Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
Fredric Effects’ DuoFace Dual Vintage Fuzz packs silicon and germanium circuits into one pedal enclosure
Go from smooth and sustain-y to gated and “splitty” with a flick of a switch
A David Bowie-owned and -signed Takamine is up for auction
The 12-string acoustic-electric is autographed with the inscription “Ground Control to Major Tom”
Billy Gibbons gets atmospheric on new spoken-word-and-guitar single, Desert High
The ZZ Top legend’s third solo album, Hardware, is out in June
Watch Dave Mustaine shred on a Les Paul at a Nashville SC Major League Soccer game
The Megadeth leader is the latest signature artist to perform the “Gibson Guitar Riff”
Watch Jay Leonard J explore the new, “fully featured” Eventide UltraTap pedal
Newest addition to the dot9 series promises a "multiverse of tone" via delays, reverbs, volume swells, modulations and more
Spector joins with La Bella Strings for custom line of electric bass strings
New nickel round-wound long-scale strings available in four, five and six-string sets
Opeth announce 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of seminal progressive death metal effort Blackwater Park
The landmark album “was the stepping stone into professionalism for us,” says Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt
Brian May plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy for new single “uniting the Spanish music industry”
“A stupendous event,” the Queen guitarist says of Himno a la Alegría
Washburn launches luxurious-looking, affordably-priced Deep Forest Ebony Collection of acoustics
New models boast striped ebony tops and okoume backs and sides for “warm and bold” tone
Listen to Gary Moore’s scorching, previously unreleased live take on Freddie King’s blues classic, I’m Tore Down
The track hails from new compilation, How Blue Can You Get, featuring Moore deep cuts and alternate versions
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer pleads guilty to two felonies for role in US Capitol insurrection
The guitarist is the first rioter to enter a guilty plea following the January 6 violence
Find the PRS that's just right for you with the company’s new one-minute guitar quiz
You’re just 60 seconds away from the perfect PRS pairing
Positive Grid’s Spark Pearl updates the revolutionary smart amp and app with eye-popping white-and-gold style
Special edition version features new looks, same unrivaled feature set for unparalleled practice, jamming and recording experiences
Nancy Wilson shares acoustic Eddie Van Halen tribute, 4 Edward
The instrumental will appear on her forthcoming solo debut, You and Me
Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change
Fortunately, Eddie Van Halen nixed the idea immediately
Rick Beato's signature Gibson Les Paul Special is officially in production
The YouTube personality and musician shares a sneak peek at the first Pelham Blue model off the assembly line
Poco co-founder, guitarist and pedal steel great Rusty Young dies aged 75
The musician and songwriter helped to pioneer country-rock in the late ‘60s and ‘70s
Watch Stephanie Bradley shred on the “completely mind-blowing” ESP LTD EC-1000 Gold Andromeda guitar
New mid-priced model boasts Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, stainless steel frets and a stunning light-reflective finish
A brief history of the Foo Fighters' remarkable quarter-century career
Okay, it's been 26 years, but who's counting? Dave Grohl unpacks the unlikely mega-stardom of the drummer turned frontman
Power up your Profiler with Kemper’s new Power Kabinet monitoring solution
New offering boasts Kemper Kone with 19 speaker imprints and more
Mark Hoppus partners with Reverb to sell Blink-182 and +44 album and tour-used gear
The bassist is unloading Marshall, Orange and Bogner amps, drum machines and more
José González announces first album in six years, shares new song, Visions
Local Valley is out September 17
A guitarist spent 22 years learning to play King Crimson’s Fracture, and wrote a book about it
Anthony Garone chronicles his very long journey to conquer Robert Fripp’s 1974 “moto perpetuo” masterpiece
