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A former guitar salesman gives you valuable advice for buying your first guitar

Popularised by bands like Vildhjarta and Humanity’s Last Breath, thall is starting to infect mainstream metal sound. In this guide we detail the origins, techniques, and gear driving the movement

Stolen in 1982, the bass vanished from the public eye until 2006 when it resurfaced in a New York music store

The man with the twangy guitar changed the lives of millions and left an indelible mark on tone, and how we play the instrument. We look back on the life of a bona-fide legend

Tankg is a another tour de force of electric guitar provocations with Idles' dynamic duo finding wilder ways to take their sound to the edge of disaster then hold it there, just for kicks

Inspired by a basic signal chain and the “simplest guitar album on the planet”, Billy Idol’s right-hand man feels vindicated with the unplanned success of The Morrison Project

As Slash's all-star blues festival kicks off, the Kansas City blues whiz tells us what we can expect of her set, the gear in her life, and why you need to take some time with your solos

In his first interview since Dickey Betts’ passing, the guitarist and songwriter explains what he learned about melody from his dad, those live jams with Marcus King and Derek Trucks – and how he learned to shoulder the inevitable comparisons

The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong

The Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones looks back on joining the fold in 1993