Matt Owen

After setting off fireworks in a soundhole and flooding an Ibanez acoustic, Bernth is back with another outlandish experiment, which culminates in the form of new track, Elasticity

A young Townsend entered the studio to record vocals for Vai's 1993 Sex & Religion, and left with a drastically altered outlook on what kind of guitar player he wanted to be

Dave Mustaine and co reunited with their former guitarist for a headline show at Tokyo's Budokan to perform three songs from Friedman's tenure

White's Fender Three-Wheel Motion Low Rider Telecaster and one-off Acoustasonic Telecaster both got a workout during renditions of A Tip From You to Me and Taking Me Back/Fear of the Dawn

The 2017 “Magic” example pre-dates the official release of John Mayer's signature model, and is described as “the birth, the mother, and blueprint of all the others that were built”

A year after the Bluesbreaker's reboot was first teased – and just days after the entire range was spotted in the wild – Marshall has finally announced the return of the Bluesbreaker, Shredmaster, Drivemaster and Guv'nor

The cinematic track gets an instrumental reimagining via the fretboards of the two prog heroes' headless eight-strings, and the results are sublime

After seemingly revealing the existence of a “real heavy” album he recorded with Osbourne in the '90s, Vai has now set the record straight

Lloyd serves up bruising riffs and a suite of searing shred runs while the Trivium frontman delivers parts he wrote and recorded live on Twitch in the latest preview of Imposter Syndrome

Whet your six-string appetite with irresistible new tunes from Covet, Inhaler, Meet Me @ The Altar, Vandenberg, FIDLAR, Jason Isbell and more

It follows the Mr. Big virtuoso's cover of Dio's Holy Diver, with his fully fledged Dio tribute record set to arrive April 7

According to Scott Poley of tribute act Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac, the second-hand six-string underwent only a few minor adjustments to get it stage ready, and survived a grueling tour schedule while delivering the tonal goods along the way

Gales stole the spotlight once again during a one-song-only guest appearance, and reminded everyone why he's considered one of the finest blues players on the planet

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are said to be contributing bass and drums to the upcoming Stones album, which will reportedly be produced by Andrew Watt

Lightweight iteration sheds almost 15lbs off the original, and comes loaded with Fender's Tone Master technology in a bid to deliver a like-for-like tonal recreation of its predecessor

The limited-edition Murphy Lab model recreates the custom-finished '59 ES-335 that the guitar legend used to record one of the greatest live blues albums of all time

Slash and co will visit the Middle East, Europe and North America over a sprawling 38-date schedule, which is set to kick off in June

The pair originally met in the '90s to write a track for Osbourne's Ozzmosis album, but got “carried away” and recorded a “real heavy” record as well

The comprehensively spec'd unit boasts genuine bucket-brigade chips, five LFO wave shapes, seven preset modes and a wealth of sound-sculpting parameters

The latest addition to D'Addario's collection of practice gadgets promises to help players increase their hand strength and stamina “anytime, any place – with or without an instrument”

Masterminded by 903 Effects, the stacked distortion is perfect for those common occasions where your Boss Metal Zone just needs more Metal Zone, and then some

“Dave’s guitar solos constitute a collection of some of the very best guitar solos in the history of rock and roll,” Waters said in a statement on social media

Developed at Kyushu University in Japan and debuted during a United Nations ceremony, the silica glass pick is said to be stronger and more dense than common pick materials such as celluloid

Featuring an onboard tremolo effect and streamlined control layout, the Grandville is also said to be a “terrific pedal platform” that brings out the best in overdrive pedals