Access Backstage Pass
Latest News
Michael Lemmo on the surreal time he met Eddie Van Halen – who was dating his friend’s mom
Norms’ Rare Guitars’ resident virtuoso idolized Van Halen as a youngster, and miraculously crossed paths with him when a new kid arrived in town…
H.E.R. performs national anthem – and solos as Tom Cruise abseils into the stadium – at the Olympics closing ceremony
The Strat-wielding superstar’s performance of the Star Spangled Banner marked the start of the official countdown to LA28
Quilter’s latest pedal amp crams classic tones into a single stompbox
The DirectAmp studio-in-a-pedal is designed to be travel-friendly and goes directly into mixing desks and recording devices, promising huge tonal scope
Robby Krieger, Skunk Baxter and Leland Sklar among the rock veterans leading the February edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp
The Masters of Rock: 2025 edition also features The Police's Stewart Copeland and wraps up with shows at LA's legendary Sunset Strip venues
Rabea Massaad confirms an affordable Sterling by Music Man version of his signature Sabre is on the way
The guitarist has revealed a scaled-back signature is in the works, and it might arrive in time for NAMM 2025
Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell on why he opted for a guitar legend’s signature model as his “workhorse” instrument
Alongside two Fender Mustangs, the relic’d model is one of the main guitars that features on the band’s upcoming album, Romance
Ibanez doubles down on its quest to conquer the headless guitar market with revamped Q Series
As the popularity of headless guitars continues to boom, the Japanese firm has dropped four new models in a bid to make its Quest range more appealing than ever before
Andy Summers wishes he’d let loose on more solos in The Police
Summers says his guitar chops were stifled by the hardcore punk scene, and that players like him “weren’t supposed to be able to play”
