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“The first time I played it, I was smiling”: PRS unveils the latest evolution of John Mayer’s signature guitar – the ‘Dead Spec’ Silver Sky, inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Alligator Stratocaster
It was first spotted on stage when Mayer hit the road with Dead & Company. Now, the purpose-built Silver Sky – which has a few new tricks up its sleeve – has been given a limited-edition release
“The music we created is going to outlive us all. It’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can”: Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony announce The Best of All Worlds – the next best thing to a Van Halen tribute tour
Though not explicitly a tribute, Hagar promises that the summer 2024 trek will feature a very Van Halen-heavy setlist
Bored of Heritage Cherry? The Gibson SG Standard just got a major facelift with six new Custom Color choices
Gibson’s other solidbody gets a fancy new coat – or rather six of them – with the expansion of the firm’s Custom Color options
“The power is in your hands”: You don’t have to be a muscle-bound ’80s action hero to wield Jared James Nichols’ new signature Blues Power Les Paul Custom, but we imagine it helps
Accompanied by the He-Man meets Highlander of guitar promos, the blues-rock firebrand has unleashed his latest Epiphone signature guitar – the first to feature his signature Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup
“Billy Gibbons brought some off-brand amp simulator to the studio. We heard him playing through this thing and it was like, ‘Wow! It sounds like f**kin’ Billy Gibbons!’” Troy Van Leeuwen might have just proven beyond doubt that tone truly is in the hands
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist recalls a studio visit from the ZZ Top icon, and in doing so provides yet more evidence in favor of the ‘tone is in the hands’ argument
“The solos are so perfectly composed... they remind me of what Bach would do if he had a Les Paul, a Marshall, and a space alien costume”: Paul Gilbert explains why he loves Ace Frehley’s playing
The shred guru picks out a recording of the band’s “infallible feedback magic” as his highlight of the hard-rock icons’ remarkable 50-year run
“A truly inspired work of playable art”: Meet the El Bonneville, a guitar inspired by a vintage “hot rod masterpiece” from 1934
Feast your eyes on the latest gem from V8 Custom – an $8k creation that was inspired by a bare metal Ford pickup owned by a notable hot rod fabricator
