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Sting, Nikki Sixx and Paul McCartney to guest on new Dolly Parton album
Rockstar sees McCartney reunite with Ringo Starr for a cover of The Beatles Let It Be, with Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton also making up the numbers
Here’s what Mick Mars texted John 5 after he joined Mötley Crüe
The Rob Zombie virtuoso was recruited late last year to replace Mars, who reached out to him after his appointment was made official
Ed Sheeran says this is why he never learned to shred
The chart-smashing singer-songwriter has been discussing Eric Clapton and guitar playing with Howard Stern, but says he “made a choice when he was younger”
Taylor’s bold new Builder’s Edition 814ce reimagines the company’s flagship model with premium performance enhancements
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Solid Adirondack spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides, V-Class bracing and beautifully beveled contours contribute to a great-sounding, ultra-comfortable playing experience
How Jeff Beck sparked Fender’s first Graffiti Yellow finish – and the Strat Plus design that helped revive its ’90s fortunes
One of the Fender Custom Shop’s first ever builds, owned and played by Beck, is up for auction. With it comes a tale of the guitar legend’s influential role in the firm’s ’90s output
Tim Henson reveals how his rejection from Berklee inspired Polyphia: “I didn't have a back-up plan”
After adopting a “f**k college” mantra, the Polyphia virtuoso went on to become one of today's most influential guitar players
This week's essential guitar tracks: alt-rock heroes return and a virtual metal band team up with a thrash legend
Unmissable new cuts from Queens of the Stone Age, Nili Brosh, Alex Skolnick, Black Stone Cherry, Tash Sultana, Asking Alexandria and… Dolly Parton?!
The worlds of reverb and tremolo come crashing together in Catalinbread's new Tremol8 pedal
The Portland, Oregon firm's answer to the Strymon Flint and Fender Tre-Verb was inspired by the Fender Showman, but also features a wide variety of other tremolo/'verb effects, with plenty of tweakability, to boot
