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How the wah pedal changed electric guitar – but was originally intended for the trumpet
Among the earliest guitar effects, made famous by Hendrix, Clapton and co, wah has remained a pedalboard staple for decades. This is its story
Mike Vennart influenced a generation of prog guitarists – and he’s not ruling out an Oceansize reunion
The Empire State Bastard riff-meister and Biffy Clyro guitarist has produced some of his best work with his latest solo album, Forgiveness & The Grain. He breaks down his otherworldly tone secrets, and explains what made The Verve’s Nick McCabe a guitar Jedi – and why the Pro Co Rat is the only distortion pedal you need
Jonas Reingold switched from classical guitar and became Steve Hackett’s bassist
From Wire and Karmakanic to the Flower Kings and Steve Hackett, the Swedish musician loves to learn, and always strives to be a better team player
Why Klaus Voormann’s bassline on John Lennon’s Whatever Gets You Thru The Night is a must-listen
The German musician and artist was John Lennon's bass guitarist of choice for two decades
Listen to John Deacon’s isolated bassline on Killer Queen
John Deacon’s bass playing on Killer Queen is guaranteed to blow your mind
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield found her country voice via indie and riot grrrl
The Alabama-born songwriter recalls her formative punk years, graduating to a Thinline Tele, and embracing banjo and dobro on latest album Tigers Blood
Cedric Burnside on keeping country blues real – and why he plays guitars built by a brain surgeon
Cedric Burnside’s style of country blues is deep, deceptively complex, and unafraid of sending in a curveball – because if it feels right it is right
The history of Fender offset guitars
Only now, over 60 years on from their launch, are the Jazzmaster and Jaguar becoming recognised as guitars for all players. We trace the innovations that mapped the offset’s long journey from misunderstood outsider to contemporary king
Heart performed Stairway to Heaven for Led Zeppelin – and reduced Robert Plant to tears
When Led Zeppelin were awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, they were treated to an emotional rendition of their 1971 classic, performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson with the help of John Bonham's son
Nashville session master Rob McNelley on his emotional reunion with his dad's '55 Tele
Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now made him a country guitar hero, and playing with Buddy Guy ranks among his career highlights. Now with his father’s ’55 Tele in tow, Rob McNelley reveals the secrets to succeeding in Nashville
