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Musician Nancy Wilson performs with Roadcase Royale performs on stage at San Diego County Fair on June 22, 2018 in Del Mar, California

Nancy Wilson shares acoustic Eddie Van Halen tribute, 4 Edward

By Richard Bienstock

The instrumental will appear on her forthcoming solo debut, You and Me

Samurai Guitarist buys a pizza guitar gear history as he snaps up a rare promotional Pizza Hut pepperoni guitar

By Matt Owen

It remains to be seen whether the tasty-looking axe, which sports a surprisingly savvy set of specs, sounds as good as it looks

Rock musicians Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986.

Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change

By Richard Bienstock

Fortunately, Eddie Van Halen nixed the idea immediately

Rick Beato unveils his new signature Gibson LP Special

Rick Beato's signature Gibson Les Paul Special is officially in production

By Richard Bienstock

The YouTube personality and musician shares a sneak peek at the first Pelham Blue model off the assembly line

Save hundreds on a new Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster or Martin acoustic at Guitar Center right now

By Daryl Robertson

The latest Guitar Center sale sees prices dropped on a wide range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and amps from Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Martin and more

Music Is Win's Tyler Larson with Kirk Hammett's ESP Ouija Board guitar

Music Is Win’s Tyler Larson uses Kirk Hammett’s Ouija Board guitar to play his 5 best Metallica solos

By Michael Astley-Brown

The YouTuber shares his thoughts on the iconic ESP, which is currently up for auction

Rusty Young performs during an evening with Rusty Young from Poco at The GRAMMY Museum on February 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Poco co-founder, guitarist and pedal steel great Rusty Young dies aged 75

By Richard Bienstock

The musician and songwriter helped to pioneer country-rock in the late ‘60s and ‘70s

Framus reveals head-turning Special Bionic Snake signature model for Accept’s Wolf Hoffmann

By Michael Astley-Brown

Sand-blasted lacewood is teamed with real steel to create the $18k guitar’s 3D effect

St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers, Mark Speer

Hear St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin radically rework Paul McCartney tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown

McCartney III Imagined sees some of today's leading guitar artists have their way with the Beatles icon’s latest album, complete with bluesy solos from Homme and Annie Clark

Emily Wolfe debuts first single from new album Outlier

By Michael Astley-Brown

Something Better finds the Epiphone signature artist taking a guitar-pop turn

Charvel launches new Pro-Mod San Dimas basses for 2021

By Sam Roche

The fresh PJ and JJ models boast caramelized maple necks, DiMarzio pickups, Luminlay side dots and a host of other luxury appointments

Watch Stephanie Bradley shred on the “completely mind-blowing” ESP LTD EC-1000 Gold Andromeda guitar

By Richard Bienstock

New mid-priced model boasts Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, stainless steel frets and a stunning light-reflective finish

Jade Puget of AFI performs in support of the band's " The Missing Man" release at Ace of Spades on December 9, 2018 in Sacramento, California.

From reimagined blues classics to unlikely rap crossovers: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen

The freshest cuts from AFI, The Black Keys, Lucy Dacus, DMX feat. Bootsy Collins, Steve Howe & Ian Paice, and a heck of a lot more…

Paul Gilbert unleashes blistering new single, A Thunderous Ovation Shook the Columns

By Matt Owen

The second single from the fusion maestro’s upcoming 16th studio album features an abundance of hypnotic lead licks and tasty pentatonic-based riffs

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys performs onstage at the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Forum on January 18, 2020 in Inglewood, California.

The Black Keys go back to their roots with swampy cover of John Lee Hooker’s Crawling Kingsnake

By Michael Astley-Brown

The solo-heavy new single is the first taste of the duo’s upcoming 10th studio album, Delta Kream

Arielle debuts new slide-heavy, Fleetwood Mac-flavored single, Inside & Outside

By Matt Owen

The Brian May Guitars-wielding sensation also announced four upcoming livestream sessions, which will treat attendees to full album run-throughs and acoustic storytelling sessions

Joe Bonamassa to host Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation’s 2nd Annual stream-a-thon, featuring Jared James Nichols, Emily Wolfe and Warren Haynes

By Matt Owen

Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Toto, Dion, Ana Popovic are also penciled in to play at the virtual event, which aims to raise money for musicians impacted by the pandemic