Phil Weller
A freelance writer with a penchant for music that gets weird, Phil is a regular contributor to Prog, Guitar World, and Total Guitar magazines and is especially keen on shining a light on unknown artists. Outside of the journalism realm, you can find him writing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosis, in which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a variety of tunings. He's also a published author and is currently penning his debut novel which chucks fantasy, mythology and humanity into a great big melting pot.
Latest articles by Phil Weller

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The Tele obsessive has a high bar, but this budget build blew his mind

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The band will play a special charity event celebrating 50 years of the Ramones' debut album

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The hardware heavyweights have put together their biggest innovations for a cross-brand tremolo bridge system

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Church’s signature acoustic has been launched alongside a unique pairing

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The Smiths legend helped save the day when FedEx delivered the guitar to the wrong location

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Stratocaster lattes and Six String Burgers are now a thing in downtown Tokyo

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It was a 70th birthday to remember for the older Bettencourt brother

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The band had arrived in the UK for a run of six shows, but are now flying back to the States so their frontman can receive treatment

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What started out as a joke from Chibson USA just got serious

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But his reason for the switch isn’t what you might think

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The Mötley Crüe shredder owns over 100 Teles, but this one is the cream of the crop

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The sharp-dressed guitar hero doesn’t seem to be in the mood for letting them go...

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The guitar sold for a five-figure sum, but Hammett feels it was a bargain

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Mayer once had his say on the ‘thicker strings equals thicker tone’ debate

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Andy Burnham recently showed off his chops in front of a Manchester guitar legend

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Robertson wasn’t filled with confidence when Gorham first joined the band

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Royalties are received when your tones are used by other players

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Guild has revived its late ‘70s cult icon with a few modern tweaks

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The digital pitch-shifter promises low latency and ultimate tone quality preservation

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The Deep Purple guitarist prefers guitars that forego truss rods – here's why

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The Notadümble now correctly features Mayer’s magic clean boost circuit – and it’s been given some key new upgrades to boot

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The $100 purchase was in poor condition, and when he got it singing, its former owner was vexed...

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Robertson’s ill-fated stint in the band was short, but Jeff Beck helped him introduce an oddball instrument into their lore

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Virtuoso Julian Lage – who's very likely your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist – has been welcomed into Dylan’s band without prior announcement or fanfare
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