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Kirk Fletcher makes a triumphant return to the stage following his recent stroke – and his blues chops were in full working order as he jammed with Joe Bonamassa in Tulsa
The modern blues maestro suffered a stroke onstage in July, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith launching a fundraising auction to support Fletcher with his medical bills
“I decided to switch from amplifiers to digital emulators”: The Edge confirms he has ditched his tube amps for Universal Audio’s UAFX pedals for U2’s Sphere residency
Confirmation of the tube amp loyalist’s defection to digital comes after speculation emerged on the internet earlier this week
It’s official: pairing your guitar’s pickups with your amp’s speaker “like fine wine and cheese” is a thing – find out why it makes all the difference to your tone
Why the pickup and speaker combo is one of the key partnerships in your mission to achieve better tone
“I wanted to create an instrument that had that beautiful old-school P-90 sound”: Knaggs unveils the Billy Morrison Keya-J-M, a Fralin-equipped high-end signature model for the Billy Idol guitarist
Morrison's new signature model is a thicker-bodied version of Knaggs' Keya J P2, and with hum-canceling P-90s it looks a bona-fide rock 'n' roll machine
“Yes, sir! Yes, sir!” Duane Betts steps onstage with Marcus King and levels the venue with an outstanding cover of the Allman Brothers’ epic guitar jam, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
The two players add new life to Dickey Betts’ iconic instrumental in this excellent guest appearance
It’s finally here: Boss has unveiled the RV-200 – one of its most anticipated pedals in years, which offers a compact take on its revered 500 Series reverb machine
It's been a long time coming, but it looks as though Boss has made the RV-200 worth the wait, delivering a streamlined form factor and an all-new reverb algorithm
“Other guitar players could hear what he was doing and go, ‘Oh my gosh, this guy's amazing’”: Alice Cooper says Eddie Van Halen asked him to set up a guitar lesson with Glen Campbell
The guitar hero was keen to learn from the Wrecking Crew regular and six-string ace
Pocket big savings on our favorite UAFX pedals in Sweetwater’s early Black Friday sale for a limited time
Add some high-quality sounds to your pedalboard with up to $80 off the superb UAFX pedal range in the latest Sweetwater sale
“It’s a seriously metal-looking guitar”: Jackson has updated Jeff Loomis’ iconic signature Kelly guitar “for today’s player” – and introduced one key new component
The HT6 version follows in the footsteps of Loomis' tried-and-trusted Kelly axe – but a new spec has been thrown into the mix
“Every time we play together it takes me back to when we were teenagers… pushing, challenging and helping each other to be the best we could be”: For the first time ever, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are working on new music together
The two virtuosos have also announced a huge tour marking their first co-headline dates outside of their G3 shows
