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English Teacher on the dangers of self-relic'ing, and why they love Fender offsets “for the same reason any alternative band does”
Guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden celebrate their new Fenders, explain how they transform studio songs to live performances, and reveal how they react when things go wrong
Yngwie Malmsteen hits back at singers who features on his records
Malmsteen is claiming that certain singers are trying to capitalize on his brand and claim song ownership
John Mayer explains what finally convinced him that modeling tech was up to scratch in newly shared signature plugin test footage
Mayer teamed up with Neural DSP for an Archetype plugin that modeled his prized guitar gear in digital form
Fender Masterbuilder on what it’s like to watch his ultimate guitar hero play the Strat he made for him
Andy Hicks built Dave Murray a Custom Shop Strat for tour – and it’s since become his Number One guitar
Mark Tremonti once had one of his earliest PRS guitars stolen – but a fan bought it back for him from a Guitar Center parking lot
The gorgeous single-cut was thought to be lost forever, until one eagle-eyed fan saved the day
25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar
Historic shows, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, generational guitar talents, tonal revolutions, watershed gear drops… we won’t spoil it at all here, but a lot has happened
Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to go
Morse left the band in 2022 to care for his late wife, who was battling cancer
From Plini to Polyphia to onstage shoutouts from Nuno, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names
From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – and helped a huge chunk of players to hone their craft along the way
