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Mike Dawes starts an acoustic jam with Tommy Emmanuel on live TV – in the wrong tuning – but styles it out like a boss
It is every player’s worst nightmare but when disaster strikes you've just got to stay calm and hope Tommy Emmanuel is sitting beside you to assist with fine-tuning
EarthQuaker Devices revives its flagship Disaster Transport delay pedal with wild new graphics in limited run
The brand's cult modulation delay returns as a Reverb exclusive with an altered form factor, Flexi-Switch technology and eye-popping artwork from Pieter “Parra” Janssen
Josh Scott says this distortion pedal is the most unique design he’s seen "in decades" – and it’s still on shelves
“I would put it somewhere between a killer DS-1, a little bit of RAT, all the way to a Univox Superfuzz,” says the JHS founder and pedal guru. “And I know what I’m saying is insane”
ESP officially welcomes Slipknot's Mick Thomson to its artist roster – and confirms a new ESP/LTD signature model is on the way
Former Jackson player Thomson – who is also rumored to have joined Fishman – is currently spec'ing up some custom models, which will precede a highly anticipated signature guitar
Zakk Wylde used a Guitar World buyer’s guide to help him assemble his Pantera rig
The Black Label Society titan stumbled on Guitar World's advice while searching for the one pedal he needed to harness Dimebag Darrell's sound – and said “he wouldn't be able to get through the Pantera show” without it
Ernie Ball Music Man and Tosin Abasi introduce a six-string version of the “visionary and compelling” Kaizen electric guitar
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Futuristic multi-scale model offers supremely contoured design, Infinity Radius fingerboard, custom Music Man humbuckers and more to “push the boundaries of your own technique and sound”
Joe Bonamassa names the biggest guitar geek he’s ever met
The blues rock guitar god and notorious gear head has been discussing the man he considers the guitar community’s “craziest anorak”
DiMarzio partners with Periphery’s Jake Bowen for Mirage signature pickups – a “super-saturated” set that has been tailored to his picking technique
The pickups were previously found in Bowen's Ibanez JBM9999 signature guitar, and are said to be the next step in his quest to “push his progressive metal sound forward”
Fender debuts limited-edition British Racing Green finish – but you’ll need to be quick off the line to bag one
The firm has launched a European-exclusive Fender Special Run batch – including a Player Series HSS Strat, Tele and P-Bass, alongside a Blues Junior IV amp
Joe Bonamassa unpacks the influence behind his super-premium guitar tone – “It’s the two Erics, Clapton and Johnson”
Not too bright, throaty and musical – that's just how Bonamassa likes his tone, and he says a Dumble and a 'Burst are “not a prerequisite” for creating the sound in his head
