocaster lines – and their prices rival existing US and Mexico-made models

The American and Mexican Stratocasters offer exclusive satin finishes, vintage tones and modern playability

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Want to play Master of Puppets the right way? Here's how to get faster at downpicking so you can chug like James Hetfield

Downpicking is a fundamental and powerful pick stroke, and one of the mainstay techniques in metal and punk

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“A new take on the classic”: Gibson gives its Les Paul Special an ultra-rare pickup overhaul with new Mini Humbucker models

It could potentially be the first time in history that mini-humbuckers have come as standard in a slab-bodied Les Paul Special

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“It’s a game-changer for me”: Laney and Nathan East team up for a versatile signature bass head that ends a 40-year wait for the session legend

East, one of the most celebrated bass players in history, knows a thing or two about tone – and he’s put practicality at the forefront of his new signature model

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“It had to capture that vintage clarity – the clean, expressive tone that lives in Ry Cooder’s slide work”: Manson unveils a Matt Bellamy Verona signature after an exhaustive pickup design process

The build offers the “exact and detailed specification” of the guitar that the Muse frontman has been playing on tour in recent years

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“It’s a whole new generation in sound. There’s nothing lacking”: Alex Lifeson reveals the gear that has finally converted him to digital modeling

The Rush guitarist used digital sounds on his new album with Envy of None

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“The Strat is the most versatile electric guitar that there is; but the Les Paul is a perfect instrument”: Sting guitarist Dominic Miller weighs in on the Strat vs. Les Paul debate – says the Strat loses despite being a more versatile instrument

It’s a debate that has raged for decades, and Sting’s six-string foil has some interesting arguments

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“I’m extremely honored. It reminded me that it’s important to stick to my own playing style”: Her fans include Dave Grohl, Jack White and Eddie Vedder, and she’s the face of Fender’s Hello Kitty campaign. Why Yoyoyoshie is Japan’s next great guitar hero

The Otoboke Beaver guitarist is known for her intense live performances and frenetic playing style – and guitar icons have taken note

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"The BTO sound is BACK!!" Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo

Young takes care of business with a pounding solo on 60 Years Ago, while the band announces a Canada/US tour

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One of the UK’s biggest music retailers takes website offline and shuts store for “maintenance”, fueling closure speculation

GAK, which opened in 1992 and has become a community staple in Brighton, was acquired in 2021 with the aim of expanding the business and its online presence

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“It’s a boy!” Rebecca Lovell and Tyler Bryant announce new baby with Stratocaster-themed gender reveal party

The Larkin Poe guitarist and leader of The Shakedown could barely contain their excitement... about the child or the Strat

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“Designed with the next generation of heavy metal guitarists in mind”: Jackson updates the American Series Soloist with fresh finishes and an all-time classic pickup combo

The returning SL2DX model is built for speed and comes with finishes ranging from stealthy to retina-burning

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“The three of us plugged into my Marshall, passing the cord around. The one thing Eric said to me was, ‘Wow, there is so much gain!’” Joe Satriani on reuniting with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai and the devil in the detail of Eddie Van Halen's playing

He has the G3 tour, the Best of All Worlds Tour, an album with old friend Steve Vai and the Satch/Vai tour incoming, but somehow Satch found time to check in with GW to talk tone, Van Halen and the danger in Jeff Beck's performances

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“Just add headphones”: Harley Benton’s latest Strat-style budget guitar comes with built-in effects – and costs just $140

The ST-JAMster can be connected to headphones, an audio interface, or an amplifier and has reverb, delay, and distortion built in

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“No one does it better than him. That’s what inspired me to do what I’m doing today”: John 5 likes to push his playing to the limit – but says Ace Frehley does one thing better than any shredder on the planet

Kiss first inspired the Mötley Crüe guitarist to take up the instrument

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“Guitar hurts so bad – I have so much respect for guitar players”: Lizzo sets the record straight on why she's starring in the upcoming Sister Rosetta Tharpe biopic – and her guitar journey so far

Lizzo was seen wielding a Suhr Classic JM at her recent shows in preparation for her movie role

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“Revitalizes the best elements from the past and combines them with exciting new features”: Gretsch sends its Streamliner series “into the modern era” with a limited-edition launch

Three distinct Bigsby-bolstered models have been included in the drop

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“I did everything I could to keep it as authentic as possible, as an extension to my tribute to Pink Floyd, without stealing from them in any way”: Corey Feldman personally sought David Gilmour and Roger Waters' blessings for his Floyd-esque album

Last year, Feldman went viral for his shredding – which many accused of being 'fake' – an allegation later debunked by Feldman himself, as well as Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst

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