The Fender Jazz Bass bought at auction for $40,000, has now been listed on eBay for almost twice as much. But you’ll have to bid an extra $299 if you want the original strings
The Whitesnake guitarist spent years playing Floyd Rose guitars, then Janis Joplin changed his world
Despite still dealing with the aftereffects of a stroke, Williams has just released her 16th studio album and is set to go on tour with her band, which includes two “brilliant” players who have taken on guitar duties
The Smith-penned anthem has been a standout during their live shows, and in London, things got a little more Maiden
It promises to offer longstanding fans a deep insight into one of America’s most culturally impactful musicians
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Bands formed by rock stars’ kids rarely work out – but this one does. Say hello to Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, whose dads you might just recognize, despite all that Kiss makeup
Remembering the Grateful Dead co-founder, songwriter and rhythm guitarist, and legend of the San Franciscan psychedelic scene
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Blues and rock is still being shaped by the British blues boom of the ’60s – and the O.G. bluesmen who influenced them. But how can today’s players nail their tone and sound? Marcus King, Samantha Fish, Zach Persons, Philip Sayce and Jared James Nichols have their say
Though critically beloved, Fountains of Wayne are known to most only as the band behind Stacy's Mom, the cheeky and irrepressible smash hit that remains a staple of 2000s nostalgia playlists – and that's exactly what guitarist Chris Collingwood was afraid of
Shepherd was robbed of all his music gear in 2008 just as he was about to mix his first solo album
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ThorpyFX team up with Lazy J to put the amp brand’s signature take on the Fender tweed sound into a pedal
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A brace of familiar Gibson acoustic designs bearing the Epiphone brand name and a price tag of around one tenth of an original
The latest in the DGT family is this handsome 15-watt combo. And its sounds match its good looks…
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Jamie Swannell makes some seriously high-end acoustics and has applied that knowhow to the IA, a super-versatile, vibey electric that might just be the boutique slide machine of your dreams
In this lesson, we reimagine folk, jazz, blues and Celtic music for a blues roadmap that takes the road less traveled
This primer in 13th chords will give you five voicings to use in your playing – and an explanation on how they get their name
Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke demonstrates how slide playing in standard and drop D tuning can be the best of both worlds
Jared James Nichols is a master of “Dead thumb” fingerpicking. The Blues Power fingerstylist explains how it gives the him freedom to cut loose
Time to show the Marshall amp no mercy and engage the Tube Screamer – this solo lesson works mid '70s Thin Lizzy into Parisienne Walkways and Still Got The Blues and doesn't hold back
![B.B. King [left] cups his hands to his ear as he asks the crowd for more. Joe Bonamassa, with a Les Paul, gives his crowd a thumbs up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P3XrQLh86C27JfPp4AGp6n-840-80.jpg.webp)
Bonamassa says King was the kind of player who could say it all with one note – “Just one stinging vibrato and you know it can only be him”
Today in extended chords 101, we look at 11th chords – both minor and major – and explain how these “harmonically dense” voicings look on the fretboard
Wong explains how outlining notes in the chord progression helps find a solo that's melodically on-point and just what the song calls for
Online lessons are the ideal platform for developing guitar skills at home or on the go – myself and our in-house experts have tested options for all playing levels, styles and budgets, including a free option
ThorpyFX team up with Lazy J to put the amp brand’s signature take on the Fender tweed sound into a pedal
A brace of familiar Gibson acoustic designs bearing the Epiphone brand name and a price tag of around one tenth of an original
The latest in the DGT family is this handsome 15-watt combo. And its sounds match its good looks…
Laney distills Billy Corgan's legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones
Strymon's unexpected departure from its usual DSP-led design is a recreation of Randy Bachman's Garnet Herzog – and the result is something rather stellar
Cort's well-spec'd Strandberg rival capitalizes on the headless guitar renaissance, but it's not without its flaws
One minute Gretsch wants to be the guitar for the ‘new generation’ and the next it releases an instrument with roots in the recording studio scene of early ’60s. Help!
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