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Turnstile co-founder and former guitarist Brady Ebert reportedly arrested for attempted murder
By Janelle Borg published
Ebert was recently fired from his latest band, The S.E.T., following a social media outburst against his former Turnstile bandmates

How Joe Perry is changing his guitar setup to battle the early signs of arthritis
By Matt Owen published
Perry is adapting his setup to make sure he can move around the fretboard with ease

The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished with Dio, but got off to a nightmare start
By Jackson Maxwell published
Rowan Robertson's fairy-tale ascension sent him from pubs to arenas virtually overnight. But he was a little over-confident for the first of those mega gigs…

How 10cc’s Rick Fenn ended up working with David Gilmour, Peter Green, Mike Oldfield, and almost all of his other heroes
By Amit Sharma published
The underrated guitar great looks back on the “improbable serendipities” that punctuate his 50-year career, hails the guitar he’s been playing for almost all of it, and reveals the favorite solos in his catalog

Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes
By Janelle Borg published
Wong and bassist to the stars Oteil Burbridge discuss the importance of developing – and being confident in – your own playing style

Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special
By Phil Weller published
Vai was just a youngster when May invited him to a Queen rehearsal – and offered him the chance to play the legendary six-string

Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Farewell to Seasons documents McCready’s path through the Seattle grunge explosion of the ’90s. He reflects on the singers he’s loved and lost, the guitarists who left the biggest mark on his playing and why going digital has made him a better player

How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story with KillerStar
By Joe Bosso published
KillerStar might be populated by Bowie alumni, but with guitarist-vocalist Rob Fleming fronting, The Afterglow is a record with its own unique flavor, says Earl Slick

Ziggy Marley on the whereabouts of Bob Marley’s iconic Les Paul Special – and why he prefers a Strat now
By Matt Owen published
Marley Senior’s legendary Les Paul was his prime stage and studio guitar

Mikael Åkerfeldt on nearly losing his prized PRS on the way to record a landmark Opeth album
By Amit Sharma published
The Opeth mastermind on being robbed as they made Blackwater Park, what he hated about Kurt Cobain’s ’53 Martin D-18 and loved about Hank Williams’ ’40s D-18, the ’90s band he still adores and the ’70s guitarist he still worships
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