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- February 6
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- Is this ultra-minimalist six-string that ignores conventional design the electric guitar of the future?
- John Frusciante says he views bass as the lead instrument in Red Hot Chili Peppers: “I see each song as being like a bass solo where I'm there to support it”
- Jackie Venson: "With humbuckers, you have to be really careful and constantly muting. You have to be nuanced and sensitive. It's like surgery"
- Former Danzig guitarist John Christ talks picking 'til he bled for Rick Rubin, his quest to replace Kirk Hammett and how he relearned to play after a horrific accident
- Ovation launches revived Ultra range, featuring thermal-treated spruce tops and new pickups
- Jimmy Page reveals why he switched to Gibson Les Pauls – and how Joe Walsh helped shape the sound of Led Zeppelin II
- Chapman Guitars’ UK-built range has been delayed again
- Is Richie Sambora masquerading as a jacket potato on a UK game show?
- Walter Trout: "You don't need pedals. If you get a kickass amp, why would you put it through a $100 pedal?"
- Ozzy Osbourne, Bonnie Raitt, Wet Leg and Brandi Carlile win big at the Grammys 2023
- How Roland’s JC-120 became the king of solid-state guitar amps
- How to combine one and two-string melodies with drones for more melodically inventive approaches
- Faith PJE Legacy Twenty Series Mars, Earth and Neptune review
- February 5
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- February 3
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- Solar channels Dimebag Darrell with first high-end X Series electric guitar
- Why Jeff Beck switched from a Les Paul to a Strat
- Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Multiple Filtering Delay review
- How the Danelectro/Coral Electric Sitar captivated rock and metal guitarists from Metallica and Steve Howe to Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen
- The 10 coolest bassline samples ever
- Joel Hoekstra video masterclass: learn eight-finger tapping with the legendary Whitesnake guitarist
- Zakk Wylde tells Ozzy Osbourne: “When you are ready to roll, we will roll”
- This luthier has built a video game-inspired pixelated ‘8-bit bass’
- How to play Welcome to the Jungle on guitar
- Jared Dines’ signature Sterling by Music Man StingRay just got a sleek new look
- The story of Wings and Paul McCartney's iconic James Bond theme Live and Let Die
- This guitarist has invented an evolution of the EBow that works on multiple strings and spins
- Strymon unveils the Cloudburst Ambient Reverb, its most affordable and compact pedal yet
- February 2
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- Electro-Harmonix reissues, downsizes cult favorite Slap-Back Echo analog delay pedal
- Tim Henson shows off an Ibanez 8-string signature that never went to production – and says more signature electrics will arrive this year
- From the best prog since Rush to stank face-inducing bends: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
- “You can’t arrest me, I’m a rockstar!” The 10 most outrageous moments of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious
- Victory Amps overhauls its Sheriff range – and seemingly signs Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher to its ranks
- Kernom Ridge Augmented Analog Overdrive Pedal review
- Bob Mould’s pedalboard: what the influential Hüsker Dü and Sugar guitarist sees when he looks down – and why a good compressor is so integral to his rig
- Starcrawler’s Henri Cash on why he plays a three-string guitar: “I’m basically doing a Keith Richards thing without the top strings”
- This pedalboard features every single Boss Metal pedal ever released – and it sounds disgusting
- Dunlop honors Jimi Hendrix's iconic effects with Authentic Hendrix '68 Shrine mini pedals
- Zakk Wylde, Scott Ian and Gary Holt on the furious riffs, high-octane gear and lifer philosophies that shaped their careers – and why everyone cheats with downpicking
- February 1
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- Harley Benton launches G-Plus guitar cabinet range, featuring some of the cheapest UK Celestion-loaded cabs you can buy
- Paul Gilbert announces surprise Ronnie James Dio tribute album, releases Holy Diver cover as lead single
- The Altar is a guitar and amp stand designed to keep your gear together
- Applause By Ovation unveils the Jump Series, the roundback builder’s first flatback acoustic guitars
- Iron Maiden, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The White Stripes lead 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
- DSM Humboldt promises “the ultimate distortion” with new Black Clouds Lead Tone Machine pedal
- PureSalem Guitars debuts a radical new offset body shape with La Bruja
- Tyler Bryant: “Ever since we did the Rock or Bust tour, whenever we get together to jam, it’s impossible not to want to play like AC/DC”
- Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 345
- Laney Supergroup LA-Studio review
- Vic Mensa plays guitar while skydiving in one of the wildest music videos of the year
- Learn to play the blues like Strat master Robert Cray
- Julian Lage recalls the time Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest gifted him a 1955 Gibson Les Paul – which was signed by Les Paul himself
- Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement from touring, cancels all remaining shows
- Sharon Van Etten: "I loved the Jaguar – it added all these undertones that enhanced the darkness I was trying to express. That definitely changed the way I play guitar"
- How the Beatles crafted the guitar and bass tones that forever changed the sound of rock music