Janelle Borg

From an eight-string chug-a-thon with blues licks to make Eric Johnson blush, to a baritone turn from the hottest guitar player on the planet right now, this month was soundtracked by some top-tier guitar action

The Pink Floyd guitarist pinpoints the tracks from his upcoming album, Luck and Strange, that he used the swell technique on

Tuttle also shares the key technique that aspiring bluegrass guitar players need to master before they get on a stage

Henson is working with the guitarist on upcoming Polyphia and solo records

Baker has previously described the Tele as her workhorse guitar, and she's used it heavily on both her solo projects as well as with boygenius

Steve Morse has opened up about his stint away from the music industry, and explained how playing on a Lynyrd Skynyrd live album reignited his passion for playing guitar professionally

Following the release of her debut album American Hero, Bird treated soccer fans to an overdriven rendition of the US national anthem

Slash performed Metal Chestnut from his latest album, Orgy of the Damned, alongside Tash Neal on rhythm guitar

The premium Martin guitar, available only on Reverb, offers a new twist on one of Martin's signature body shapes

The band reports that Herring will begin treatment immediately and is expected to make a full recovery

Bach recruited his young stepson Trace on guitar and his son Paris on drums for a searing run-through of the Skid Row hit

Back in 1990, Johnson bought a pricey but career-changing amp that he says “was worth every penny”

Jerry Miller was friends with Jimi Hendrix, inspired Led Zeppelin and was a trailblazing player in San Francisco's thriving '60s music scene

Wong performed a stripped-down version of his tracks against the stunning backdrop of Colorado's Red Rocks Park

Carpenter teases the tones we can expect from Deftones' highly-anticipated upcoming album

The pentatonic scale has been used many times in many ways, but Ingram insists that it's still the cornerstone of great guitar solos

Roxie has toured with the best. He explains why you need more than fancy chops to make it as a touring musician

Hawley recalls the Pulp recording session that served as the catalyst to him and Walker's friendship

Fish gives her take on what makes solos memorable – and why flashy playing doesn’t speak to the soul

Belew’s playing on Tom Tom Club’s Genius of Love has been sampled 166 times by a host of artists, including Mariah Carey

Collier sees his off-kilter five-string setup as a vehicle for guitarists to push beyond their limits

The guitar, of which only 24 were made, is the result of a collaboration between Knopfler and Boswell Guitars

Thayil has consistently expressed his admiration for the Melvins, even crediting the band for introducing drop-D tuning to hard rock

The auction also includes Marr's 1980s Mesa/Boogie amplifier rig, which he used during his tenure with English post-punk band The The

McBride has also discussed where he thinks Blackmore's compositional strength lies