PureSalem Guitars adopts an inspired approach and attitude while honoring the electric guitar’s glorious past. It‘s simplicity in design. It’s wood, wire and strings. It’s rock and roll — and not rocket science.

This special collector's issue gives you the complete stories behind the brands. This issue also features artists, including Slash, Steve Vai and Jimi Hendrix, and their favorite axes. Don't miss out on this fascinating and thorough insight into one of the world's most amazing instruments!

Scorpions have posted a clip from their upcoming live CD/DVD, MTV Unplugged, which will be released January 21 through Sony International. The song features a guest appearance by a Hamburg-based singer named CÄTHE.

Paul McCartney was generally known for writing "silly love songs" like "Yesterday" or cheeky whimsy like "When I'm Sixty-Four," but occasionally he could rock every bit as hard as John Lennon. While The Beatles recorded numerous violent rockers, few were more fiery, savage and controversial than McCartney's "Helter Skelter."