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How The Jam's Town Called Malice turned a cheeky Motown steal into a bona fide bass classic
Bruce Foxton on destroying Rickenbackers and the band's history of borrowing bass parts – plus, how to play Town Called Malice
You’re not ready for these Teles: meet the rarest Fender Telecasters ever built
From early prototypes to crushed-glass finishes and body contour experiments, these four unicorns tell the story of the Telecaster – and the evolution of the electric guitar itself
Devin Townsend: “When you ask people about their favorite amp, the acceptable responses are always the cork-sniffin’ ones. If it’s an Axe-Fx, people go, ‘That’s sacrilege!’”
The Canadian prog-metal virtuoso discusses why he prefers digital amps to analog, the uncomfortable proportions of a Les Paul, and the magic of open C tuning
Björn Gelotte: “Gibson asked if I wanted to do a signature. I was flattered but most people who listen to our music won’t pay $4,000 for a guitar. I wanted something affordable“
The In Flames guitarist reveals the big metal production strategy behind new album Foregone, and tells us why touring with Chris Broderick is like having a personal guitar trainer on-call 24/7
Marty Stuart: “I appreciate the Stratocaster, but I really can’t do it justice. It’s two different planets, two different universes – and I’m a Tele guy”
Telecaster master Marty Stuart recounts a half-century love affair with the snub-nosed Fender model, from falling for the twang and surviving the honky-tonks, to the spookiest session with his iconic ‘Clarence’ Tele and snapping up Mick Ronson’s ’52 Esquire
Brian May – the ultimate interview: the Queen legend reflects on his career highs and lows, songwriting with Freddie Mercury and 50 years of trailblazing guitar playing
In this career-spanning interview, one of the all-time greatest guitar players talks through every era of Queen's career, and charts the evolution of rock's most singular band
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: “The bass isn’t a difficult instrument to play. It’s one step up from the kazoo, isn’t it?”
When Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine slammed all bass players on ABC News
Why you should consider 10 and 15-inch guitar speakers
Once dismissed as the preserve of bass players, 10- and 15-inch speakers have a valid place in guitarists’ amps, says Paul Gough of Zilla Cabs
Francis Rossi: “You really need to be a s**t-hot player to make a Telecaster sound good. Particularly when playing lead”
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on baiting the purists, swapping guitars with Badfinger, and why he’s not an all-time-great Tele player
Acid King's Lori S. talks out-riffing leather-clad shredders, why she's a Les Paul lifer and the art of the perfect stoner solo
New album Beyond Vision finds the stoner rock staples' slow-burning sonic stew laced with mountains of pedals, and asks the question: what's the rush for the next note?
