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Joe Perry names the desert-island pickup that nobody talks about and explains why there are no bad tones
Aerosmith and Hollywood Vampires’ swaggering six-stringer runs through his many exploits, leading a hundreds-strong collection of unique, vintage and always usable guitars
Grace Bowers on her dizzying rise as the world’s next guitar hero and breaking the law to get better
The 18-year-old might be the greatest thing to come out of Nashville since Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint but she's keeping her feet on the ground, hands on her SG, as everyone else stands in awe of her prodigious talent
How Caleb Quaye became Elton John’s go-to guitarist – and took over Jimmy Page’s session work
He was one of the 1970s’ most successful session players – but the Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney collaborator is glad he bowed out in the ‘80s
Mark Hoppus charts his bass origin story, embracing amp modelers and switching from Ernie Ball to Fender
In a rare interview, the blink-182 bassist shares his tone secrets, the bassline he still struggles to play, and how Ned’s Atomic Dustbin changed the way he approaches the bass
Jamie Moses on the wild ride of playing with Brian May, hanging with Slash and his time as Queen’s second guitarist
After telling his school counselor there was no other life plan than playing guitar, Jamie Moses learned his trade playing in pubs, and says it’s easy for him to work out what gear will work best for any given gig
Featuring a Joe Bonamassa wah and an overdrive gifted by Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg’s pedalboard is a tour de force of tone
The Bones UK and Morrissey guitarist is one of the most exacting tone connoisseurs in the game, with some quietly radical picks and some familiar favorites
I’ve spent years searching for the perfect Strat strings – and after playing John Mayer’s Silver Slinky set, I think I’ve found them
Mayer's promise of a string set that offered an ideal in-between gauge, great tone, and uncompromising nimble bends spoke directly to my own trials and tribulations as a Strat player. Fortunately, it wasn't too good to be true
How the Martin D-18 and D-28 changed the world – and became the definitive acoustic guitars
Loved by the likes of Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler and more, these Martin dreadnoughts are arguably the most successful guitar designs in history. Here's everything you need to know about this steel-string icon
Wunderhorse turned up to Nirvana's In Utero studio, borrowed guitars – and made one of 2024’s best alt rock records
What started out as a solo project is now a proper band with ties that go back to childhood, and Midas is the sound of an indie collaboration in full bloom
Jontavious Willis has become one of acoustic blues’ most exciting voices – just don’t says he’s the future of the art form
Straight out of West Georgia with stories to tell and songs to sing, Willis tells us why the time is now for acoustic blues and how the British Invasion brought good and bad for the art form
