Latest articles by Phil Weller
John 5 on the unlikely player who started his life-long love affair with the Telecaster
John 5 has played with David Lee Roth, Rob Zombie, and Mötley Crüe, but the player that inspired his guitar choice is from a whole other world
Joe Bonamassa trades licks with “the future” of the blues, Marcus King, during virtuosic Albert King cover
Bonamassa invited the 29-year-old blues sensation on stage during his headline show on the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Alaska cruise
Nuno Bettencourt announces four day guitar camp – and he's recruited some big-name players to help
Steve Vai, Eric Gales, Rick Beato, and Mateus Asato are among the guest stars who will take part
Joe Bonamassa shares his top tips for blues players looking to level up – and it’s not to learn more solos
There’s no “Rosetta Stone of the blues” – but he says doing this will transform the fundamentals of your playing
Are Guns N' Roses going to release a new record? This is what Slash had to say
The band have “so much material” to work with, but Slash isn’t giving a timeline for its release
Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
The Finnish firm’s new signature plugin for Periphery’s chief riffer is its most feature-packed to date, and it serves up utilitarianism and uncanny weirdness in equal measure
Klon creator Bill Finnegan’s lawsuit against Behringer over its Centaur clone has been dismissed
The lawsuit had been filed following the release of Behringer’s Klon Centaur copy, which was originally called the Centaur Overdrive
PRS launches an affordable, all-mahogany take version of David Grissom’s celebrated signature
The all-mahogany PRS SE DGT Standard costs less than $700 and promises to deliver its own unique tonal twist
Nova Twins on keeping sonic secrets, putting vocals through a Plexi – and blowing up amps
Amy Love and Georgia South reveal everything they’re prepared to tell about the atypical tones on latest album Parasites & Butterflies. And if you think they’re miming on stage, they’d like you to think again
The botched luthier job that convinced John Suhr to get into guitar building
The celebrated luthier may have had a different career if it weren’t for someone else’s careless craftsmanship
Joe Bonamassa’s ultra-rare 1959 ‘Black Beauty’ Les Paul Custom is one of 20 in existence – now it’s been recreated as an Epiphone signature guitar
Unique for its twin humbuckers and Bigsby vibrato, Bonamassa’s unicorn Les Paul has been recreated for under $1K
Yungblud responds to critics following divisive VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute with Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler
Yungblud claims they were the only performers to sing live on the night
Brad Paisley gifted his new favorite guitarist a prized Telecaster – and left a hidden message under the pickguard
Paisley has sung the praises of country guitar’s new kid on the block
Oasis guitarist Bonehead temporarily pulls out of reunion tour following cancer diagnosis
The band’s founding guitarist was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year
That time Jeff Beck gave an impromptu guitar lesson to a future pop pioneer – who didn’t know who he was
The serendipitous hangout led to the pair working together on Beck’s 2000 album, You Had It Coming
Ken Parker, designer of the Parker Fly guitar beloved by Adrian Belew and Joni Mitchell, launches crowdfunding campaign for cancer treatment
Parker was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2023
Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download
The plugin promises to provide a bright, punchy and clean amp platform
Jimmy Page pays tribute to original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died aged 79
Dreja played alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page before turning down a chance to join Led Zeppelin to pursue a career in photography
Gamechanger Audio puts its foot on the gas with the Motor Pedal – a driveable synth pedal that reacts to your playing in real time
With five distinct modes to reshape the sounds its spinning motor produces, this versatile pedal is on the right side of tonal insanity
When Ricky Byrd needed to record a solo for this Joan Jett hit, he asked the Mountain legend for advice – this is what he said
The simple advice paid off and helped forge a rock classic
The Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ HRG was championed by John Petrucci and beyond – now it’s been brought back
The 100-watt amp, which heralds from Mesa/Boogie’s Lagunitas Shop days, has been revived alongside a Vintage Thiele cab
Wolfgang Van Halen stowed his dad’s most legendary guitar in his car as a precaution during the LA wildfires
Wolfgang was recording his latest record as the wildfires threatened 5150 Studios, but all he could focus on was keeping his dad’s most prized gear safe
Alex G is a guitar icon for Gen Z – and he gets some of his favorite tones from a stock Logic preset
Most of the guitar tones from Alex G’s latest record were created using a factory DAW preset
