Latest articles by Phil Weller
Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle with a new signature Gibson ES-355 that pays homage to his hero
The stunning signature is a recreation of Gary Clark Jr.'s one-of-one Custom Shop model – and it channels his love for B.B. King
When Josh Homme introduced a Led Zeppelin legend to his secret-weapon amp
The Led Zeppelin bassist had low expectations for the unassuming gear pick, but quickly discovered why it’s crucial to Homme’s sound
Converge’s Kurt Ballou on mixing pedals with amp modelers, guitar recording hacks and reclaiming metal’s authenticity
Fifth album Love is Not Enough sees the producer-guitarist embracing modern gear while opposing modern music’s “data-entry” trends – and returning to a jam space filled with Christmas lights and Iron Maiden flags
Joe Bonamassa on the ‘unorthodox’ Marshall hack he nicked from Zakk Wylde
The bluesman turned to the former Ozzy guitarist to get the most out of his Marshalls
“My only frustrations are with its unstable tuning, which dampens an otherwise fantastic playing experience”: Cort Space G6TR review
Cort's well-spec'd Strandberg rival capitalizes on the headless guitar renaissance, but it's not without its flaws
Nancy Wilson’s first guitar was unplayable – so she kept stealing her sister’s
Wilson needed to play a six-string that was better than the $30 rental guitar she had herself
The main problems with Telecasters, according to Paul Reed Smith
PRS has a few T-types in its catalog – and building them allowed Paul Reed Smith to address the biggest issues he had with the classic guitar
Fishman brings Herman Li’s PRS Chleo Fluence pickups to the masses – but there’s a catch
The Omniforce pickup set offers six distinct voices to capture Li’s wide tonal range
D’Addario just launched a glove to clean your guitar
The Micro-Fiber Polishing Mitt might look like an oven glove, but it promises to help keep your favorite axes squeaky clean
“Blends performance and aesthetics into a single, uncompromising musical tool”: Harley Benton’s well-specced $285 eight-string finally gets a left-handed version
The multi-scale axe is well-spec' d for its price – and now southpaws can get in on the action
Prince’s signature Taylor is back for the first time in 15 years – but you’ll have to go to Paisley Park to get it
The guitar, which debuted on the 2004 Musicology tour, is being sold exclusively at Prince's former home
Nancy Wilson on the story of her stolen baritone – which made its debut at a Chappell Roan gig
The custom build was stolen on the eve of Heart’s tour last summer. A few weeks later, it was backing up pop royalty
Ichika Nito shares unedited one-take performance – as ‘fake playing’ accusations spread on social media
The First Take has launched a new social initiative that aims to put authentic playing in the spotlight with single-shot performances
Andy Summers was skeptical of Telecasters at first – until he found one that would become one of his main Police guitars
The Strat-lover’s head was eventually turned by a modded Tele that ended up becoming one of his go-to guitars
Steven Tyler gatecrashed Jared James Nichols’ jam and invited him to hang out with Aerosmith
Nichols ended up rubbing shoulders with Aerosmith and was even shown some early studio mixes
Deftones invite superfan onstage to play in front of sold-out arena crowd
The fan seized his moment under the stage lights to play 7 Words alongside Chino Moreno and co
The heartwarming moment James Hetfield met a 10-year-old superfan
The Metallica icon spent time with the young fan, and had one important message for him
Ex-Turnstile guitarist fired from new band after accusing Turnstile of misusing benefit show funds
Brady Ebert has accused Turnstile of performative politics and misusing the benefit show funds generated while he was still in the band
How Don Henley got the Eagles back on track after Glenn Frey's death – with some help from Bono
The guitarist’s passing sewed doubts over the band’s future, but the U2 frontman steered Henley in the right direction
The maker of the cult classic King of Tone pedal is thinking of hanging up his soldering iron
Analog Man founder Mike Piera is facing an uncertain future amid increasingly unpredictable manufacturing costs
How B.B. King changed Billy Gibbons’ approach to guitar strings
When the King speaks, his subjects listen
When a 13-year-old Jimmie Vaughan was stopped from watching B.B. King play, another blues great came to his aid
Vaughan wanted to watch his guitar hero play live for the first time – and another hero saved the day
The Frog Pedal is a surprisingly versatile octaver that makes your guitar sound like, erm, a frog
The monophonic octave pedal from Jordan Wav and FruitFX turns your guitar signal into a frog – but this isn’t a mere gimmick
