Features

Yungblud’s right-hand man Adam Warrington talks Idols, smashed gear – and keeping big-rig arena shows alive

By Matt Parker published 25 June 26

Dom Harrison’s closest collaborator shares his playing journey, from tough gigs to broken rigs to meeting Ozzy – and on to the world-conquering, pyro-laden Idols tour

How a friendly rivalry with Jake Kiszka helped Chris Turpin bag this stunning double-cut

By Jamie Dickson published 25 June 26

This 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG is the guitar dreams are made of. And the two Mirador guitarists both had their hearts set on it. Turpin tells us how it all went down

Tom Morello’s riff writing formula – and his 36 hour race to make a Final Fantasy song

By Joe Bosso published 25 June 26

The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave legend says people call him all the time to ask him to guest on their records – and sometimes he just can’t say no

Fender vs Everyone: what you need to know as the world’s largest guitar firm takes on, er... the world

By Henry Yates published 24 June 26

Fret Buzz Retail giant Thomann is taking legal action, guitarists are exploding on both sides of the debate, and Stratocaster has become a dirty word. How on Earth did we get here?

Don Felder on slide lessons from Duane Allman, vintage guitars and why he has no retirement plans

By Andrew Daly published 24 June 26

A little dehydration aside, there is nothing stopping the former Eagles man. Here he discusses his epic guitar collection and his new compilation, The Vault 1975-2025: Fifty Years of Music

He played bass with Robert Plant, gave Tony Iommi his sound and created an iconic British amp brand – the life and times of Lyndon Laney

By Henry Yates published 24 June 26

The loved and respected founder of the Midlands amp company was behind the seismic sound of Black Sabbath and countless more

The wild times and recording tricks behind Mötley Crüe’s game-changing sophomore album

By Damon Orion published 24 June 26

Survivors of Mötley Crüe’s notorious Shout at the Devil sessions dish the dirt on in-studio debauchery, secret overdubs and bringing the Looks That Kill riff to life

Dead Pioneers on how indigenous politics and pedal-builds have powered them to punk glory

By Jason T. Mays published 23 June 26

An extensive and expansive gear list helps the Pearl Jam-approved band express their hopes for global improvement – as heard on their explosive new album, Wagon Burner

Kirk Hammett didn’t play rhythm guitar on Metallica's first five albums. That all changed with 1996’s controversial Load

By Janelle Borg published 23 June 26

In an attempt to explore new musical directions, Hammett was summoned to share rhythm guitar duties with James Hetfield, helping to kickstart a new phase for Metallica

Alex Lifeson’s 20 greatest guitar moments in Rush

By Ryan Reed published 23 June 26

From fever-dream epics to blistering solos, weird harmonizer effects and 12-string chime, here are Lerxst’s finest hours with the iconic Canadian prog trio