Andrew Daly

The NYC sessioner shares war stories from a charmed career – and reveals his one big regret

He discusses what it’s like to play with some of his heroes, his favorite rare guitar, and the quirk of his playing that sometimes frustrates him

We revisit the thrash icons’ catalog from A Fistful of Metal to Cursum Perficio

The Greta Van Fleet guitarist says it’s time we reconnected with combo amps – and don’t forget that technique is fundamental to tone

The SG-wielding Wiedlin takes a look back through the triumphant history of the LA punk pioneers and the challenges she faced along the way

Guitarist Hideki Ishima reflects on his career in guitar, the band's quest to conquer the west, and inventing his own instrument

He looks back on his reasons for leaving, his reunions with Les Claypool in Sausage and Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, their drummer struggles, a coffee psychosis with Kirk Hammett, and the Mesa Boogie amp he’d never be without

Funkadelic history is a little fuzzy. The credits are disputed. But Hampton was there. He takes us back to 1975 to revisit the making of Let’s Take It to the Stage

Greta Van Fleet’s detractors are loud as ever – but on new album Palace for the People, Jake Kiszka and his Gibson “Excalibur” come out swinging

The British silverbacks banned “egos and arguments” – but anything else goes on a head-to-head album that keeps the prog fires burning

He recalls making way for Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, what Glenn Danzig was really like, the songs he wishes he’d recorded, and the problem with his Gibson Explorer

The hit-making guitarist, who once hoped to share a twin-guitar team with Darius Rucker, still leans on the cherry Les Paul Standard from the Cracked Rear View days, and still pines for his stolen Mesa/Boogie...

Bowie favorite Carlos Alomar on how to bond with ex-Beatles – and the making of Paul McCartney’s 1986 album, Press to Play

The Meters icon has worked with Motown, McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Otis Redding, Albert King and countless others, learning hard lessons to the point that he’s sick of playing guitar and booking shows

The Wishbone Ash guitarist discusses his greatest guitar buys and biggest regrets – including the Firebird VII that ended up in Stephen Stills’ hands

As a Beatles fan, Laurence Juber was living the dream working with Paul McCartney, and with Denny Laine, formed a formidable team to support him on guitar for Back to the Egg

A self-confessed gear freak, Bell has got his dream 'board well stocked. Take a deep breath, folks... there's a lot going on here

Goes to 11 The BEAT man charts his career from upright to his first Fender, sessions with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, and the instrument you might be surprised to know he plays…

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

The Kiss guitarist discusses his new group with Dan Reed, while hinting at what’s to come with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

Brit-pop’s most decorated sideman shares stories from the road, and how he approached playing some of the most iconic tracks in indie

The Gov’t Mule frontman checks in to talk about the best advice he ever got, and explains why you’ve always got to be chasing tone