Features

Meet the Afghanistan war veteran who made it his mission to design the ultimate ergonomic guitar

By Phil Weller published 5 June 26

The Ghost Lab Acoustics HyperNova 2.0 might look radical, but every inch of it has been designed to protect your body as you play

The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson

By Jackson Maxwell published 5 June 26

The two would go on to become frequent collaborators, with the top-hatted guitar great contributing to every subsequent album Jackson released during his lifetime

The best guitar bargains on Reverb – and how to get more for your old gear

By Jamie Dickson published 5 June 26

Cyril Nigg, data science leader at Reverb, shares some tips for buying and selling online and discusses some of the trends shaping the used market

How Henrik Linder went from struggling music student to overnight success with Dirty Loops

By Jonathan Herrera published 4 June 26

Dirty Loops started as a chops-heavy cover band before exploding on social media

Kim Thayil reveals his battles over Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Black Hole Sun

By Kim Thayil published 4 June 26

The Seattle guitar icon recalls the tensions behind the making of Soundgarden’s masterpiece in this exclusive excerpt from his memoir A Screaming Life

The life and times of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell

By Henry Yates published 4 June 26

Motörhead’s longest-serving guitarist was the perfect fit for a band whose bludgeoning sound and appetite for excess eclipsed all others

Behind the scenes of the Peter Frampton documentary

By Henry Yates published 4 June 26

How Frampton documentary director Rob Arthur helped the iconic guitarist come alive on the big screen

Josh Klinghoffer on Chili Peppers vs. Pearl Jam and playing in Andrew Watt's new wrecking crew

By Andrew Daly published 3 June 26

These days Klinghoffer’s leaving his most well-worn guitars at home, but on his new Pluralone album he went back to his beloved 1947 Martin

The story of John Mayer’s Fender fallout – and how it gave birth to the Stratocaster’s biggest rival

By Matt Owen published 3 June 26

Mayer left Fender after his wishes for an elevated S-style fell on deaf ears – and he found the perfect partner in PRS and the Silver Sky

Bruce Watson on the gear behind Big Country’s sound

By Scott Rowley published 3 June 26

The Big Country guitarist pulls some choice guitars and amps out of the vault, and explains why the Esquire beats the Tele