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Mastodon's Bill Kelliher on how meeting his guitar heroes pushed him to improve his craft
Mastodon's Bill Kelliher also credits Slayer's Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman for changing his previously nonchalant attitude to warming up before a show
Tsakalis Audioworks’ Mothership merges analog warmth with over 70 free configurable cab sims in one overdrive/preamp pedal
The best-of-both-worlds unit offers two identical overdrive channels with three gain stages each, and a choice of over 70 free digital cab simulations
Chase Bliss’ Onward sampler pedal is glitching and freezing heaven for guitarists of all styles
A deceptively small little stompbox, the Onward is the laden with synth sorcery
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament on recording with one of their idols
Pearl Jam were recruited by the godfather of grunge to help him record his 1995 album
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plays Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World with Ukraine covers band
Blinken joined the local covers band to play Neil Young’s political anthem while in the country for high-level talks with Ukraine officials
JHS, Keeley and Benson have all built effects inspired by the Beach Boys’ studio tones
The Sweetwater-exclusive line sees some of the biggest names in pedals attempt to recreate the Beach Boys' most iconic studio sounds
Fender’s latest Joe Strummer tribute model is a Masterbuilt creation that costs $20,000
The forensic replica is said to reproduce “every aspect” of the Clash trailblazer’s 1966 Telecaster, including all the scrapes and scars of the original model
Kiki Wong explains how she nailed her Smashing Pumpkins audition
The Instagram shredder was recently announced as the alt-rock icons' newest guitarist following a lengthy worldwide open audition
