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Mark Holcomb on how Periphery harnesses super-heavy guitars for a super-heavy album that takes djent to a dark place
After burning the playbook and facing his demons on Periphery’s jet-black new concept album, A Pale White Dot, Holcomb tells us he owes a big apology to his guitar tech
“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use
Introduced in 1946, produced through the mid–1960s, the DeArmond Tremolo Control is the O.G. guitar effect and was used by Muddy Waters, Billy Gibbons and Canned Heat
Neil Giraldo on how a push from Rick Derringer led him to the B.C. Rich Eagle
Giraldo beat out 200 other guitarists to get the coveted spot in Derringer’s band, but there was one condition
From teenage rigs to stage disasters – the life and times of Eddie 9V – the player Bonamassa says can bend it like King
The South Carolina guitar phenom was cooking up some barbecue when GW called to talk dream collabs, Strats vs Les Pauls, and all kinds of guitar stuff
The Gibson Flying V – how a misunderstood design conquered the guitar world
It's not the most player-friendly proposition, this triangular wedge of guitar – but is there anything cooler than a Flying V?
Petr Furch on 45 years of acoustic guitar innovation – and the challenge to make his guitars better
Czech guitar maker Furch celebrates its 45th birthday this year – but it’s what acoustic guitars will look like in the future that spurs the company on, CEO Petr Furch tells us
Why Billy Gibbons started using a peso as a guitar pick
From the Archive It pays to keep some change in your pocket. You never know when your tone will need it
The rise of stainless steel frets: why players are making the switch, and what makes them better than traditional nickel
Stainless steel fretwire has moved from boutique upgrade to mainstream selling point. Here’s what it changes and what it doesn’t
