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Ace Frehley invites us to his home to talk tone tricks, 10,000 Volts and pawn shop treasures
Host with the most, Ace Frehley welcomes GW to his New Jersey home to show us his stuff, talk guitar playing, and explain why he has no plans on stopping any time soon
Duane Eddy reflects on his signature sound, hanging with Elvis and the story behind his go-to Gretsch
In this 2018 interview, available online for the first time, Eddy discusses the lessons learned as one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll guitar
How to sound like IV from Sleep Token: "He likes long necks and heavy gauge strings, with 084-010s his set of choice to provide a thick, rounded tone"
IV's rig secrets revealed, from guitars and effects, to tones and tuning – plus, our pick of budget alternatives to his go-to gear
Yngwie Malmsteen on Rising Force and the spectacular introduction of a neoclassical shred icon
Breaking out of Alcatrazz and releasing Rising Force in 1984, a young Yngwie Malmsteen took us all through a supernova of virtuosity that changed guitar forever
Dweezil Zappa on selling his out-there guitar collection, mixing Hendrix and building an immersive rig
The Zappa Plays Zappa tour is heading out this summer and Dweezil has funded it with an immense gear auction – the steep price, he says, is worth it
Meet Pedal Steel Noah, the teenager going viral with country-fied covers of Judas Priest, Nirvana and My Bloody Valentine
With help from his dad, brother and the family pet, Instagram hit musician Noah Faulkner is reshaping classic grunge, metal, synth pop and more with his 10-string pedal steel
Isaiah Mitchell of Earthless reveals what’s on his pedalboard
The former Black Crowes guitarist wants his pedalboard “warm and usable” and psychedelic… and yes, there is a Klon on it
Mike Ness on fighting cancer and the roots influences behind Social Distortion’s 1990 LP
Ness and co hit us all with a curve ball as the ’90s dawned, covering Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire and bringing blues into punk, but as Ness explains here, it's all related – it’s all punk
