Jenna Scaramanga

The Aerosmith legend demystifies the myth of the vintage classics and discusses his own signature models, and just where the iconic single-cut figures in finding his sound

The session ace and Greg Howe protegé has spec’d a signature guitar that takes inspiration from Pete Thorn and Guthrie Govan, and has resulted in one of Charvel’s most meticulously designed production-line models ever

In his own words, the Aerosmith guitarist reflects on his hero – and that time he accidentally stole his fuzz pedal and paid him back with a Klon Centaur

From metal to rock, punk to grunge, these are the best guitar riffs ever recorded, as voted for by you

What do you do if your dad is Bono and you want to make a name for yourself? Well, do as Elijah Hewson does. Don't make a secret of it, write the songs, find your sound, and build an audience...

Cathal Roper and Damien Tuit discuss the Irish post-punks' new album, Gigi's Recovery – a case study in leaning into the golden age of the stompbox for new tones and sounds, and geeking out on theory at the same time

Beck would ultimately pull out of his performance in Paris with the hard-rock giants – and, potentially, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry – leaving these rehearsal videos as a tantalizing 'what if'

A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...

Following the release of Empire Central, the three session heavyweights unpick the band's ruthless gigging pedigree, their individual axe choices and how a viral hit helped propel them to stardom

Amy Love and Georgia South on the making of their uniquely heavy sound – and why their pedalboards remain a closely guarded secret

The electric blues pioneer, Chicago guitar great and world's greatest living bluesman's career in five key tracks

The music of Larkin Poe is both deep-rooted and future-facing, but as the Lovell sisters tell us, there are no rules but one golden rule: “Every song has to have a riff!”

With no previous film experience, the session guitarist recorded the iconic theme for Tom Cruise’s latest blockbuster. Here’s how she did it, without the ability to read music and while battling a rare bone marrow disorder

Why the future of guitar music is secure in the hands of Nova Twins, Mdou Moctar, Covet and more

The Australian polymath on an iconoclastic Unplugged performance that brought Strats and Teles to the party

The modern singer-songwriter fingerstylist keeps cranking out hits – but doesn’t care what gear he uses to make them... In fact, he doesn’t even know the names of his guitars

From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello

One of today's foremost bass virtuosos on how he honed his chops, what makes up his formidable rig, and why his band's bass parts got so weird