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Bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle on the differences between metal and bluegrass shredding
Tuttle also shares the key technique that aspiring bluegrass guitar players need to master before they get on a stage
Gary Moore’s Showbiz Blues SG Junior set for auction
Moore used the vintage ’61 SG Junior during prep for his tour with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, and can be heard on his 1995 Blues For Greeny tribute album
This firm has invented a removable B-Bender that can be fitted to practically any acoustic
The discovery comes from YouTuber Samurai Guitarist, who has been searching the internet for the wildest acoustic guitar gadgets available
B.B. King Blues Experience tour announced for 2025 in honor of the late blues great’s 100th birthday
Former Aretha Franklin guitarist, King’s own daughter and B.B.s drummer of 30 years will join the 10-piece band for The Thrill Lives On tour, which is set to hit the road next year
“He comes up with the most insane sounds you’ve ever heard”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson names his favorite up-and-coming guitarist
Henson is working with the guitarist on upcoming Polyphia and solo records
D’Addario just launched a mic stand that attaches directly to your pedalboard
The XPND Pedalboard Mic Stand creates a clever solution for guitarists tasked with tackling tiny stages
Richard Fortus explains the simple tweaks used by Jimi Hendrix and Joe Perry that improved the Stratocaster
Fortus has made the two relatively straightforward adjustments to his own signature Strat-style guitar, as he believes they both vastly improve a Stratocaster's tone
Sammy Hagar on whether we’ll ever see Wolfgang Van Halen join the Best Of All Worlds tour
Hagar hopes to take the tour to South America and Europe, which could increase the chances of a Wolfgang guest spot in the future
Simon McBride on how he’s made the Deep Purple catalog his own – while paying homage to the icons who came before him
McBride was appointed Deep Purple's lead guitarist in 2022, following in the footsteps of some of the most revered players of all time
Jim Root helped Fender create the most radical Jazzmaster ever – but he didn’t like the offset design at first
The Slipknot guitarist famously reconfigured the popular indie stalwart for heavy metal purposes, but it took him quite some time before he fell in love with the Jazzmaster in the first place
