Latest articles by Phil Weller
Guitarist fumes after American Airlines returns his acoustic to him in pieces
Titus Tucker is the latest player to have his gear destroyed by an airline
Tony Iommi announces first solo album in 21 years – hear the new single, World Alone
Iommi has shared the record's lead single ahead of its release later this year
Orange puts a Terror twist on one of its most popular modern amp series with new Baby lunchbox head
The tiny lunchbox amp head is designed for traveling riffers and studio players alike
Japanese man arrested for 7 years of loud guitar playing, has 40 guitars seized
The 61-year-old Kyoto resident reportedly gave his neighbors insomnia
Jack White’s Third Man Hardware has launched a fuzz pedal with Beetronics that looks like a can of tuna
The Old Zoo Lion Meat is a limited-edition fuzz that keeps things simple and decidedly old-school
Eddie Van Halen’s old guitar tech has helped put together ‘the ultimate Van Halen guitar auction’
A collection of studio and stage gear amassed over the years is going under the hammer
Gus G joins King Diamond as Andy LaRocque steps down after 40 years
The Greek shredder will continue with Firewind and his solo project as he brings his chops to the metal veterans
Fender Japan reimagines the hits with the Active Modern series – let’s hope the US branch is taking notes
New neck heels, body binding and Turbo Tone Boost functions have been rolled out across the new range
Gretsch goes for sophisticated simplicity with the rock- and metal-minded Streamliner CVT
High-output pickups, a fast-playing neck and performance details make this sports car-looking axe a steal at $249
Sammy Hagar sends David Lee Roth support after sudden tour cancellation
Hagar has rallied behind Roth after the latter quietly cancelled a string of US dates
Gibson announces opening of third Garage, and second in the US
The 8,000-square-foot location follows the launch of stores in Nashville and London
Graham Coxon’s thoughts on Damon Albarn as a guitar player
Coxon offers his opinion on what his Blur bandmate is like on guitar
Brian Setzer on the unlikely Gibson guitar that’s most like his iconic Gretsch
Setzer says the Flying V is the only guitar that has ever come close to matching the tone and feel of his Gretsch hollowbody
Was David Bowie a good guitar player? Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton and more weigh in
Bowie's various sidemen share their thoughts on what their former leader was like as a guitarist
Tony Iommi shares Ozzy Osbourne tribute on the first anniversary of his death
Iommi has paid a heartfelt tribute to his former Black Sabbath bandmate
The making of Angine de Poitrine’s new Godin double-neck – and why it’s not a signature model (yet)
The Canadian guitar firm stopped all other production for 38 days to embark on its most ambitious project yet: a microtonal double-neck for the viral polka-dot duo
The songs that made Tom Verlaine take the guitar seriously
Piano and saxophone were his first loves. The guitar came much later
Jeff Tweedy opened his guitar vault for this cult indie artist – and it put him on edge
Recording with the Wilco man meant Cut Worms got to explore his wealth of guitars, but had to pull himself away from one
The guitar solo Joe Satriani wished he never wrote
Tuning issues and a desperate need to blow off musical steam from limiting session work made it a lesson learned for the esteemed shredder
IK Multimedia makes 9 elusive lost era Fender amps available as a TONEX plugin
A total of 80 Tone Models based on Fender's ultra-rare brown-panel amps have been captured
The Edge’s mirror ball Les Paul was one of his most experimental guitars – now it’s up for auction
It featured in the Discothèque music video as the band added electronic elements into their sound
Kiesel continues the push to keep the electric guitar fresh by launching a daring metal offset
The Antares is seen as a spiritual sibling to one of Kiesel’s best-selling models
Phoebe Bridgers gives her new single a TV debut with a band of kids - and they nailed it
Bridgers brought a band filled with viral kid musicians to perform her new song
