Latest articles by Damon Orion
From the Höfner 500/1 to a unicorn Goldtop, here are the guitars behind his sound, from the Beatles to Wings
The best and brightest six-string performances from Sir Paul’s entire post-Beatles studio catalog (starring a McCartney, a McCullough, a McCulloch and a McIntosh)
He’s one of the most celebrated bassists in rock history. But throughout the Beatles years, the guitar remained Paul McCartney’s clandestine obsession
Survivors of Mötley Crüe’s notorious Shout at the Devil sessions dish the dirt on in-studio debauchery, secret overdubs and bringing the Looks That Kill riff to life
We time-travel back to the era of zebra stripes and ripped jeans to investigate the mystery of Crüe’s Looks That Kill and the riff that changed the world
On her solo debut, the longtime backup musician proves she’s got far more than the blues in her bag
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
With her latest studio release, Paper Doll, the Kansas City blues rocker bottles the energy of life on the road and goes in search of hooks, hooks, hooks
In the past couple of years, the Kansas City blues rocker has opened for the Rolling Stones, joined Slash's multi-artist blues tour, and clinched the number one spot on Billboard’s Blues chart
The steamrolling U.K. duo are taking heavy rock in wild new directions on new album Supernova. Just don’t ask them what’s on their pedalboards
Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Samantha Fish, Cory Wong and more weigh in on the RCHP guitarist's six-string highlights, from RHCP stadium-shakers to his solo instrumentals
How the blues-rocker expanded her sound and let the good times roll on her pop-inflected new album, Faster
