Latest articles by Phil Weller
Gretsch puts Abbey Road Studio’s legendary tech in a guitar for the first time with purpose-built Studiomatic
Featuring the studio’s innovative Rumble filter and some luxurious touches, it looks to offer mix-ready tones like never before
Wolfgang Van Halen on his early gigs with Van Halen – and keeping Eddie in line
Wolfgang also wanted to unearth some B-sides to help honor the genius of his predecessor once he stepped into the role
Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3
Dirnt has championed the oddball 1970s bass throughout his career. Now he's got his own signature Epiphone version
Michael J. Fox jams with Jackson Browne at charity event – but what is that mystery guitar he’s playing?
The boutique custom build is quite the instrument, and may have previously been played by Sheryl Crow
New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot
UK retailer guitarguitar studied the top 5,000 guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar to see which artists are having the greatest influence on today's players
Guitarist Dave Burgess – of Tequila hit-makers the Champs – dies at 90
The pop culture phenomenon is said to have been written in just 15 minutes
Kiss honor Ace Frehley with candlelit tribute at their first show in nearly 2 years
The band honored their founding guitarist at a fan event in Las Vegas
Ukrainian luthier restoring Gibson Les Paul that had been burned by Russian drone strike
Tanya Shpachuk sees the guitar’s restoration as a powerful metaphor for the Ukrainian spirit amid the ongoing conflict
The Rolling Stones legend who stole his first guitar
Before he became rock royalty, Ronnie Wood couldn’t afford the Fender Jazz Bass that he needed to gig
David Coverdale announces his retirement
After an iconic career, the Whitesnake singer is calling it a day
Wolfgang Van Halen on what sets his favorite contemporary metal guitar hero apart from his peers
Wolfgang has praised this player's ability to bridge the generational and genre divide
EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made
The band first started working with the pickup builder before they scored their first record deal
Kiki Wong’s go-to amp at home is a budget combo everyone loves to hate
The cheap modelling amp is mocked by many, but it indirectly helped Wong get the biggest gig of her career
Gibson has brought back the Les Paul Junior and Special Double Cut – reviving the adored student models that became rock ‘n’ roll staples
Complete with P-90 pickups and 1950s charm, the stripped-down but versatile guitars have gone back to their roots
The seismic ’70s rock solo that was saved by a vote
Craig Chaquico had to stand his ground to save the solo, which would go on to be praised by a young Metallica
Maricela Juarez is a legend in the pickup game – and she was given the ultimate shoutout by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager says working with Peter Frampton was her greatest achievement – until this touching moment
Jack White’s Third Man Hardware and JHS Pedals have released a ‘horse-powered’ delay pedal – and it was all over White’s most recent album
The Troika Delay is a reimagining of a rare Japanese boutique pedal that Josh Scott never knew existed
Sterling by Music Man releases signature bass with two dummy knobs that do absolutely nothing for MxPx bassist Mike Herrera
The punk rock icon is serving his go-to wiring setup without harming the heritage of the StingRay design
Lzzy Hale on swapping Les Pauls for Explorers – and finding her first on Craigslist
Hale fell in love with the Explorer while recording Halestorm's first album, and she never looked back
Do you put your capo on 'incorrectly'? Tommy Emmanuel says this is the correct way to do it - and it could save your tuning
Do it the wrong way and your tuning will suffer, Emmanuel warns
Robben Ford on Joni Mitchell’s fuzz pedal experiments that shaped one of her most adventurous tracks
Ford says the experience defines what “the ultimate creative artist” is like to work with – and it changed the way he played
John Mayer on why fretboard radius doesn’t actually make that much of a difference
Before he developed his PRS Silver Sky signature guitar, Mayer didn't pay much attention to fretboard radius
Every year, Rob Scallon and Andrew Huang write and record an album in a day. For 2025, they did it in an open Guitar Center – and used any gear they wanted
The two YouTubers have taken their First of October recording project to the public domain
