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Damon Johnson on how he came to play with Thin Lizzy and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Johnson has been tasked with filling roles held by a string of iconic guitarists – and he's been determined to do the source material justice every time
Kiki Wong brings a metal edge to her debut Smashing Pumpkins performance after beating 10,000 guitarists to the gig
In her first show with the alt-rock icons, the Instagram favorite delivers on her quest to bring out the Pumpkins’ heavy side
Ritchie Blackmore swapped rock for Renaissance music – but says he’s still not above cranking a tube amp once in awhile
The former Deep Purple guitarist says he's still disenchanted with rock, but not with his Engl amp
Sophie Lloyd announces her highly-anticipated first headline show – and sells it out in five minutes
After touring the world with Machine Gun Kelly, the fast-rising guitar star celebrates her debut album with a special London headline
This nine-year-old’s lightning-quick arpeggio workout has players apologizing to their guitars
The child prodigy has the internet aghast with his jaw-droppingly fast and smooth arpeggio acrobatics
Catalinbread‘s Perseus Dio crams its two favorite octave-down styles into one pedal
The Perseus Dio blends a guitar’s dry signal with one- and two-octave down channels, with “heavy duty” low-pass filters adding further flavor
It’s PRS vs Gibson, as Orianthi and Joe Bonamassa give First Time Blues a masterful live outing
In a solo-laden show at the Whisky A-Go-Go, the two virtuosos traded licks – also tackling B.B. King’s Never Make Your Move
Marcin announces debut album – and the first single features Polyphia’s Tim Henson in fiery form
He's been endorsed by Steve Vai and jammed with Mateus Asato, now the viral virtuoso has announced his debut album, Dragon in Harmony
