Latest articles by Phil Weller
Positive Grid branches out from the Spark with the Reactor – an AI-powered combo that can generate tones from images and adapts to your playing
The firm’s first major foray outside of the Spark family could become a fierce new force in the smart amp market
Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather
The highly anticipated project could be the ultimate Eddie Van Halen honor record
Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold
Duffy’s timing could hardly have been worse
Korn have released another pedal that channels the sound of their genre-defining debut record
The pedal captures the iconic sound of their Indigo Ranch era and will release in limited numbers
Alex Lifeson used TONEX and Fractal to recreate classic Rush tones
Lifeson has become a digital modeling convert in recent years after IK Multimedia cloned his amp collection – and the results blew him away
Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone
Slash pivoted from Marshall to Magnatone in a high profile move back in 2023
Paul McCartney on the time he gave Paul Mescal a Beatles guitar lesson
Mescal is set to portray Macca on the big screen, which afforded him a guitar lesson with the man himself
Tosin Abasi on the art of designing cutting-edge instruments that keep the guitar’s core
The Kaizen – which Abasi designed in collaboration with Ernie Ball Music Man – looks to drag guitar design into a bold new future
John Fogerty on the long-lost amp that was the key to his Creedence Clearwater Revival tone
The unique amp packed some unusual built-in effects that can be heard across the band’s discography
Derek Trucks on the challenge of playing Jerry Garcia’s Tiger
The 14lbs beast needed some taming, and it taught Trucks a valuable history lesson
DOD and Morley team up for the triple threat Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal
DOD’s synthy sub-octave circuit and Morley’s wah and fuzz circuits are 2026’s most unexpected power trio
Steve Morse on how a gear nightmare lead him to Ernie Ball
Morse has become one of Ernie Ball’s most loyal and high-profile endorsers – and it all started with a broken volume pedal
Wes Borland’s Jackson King V went from factory floor reject to Limp Bizkit icon – now it’s been released as a signature guitar
Borland’s Custom Shop V started out as a left-handed factory reject – and this signature reissue replicates it in all its glory
That time Ronnie James Dio offered to front ’70s glam-rock outfit The Sweet
Internal disagreements led Dio to very different gig as he sought an escape from Blackmore’s Rainbow, while The Sweet were grappling with their frontman's drinking problems
Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score blockbusters
The guitarist and film score composer has had a varied career – but he can’t seem to escape one amp and a “god box” pedal
Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him
The two virtuosos trade licks on Mancuso’s new song, Solar Wind
Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig
The Britpop icon is reassessing his gear choices
David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his partnership with Eddie Van Halen
The singer spoke of the touching “full circle” moment that bookmarked their final chapter together
Alex Lifeson is taking a Metallica signature guitar on the road with him for Rush’s reunion
The gift from Kirk Hammett is about to make prog history
You’ve seen it in the JHS Pedals demos – now you can get a signature version of Josh Scott’s custom Bilt Relevator
The first 100 models sold out in 15 minutes but more are on their way
Nuno Bettencourt and Rick Beato form unlikely partnership to rip through a Thin Lizzy classic at the Six-String Sanctuary
The two guitarists were joined at the Las Vegas guitar camp by Steve Vai, Eric Gales and Mateus Asato
Guitar Center has joined forces with the founder of Reverb – what does this mean for the retail giant?
David Kalt spearheaded Reverb for six years and has been brought onboard as Guitar Center enters a new era
Misha Mansoor completes his Juggernaut jigsaw with new Jackson that introduces a firm-first feature
The djent master’s new signature is an eight-string, EverTune-equipped beast
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