Latest articles by Matt Owen
Could PRS ever make a headless guitar?
Strandberg, Ibanez and Schecter have all been flying the flag for headless designs – could PRS be next?
Johnny Depp joins Alice Cooper onstage to cover Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in honor of Ozzy Osbourne
Depp and his Gibson Flying V lined up alongside Cooper and Nita Strauss for the performance
Fake Guitar Center websites set up to scam players are on the rise – here’s what you need to look out for
A player was recently scammed out of $1,000 after falling prey to a scam website – and the retailer’s CEO has shared the red flags you need to be mindful of
Pantera cancel tour dates to mourn Ozzy Osbourne
The Black Sabbath singer passed away earlier this month, weeks after completing his Back to the Beginning farewell show
John McLaughlin remembers gifting Jeff Beck the white Strat that featured on his seminal Wired record
The iconic Strat was reportedly stolen at a later date
Victor Wooten opens up on his battle with the health condition that he says is turning him into a beginner bass player again
The revered bassist is battling focal dystonia – a neurological movement disorder that causes his fretting fingers to curl up
This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I think I've been convinced to finally go wireless
All-new drops from PRS, Furch, Victory and more
How Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart became friends with Bob Dylan – after what he thought was a prank call
Stewart was alone in the studio when he received a call from what he thought was prankster
Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarists through the years
The Black Sabbath frontman shared stage and studio with a pantheon of guitar greats, and made household names out of many of his six-string sideman
Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025 – the guitar world pays tribute
Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello, Yungblud, Slash, Ronnie Wood and more have all come out to remember the life and legacy of the legendary singer
Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76
The legendary heavy metal singer has passed away just weeks after his Back to the Beginning farewell show
Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it
Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out
Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly
The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session
Guitar Center introduces Rig Advisor, the guitar world’s first-ever AI shopping assistant
Rig Advisor leverages artificial intelligence in a bid to enhance the in-store shopping experience
Tommy Emmanuel knocked on the door of his biggest guitar hero – and ended up jamming with him
The acoustic virtuoso took a pilgrimage to Nashville and swung by the house of his hero, and came away having learned a lesson he still holds close to this day
PRS turned unwanted wood into some of its best guitar finishes – including the one found on Paul Reed Smith’s go-to guitar
Emerald Green and Charcoal – two of the firm’s most eye-popping offerings – were stumbled upon by accident
This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and there’s a dreamy Stratocaster/Jazzmaster hybrid
An Ariel Posen signature Strat, Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon amp and a reissue of Metallica's hallowed IIC++ all dropped during a busy week for guitar gear
Mark Knopfler looks back on his jams with fellow fingerstyle legend Chet Atkins
The pair traded licks after the release of Brothers in Arms, and went on to release an album together
Mesa/Boogie’s Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been released for the first time ever
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield's Crunch Berries amp, which was only ever made as an unofficial mod exclusive only to artists, gets its first-ever wide release
Fender’s limited-edition Ariel Posen signature is a conceptual hybrid that blends two of the slide master’s favorite guitars together
The Jazzmaster/Stratocaster mash-up debuts custom pickups designed by Tim Shaw and a spec sheet that blurs the boundaries between the two classic Fender designs
Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks
The Guns N' Roses guitar hero made headlines back in 2023 when he announced he'd be partnering with Magnatone on a signature guitar amp
Mk.gee was named Eric Clapton’s favorite new guitarist – now he’s making waves with a guest spot on Justin Bieber’s new album
Daisies, from Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag, features Mk.gee’s unmistakable playing
Marcus King takes Rory Gallagher’s legendary Isle of Wight Fender Telecaster for a spin on stage
King previously played Jeff Beck’s iconic YardBurst Les Paul thanks to French vintage guitar dealer, Matt’s Guitar Shop
