Latest articles by Phil Weller
Josh Klinghoffer escapes jail term after accepting plea deal in vehicular manslaughter case
Klinghoffer pleaded no contest to lesser charge and was sentenced to one year’s probation and 60 days of community labor
Harley Benton’s latest budget build is a sub-$230 solid top dreadnought
Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top alongside a pickup system and built-in tuner, there’s a lot to enjoy for just $228
One of our favorite parlor guitars just got a limited-edition makeover
The Jim Dandy has been given an ornate new finish and an updated spec sheet, making it more desirable than ever before
A shipment of Reverend guitars has been stolen in transit
CEO Ken Haas is hoping fans can help track down the shipment, which also included a bulk pack of Railhammer pickups
Zakk Wylde on the time he almost joined Slash and co in Guns N’ Roses
The GNR lineup – and their music – could have turned out very different had the experiment paid off
Guns N' Roses' show in Saudi Arabia was so hot that Richard Fortus' guitar pickups started to melt
The guitarist’s signature Gretsch was left feeling the heat, and it made for a grizzly sight
How a chance encounter led to Leo Abrahams becoming Brian Eno’s right-hand guitar man
The versatile guitarist sets the record straight on his chance meeting with the synth-loving super producer
Busker nails a Brian May solo as officers take down a suspect behind him – and he doesn’t miss a note
Busking can be a distracting and thankless task – but Andryel Jung’s recent performance stood out for two reasons
Grace Bowers taps into her inner shredder and breaks out of the blues box with surprise All-American Rejects guest spot
The young guitar ace – who has previously voiced her desire to break out of the blues box – joined the alt-rockers in Nashville during their back-to-basics House Party tour
Pioneering guitarist Rick Derringer dead at 77
The influential guitarist scored a hit single when he was still a teenager and carved out a formidable career playing with the likes of Kiss, Steely Dan, Bonnie Tyler and more
Kemper gives its Profiler lineup a much-anticipated upgrade
Competition in amp modeler market has reached new heights in recent years – and the Profiler MK 2 family is here to shake things up
Dirty amps, unplayable tunings and a DIY plugin build – this is the story of Novelists’ remarkable rebirth
After years of identity struggles, the French progressive metalcore band have redefined themselves and, in their fifth album, created one of modern metal’s brightest statements
The unlikely origins of Strandberg’s innovative EndurNeck
The angular, trapezoidal design defies convention in favor of ergonomics – but inspiration came from an unlikely source
Valeton’s $80 GP-5 looks to take the TONEX One’s crown
Packed with over 100 effects and a healthy bank of presets, the NAM loading pedal offers stiff competition to 2024’s best-selling mini modeler
Bon Iver swapped an expensive 1960s Martin for a “hideous” budget Ibanez for his new album
The “hideous” $199 guitar was deemed to be a better choice than a vintage gem that would have guitar enthusiasts drooling
JHS Pedals’ Notadümblë has been discontinued after two weeks
The DIY pedal was accidentally fitted with an alternative Dumble-style circuit – but a ‘fixed’ version is already in production
John McCurry had only been playing guitar for five years when he joined Cyndi Lauper’s band
McCurry got the nod despite being self-taught and unable to read music – and his Cyndi success story is an inspiration to all
![John Mayer and Bob Weir [left] of Dead and Company both play a D'Angelico archtop. Mayer picks the strings, Weird frets a chord.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmecdqmr22NfM7cfthq32d-840-80.jpg.webp)
John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig
Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir
Brad Paisley’s new signature Telecaster is based on a vintage gem so rare Fender couldn’t believe he had one
The ‘Lost’ Telecaster features an obscure paisley finish that revives a long-forgotten treatment from the late ’60s
Yngwie Malmsteen filmed the music video for one of his most iconic tracks on the Conan The Barbarian set
“The director told me to throw my guitar. I think I took the dragon’s ear off,” Malmsteen remembers of the none-more-metal music video shoot
Tony Iommi features on a new single with the pop icon whose biopic starred a CGI monkey
The heavy metal legend has dragged the UK popstar’s fresh rock-influenced sound to intriguing new depths
Jim Irsay, owner of the world’s greatest guitar collection, dies aged 65
The Indianapolis Colts owner had assembled a revered and hugely valuable guitar haul that included David Gilmour’s Black Strat, Bob Dylan’s Newport Folk Festival Strat, and Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang
Vernon Reid is playing Jack White's Triplecaster on stage
The guitarists swapped signature axes late last year after a chance meeting – and Reid is already putting his to good use
