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Blues band film TSA agent ruining $380 guitar case during pre-flight inspection

Angine De Poitrine just upgraded their main guitar-bass hybrid – could a Godin signature model be on the way?

Dead Pioneers on how indigenous politics and pedal-builds have powered them to punk glory

The thrash metal bands who deserved to make it – but didn’t

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the inside story behind the Rush reunion

The recording of Nirvana's Bleach – and the band's “ultimate grunge song”

Billy Idol and Steve Stevens inducted into Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk

It turns out the fake Russian Angine de Poitrine isn’t actually a real band. Here’s what actually happened

How Death Cab for Cutie found their second act – by embracing the weird, and guitars from their past

How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica audition

Jeff Berlin on meeting his bass hero – and playing White Room alongside him

“David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s Walk On the Wild Side

The notorious final tour of the Zappa band, and his bassist’s role in its demise

How jazz bassist Richard Davis helped shape Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks

Keanu Reeves reveals the most important bass lesson he learned from Flea

How Geezer Butler's P-Bass survived a Black Sabbath hater's attack

Greg Chaisson waited years to reunite with Jake E. Lee. But then he had to quit, and couldn’t say why

The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Polyphia announces 2026 world tour – and they're bringing two of the biggest names in guitar playing with them

Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup

Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show

Pat Metheny, Al Di Meola and more of the biggest names in jazz and fusion are playing in London this year

Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him

Metallica announces Sphere residency – and they’ll be spared from the issues all other guitar bands have faced so far

What was the guitar-like instrument played during Bad Bunny's history-making 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

Jack Osbourne sets the record straight on how much Back to the Beginning actually donated to charity

Steve Vai, Nita Strauss... Bella Perron? Why the former Plush guitarist could be our next Ibanez-toting guitar superstar

How Jeff Beck and Brian Robertson swapped guitars – and brought guitar synths to Motörhead

Bob Dylan has just recruited one of the world's greatest jazz guitarists – and no one quite knows what's going on

Yungblud’s right-hand man Adam Warrington talks Idols, smashed gear – and keeping big-rig arena shows alive

Tom Morello’s riff writing formula – and his 36 hour race to make a Final Fantasy song

Joe Satriani recalls being approached by David Lee Roth for a Van Halen cover band

The advice Jared James Nichols took – and the bad advice he ignored – to develop his electric fingerstyle

How the ’80s guitar scene left Jeff Beck feeling like an “observer”

The short-lived Kiss guitarist who was supposed to succeed Ace Frehley

What are your thoughts on the new Polyphia single?

Polyphia have invented a new genre with their rave riffing new single, CAN YOU FEEL IT

Slash, Tim Henson, Guthrie Govan and Steve Vai have been assembled for an unlikely collaboration album

Mastodon’s first single with their new guitarist is a powerful tribute to Brent Hinds

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Jimmy Page releases home demo version of Led Zep classic, Ten Years Gone

Paul Gilbert’s completely unplanned Jimi Hendrix tribute set for first-ever digital release