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Robert Fripp on that one time Robin Trower gave him a highly coveted Strat – and why he never ended up using it
By Janelle Borg published
Fripp proves he’s Gibson (and Fernandes) through and through...

The Imaginaries’ Shane Henry on his eye for vintage gear, recruiting Vince Gill – and trading trucks with Joe Bonamassa
By Daryl Robertson published
From once-in-a-lifetime collaborations to buying a slew of vintage guitars and starting his own pedal company, Shane Henry is living most guitarists’ wildest dreams

Joe Satriani pays tribute to Chris Cornell with instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The virtuoso features on the latest track from King Ultramega, a tribute project for the late Soundgarden frontman
![1991, a historic moment for electric guitar as Joe Satriani [pictured in a ball cap] jammed onstage with Spinal Tap, who are pictured here with Nigel Tufnel on the far left with a T-style, Derek Smalls in a yellow T-shirt with a headless bass, while a pouting David St. Hubbins cradles a Les Paul.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9jG3kJPyDZPNsUVv7e3CYP.jpg)
How Joe Satriani became Spinal Tap’s unofficial guitar supplier for the loudest movie of the year
By Jonathan Horsley published
Satch and the Tap are old friends. And if you look closely, you might just catch Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins playing his Ibanez signature models in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Justin Hawkins defends his brother’s comments over the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
By Phil Weller published
Yungblud starred alongside Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler for an all-star medley of Prince of Darkness tunes – which was met with derision by Dan Hawkins

Inhaler guitarist Josh Jenkinson on how Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles’ producer expanded their sound
By Mark McStea published
Inhaler’s Josh Jenkinson is living proof that this generation’s guitar heroes actually got hooked on guitar courtesy of Guitar Hero – but he's not playing when it comes to tone and songwriting

Jimmy Page's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words
By Daryl Robertson published
Jimmy Page tells all, sharing the stories behind his most significant guitars – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points

Nuno Bettencourt remembers his final exchange with Ozzy Osbourne – a reminder of the gig he once turned down
By Matt Owen published
As a 15-year-old, Bettencourt auditioned to become Randy Rhoads’ replacement. When the gig presented itself years later, he declined

When Joe Bonamassa was introduced to Joanne Shaw Taylor – who “offended” him on their first meeting
By Matt Owen published
The two blues guitar greats crossed paths at a festival in 2008 – but Taylor wasn’t interested in what Bonamassa had to show her

Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret
By Joel McIver published
As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other
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