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How Butch Walker’s ear for killer tone took him on a journey from obscurity to in-demand producer
From Taylor Swift to Green Day, he’s worked with the world’s biggest stars, and still managed to make 16 of his own records – and, now, his own signature amp with Divided by 13
With the help of a stunning vintage Gibson acoustic, Jussi Reijonen is giving Western folk an Arabian makeover
The Finnish fingerstylist's acoustic reveries are essential listening for fans of Paco de Lucía, Omar Khorshid, and Lenny Breau
The John Mayer song that features a cameo from Prince’s guitar
A chance encounter with one of Prince's guitars resulted in Mayer putting it to use on Sob Rock
Back to the Future made them a household name, now they needed a followup – the making of Huey Lewis and the News’ last big rock ’n’ roll guitar record
By 1986, the heat was on. The success of the Power of Love required an artistic statement and fast. Guitarist Chris Hayes looks back on the making of Fore!, when Huey Lewis and co rose to the challenge
Steve Vai has followed in the footsteps of many guitar greats – this was the hardest one to nail
He’s filled the shoes of Eddie Van Halen and Robert Fripp, but Vai says this particular gig was even harder
Alabama guitar legend Wayne Perkins – who played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, and Joni Mitchell – dies at 74
Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats
Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years
Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985
Warren Haynes remembers B.B. King – from being in awe to playing with him
Haynes was one of the many guitar greats whose lives have been changed by B.B. King, and thanks to Joe Bonamassa, he got to pay tribute to him on the song he would have chosen himself
“Out of an abundance of caution”: AC/DC’s Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina
The band expects the rhythm guitarist to play at AC/DC’s Buenos Aires show on Monday night
Varials’ Shane Lyons believes the band's new album is an “ear assault” that defines their pummeling sound
The Philly metalcore gearhead discusses his favorite toys, the balance between groove and brutality, making his guitar sound like it’s not a guitar – and the pedal that’s most underused in his genre
