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Celebrity guitar auctions: teenage dreams or billionaire boys’ club? How A-list gear sales became the hottest ticket in town
Fret Buzz From Johnny Marr to Mark Knopfler, big-name guitars seem to have become so valuable that even their owners don’t want to play them anymore…
D12 are back with red-hot flows, real guitar riffs and Eminem’s right-hand guitar man
Jeff Bass is the Grammy-winning guitarist behind Eminem’s Lose Yourself. He explains how he ditched samples for genuine performances, and how his son Jake is continuing the tradition on new album D12 Forever
Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species
The country blues master pays a mid-tour visit to Guitarist to talk touring acoustics and the foundation of his amazing fingerstyle technique
She’s worked with Courtney Love and Radiohead’s producer. Now Bethia Beadman is embarking on a baritone guitar adventure
Beadman’s hypnotic solo work unlocks something primal in all of us – which might be why she equates her songwriting to “a cat bringing in a dead bird and leaving it on the mat”
Martyn LeNoble was once in desperate need of bass gear – and The Who’s low-end legend came to his rescue
When he first moved to the US, the Porno for Pyros bassist was unable to ship his trusty Trace Elliott over with him. When a local bass store couldn't provide a replacement in time, Entwistle stepped in…
Michael Angelo Batio tells the story of Nitro, hair metal’s most extreme band
Michael Angelo Batio became known as shred's most OTT virtuoso. He explains why the critics were kind of right about Nitro, the magic he cooked up with Wayne Charvel, and why he's living the dream with Manowar
Mick Thomson reflects on Slipknot's Wait and Bleed, label pressures – and sticking to their own guns
In a 2014 GW interview, Thomson revealed his disdain for melodic choruses, and how he fought hard for the band to maintain their artistic integrity post-Wait and Bleed
Jason Momoa saved their career. Keanu Reeves rocked up to a show. Flea let them crash at his house. How did the Bobby Lees get here?
After calling BS on streaming services payouts, guitarist and vocalist Sam Quartin announced her band’s hiatus. She never could have anticipated what happened next…
