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Lenny Kravitz on the pitfalls facing modern players, and why simple is the hardest thing to do
On his 12th record, Blue Electric Light, Lenny Kravitz builds on a career of guitar-into-amp heroics. He looks back on his jams with Prince, why Dumble amps remain his go-to, and what makes his number one Les Paul such a magical guitar
Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound
The Royal Blood frontman explains why guitarists have influenced him more than bassists as he marks the 10th anniversary of the duo’s debut album
From Phoebe Bridgers to Willow and Pete Townshend: are metal guitars going mainstream?
When indie stars are grabbing pointy six-strings while metal musicians are eyeing up offsets, you know there’s something afoot in the guitar world. We explore the trend inverting the industry and why it’s good to shred outside the box
The best cheap electric ever? Why Jimmy Page, Tom Verlaine and Eric Clapton loved the Danelectro Shorthorn
The super-affordable guitar with the basic build became a cult classic, beloved by rock players, slide maestros and guitarists of all styles. All hail the Shorthorn
The 30 best guitarists from New Jersey – from Al Di Meola and Richie Sambora to Gibson's best-selling signature artist
We gone and made a list of our favorite Garden State guitar heroes... Do write in for which state you'd like to read about next. One way or another, it won't have better pizza
Meet Tristan Auman, the wildly inventive guitarist behind Sometime In February’s gonzo shred
Ambient beauty abuts technical excellence in the South Carolina prog outfit, but founder Tristan Auman promises us that no matter how crazy the musical ideas the song comes first
Chi Cheng on his final Deftones album – which took almost three years to complete
According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums
Bryan Adams guitarist Keith Scott on being a low profile multi-platinum guitar hero – and the hits no one saw coming
From Cuts Like a Knife to Summer of ’69, the Canadian guitar great discusses the gear and solos that have fueled Bryan Adams’ music for more than 40 years
How Kid Congo Powers fused jazz and punk with the Bad Seeds, the Cramps… and Ry Cooder’s amps
Powers reveals how drugs, jazz and lessons from the Cramps’ Poison Ivy were all brought to bear on Gun Club’s seminal 1984 album, The Las Vegas Story
Weird Al Yankovic guitarist Jim “Kimo” West on parody rock glory – and his Grammy-winning third act
He found his way to fame via Frank Zappa, has scooped up multiple award nominations under his own name – and is so laid back that he didn’t mind when Rick Derringer played the leads on Al’s ’80s albums
