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Dave Mustaine reveals the life-changing hand condition behind his decision to retire Megadeth
By Phil Weller published
The band’s album will be their last, as his plight with Viking Disease has forced his hand

Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers?
By Jacob Paul Nielsen published
Metallica officially said goodbye to quote/unquote real amps after an epiphany at the South Pole. James Hetfield’s tech, Chad Zaemisch, explains how it was Fractal all the way after their day on the ice

Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on reinventing an old Irish standard as a rock track and performing it with the “cartoon” Metallica
By Andrew Daly published
Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and phrasing and how he got the tone on the record

Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has spent 3 years learning how to build guitars – and his prized SG was played at metal’s most historic concert
By Matt Owen published
Gueikian has juggled the demands of his CEO role with learning the art of guitar making, and his builds already have some high-profile admirers – including Jason Momoa, Kirk Hammett and Tony Iommi

New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot
By Phil Weller published
UK retailer guitarguitar studied the top 5,000 guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar to see which artists are having the greatest influence on today's players

EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made
By Phil Weller published
The band first started working with the pickup builder before they scored their first record deal

The hardest part of building a Gibson guitar from scratch, according to CEO Cesar Gueikian
By Matt Owen published
Gueikian has spent around three years learning and building guitars under the CEO Series – and one of his most recent builds was played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning

From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history
By Gregory Adams published
Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar
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