Latest articles by Phil Weller
Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings
In Smith/Kotzen, he’s relishing the chance to improvise and color outside of his usual lines, but admits that keeping up with Kotzen isn’t easy
Harm’s Way guitarist Bo Lueders dies at 38
The guitarist released five albums with the Chicago hardcore veterans
One of Slash's Guns N' Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction
The Sunburst ‘59 Custom played a role in the band’s history-making, 175-date run
“What happens when you do more with dramatically more?” Quilter Labs unveils The Vamp, a four-wheeled, 200,000-watt guitar amp
Just add fuel…and maybe use earplugs?
Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal
It's inspired by a well-known cloud storage service and a pun so obvious, we can’t believe we had to wait this long
JHS Pedals pays tribute to mysterious pedal builder with the Coyote – a new fuzz based on one of the rarest pedals of all time
The three-in-one fuzz is based on G.S. Wyllie’s Moonrock – and it took Josh Scott six years to find one
Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special
Vai was just a youngster when May invited him to a Queen rehearsal – and offered him the chance to play the legendary six-string
The world’s first generative AI guitar creates playable parts from user prompts
It’s designed to help beginners master the basics via a rhythm game-like learning experience
Josh De La Victoria shows off new multi-scale 7-string S-type – and Misha Mansoor wants one
The custom build gives the classic guitar design an ultra-modern makeover, and it’s hard not to marvel at the results
Jimmy Page releases home demo version of Led Zep classic, Ten Years Gone
The song, from Physical Graffiti, was demoed by Page before he linked up with the band at Headley Grange in the 1970s
Tributes pour in as The Dictators and Manowar guitarist Ross “The Boss” Friedman dies aged 72
His passing comes just weeks after a fundraiser was set up to aid his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
This guitarist played Les Paul’s Number One guitar at Les Paul’s recording studio
Dre DiMura was given a personal tour of the Les Paul Recording Studio and got his hands on some historic gear
Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing
His digits aren’t what they used to be, but that’s not keeping Keef away from his beloved guitars
Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys
Chris Cron's unassuming clip went viral
Jon Gomm reflects on the horror fall that almost ended his career
The percussive acoustic maverick fell two meters off a badly-lit stage onto concrete, but he’s on the road to recovery
Sheryl Crow was devastated when her favorite guitar was stolen – a year later, a fan gave her a life-changing gift
Its arrival coincided with Crow's breakout success and has remained at her side ever since
Ill Niño part ways with new guitarist just weeks before tour
Xander Charles has parted ways with the nu metal outfit just before a run of tour dates
Slash and Gilby Clarke play together again as former Guns N’ Roses bandmates reunite for fundraiser show
Slash, Clarke, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler brought the house down by taking an Appetite for Destruction classic for a spin
A storm is coming as Gibson unveils modernized Thunderbird bass
New take on the bass combines heritage with modern performance
Ace Frehley’s iconic 1975 Gibson Les Paul expected to sell for more than half a million dollars at auction
The Les Paul will be sold alongside stage-played guitars from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett and Billy Duffy at an upcoming auction
Luis Kalil recalls the time he met – and played for – Jason Becker, at the shred icon’s house
The Red Devil Vortex guitarist started uploading Cacophony covers to YouTube in 2014, and soon caught his idol’s attention
Gary Holt once gave himself clinical-grade whiplash because he headbanged to his riffs too hard
The guitarist says he “dodged a bullet” by avoiding surgery
The moment Ritchie Blackmore knew he’d leave Deep Purple
Blackmore looks back on his Deep Purple departure
