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D12 are back with red-hot flows, real guitar riffs and Eminem’s right-hand guitar man

Mick Thomson reflects on Slipknot's Wait and Bleed, label pressures – and sticking to their own guns

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

Martyn LeNoble was once in desperate need of bass gear – and The Who’s low-end legend came to his rescue

How Marla Kether landed the Little Simz gig and made her debut on the UK’s biggest festival stage

A guide to the basses, amps, and signature tone of Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady

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

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

Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species

She’s worked with Courtney Love and Radiohead’s producer. Now Bethia Beadman is embarking on a baritone guitar adventure

Bob Dylan loses another guitarist as Bob Britt quits after more than 5 years in his band

Mahogany Rush legend Frank Marino announces return to the stage despite debilitating hand injury and retirement

Michael Angelo Batio tells the story of Nitro, hair metal’s most extreme band

Simon McBride has a hot tone take you’ve probably never heard before

Laura Cox on the challenges of transitioning from YouTube to the studio – and how to conquer them

Jason Momoa saved their career. Keanu Reeves rocked up to a show. Flea let them crash at his house. How did the Bobby Lees get here?

Remembering Dave Mason, the former Traffic guitarist who made a habit of playing on iconic tracks

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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