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Gen Z's alt-pop guitar hero is joined by best friend and guitarist Dexter Webb to discuss the sounds and songs behind her life-affirming new album, All of This Will End – and why a bone-dry guitar tone can be a beautiful effect in itself

They are still the totemic image in rock and metal, but in the digital era do you still need a 4x12 in your life?

How a little known and short-lived guitar from Höfner found its way into the hands of The Stranglers’ Hugh Cornwell around the time of the band’s hit Golden Brown

Whether you’re looking for an impressive jack-of-all-trades or a miniature dreadnought, Fender has an acoustic for you

The former Jam frontman lifts the lid on his bass playing career saying: “I’ve written some great bass parts”

The Flying V titan locked guitars with Adam Jones on a live performance of Jambi, but “almost throw up because of how technical the song is”

With small ’shop boutique makers popping up on a seemingly daily basis, what’s different about Paoletti Guitars? We ask the company’s MD, Filippo Martini

The country legend on channeling the Byrds’ guitar tones, how YouTube helps him cope with the loss of Johnny Cash and finding the amp he’d been searching for all his life

The guitarist reflects on his disastrous solo on the first night of his new gig, the hardest part about playing with one of the world's leading virtuosos, and why the Abasi Larada is his favorite guitar he's ever played

Kirk Hammett remembers when Rush frontman Geddy Lee showed up at a Metallica show

Show your bass-playing dad you care with our pick of bass accessories, pedals and must-have items

Many British guitar heroes of the ’60s started out on budget archtops that retain nostalgia value today. But what if you thought you had found Keef’s actual guitar?

Eric Gales looks back on the time when he was just 15 years old, a young blues-rocker with talent to burn, and had the chance to jam with his hero

It's 1981 and the bass players of the UK are looking at their thumbs and wondering if they can keep up…

Our expert pick of the best Martin acoustics from one of the oldest instrument makers on the planet

From channeling Ed Sheeran to boosting your live performances, these are the best looper pedals from TC Electronic, Boss, Line 6 and more

Producer Don Was on his favorite players, how to get a great bass tone, and the most common mistakes people make in the studio

Get into the captivating world of modulation pedals with these top choices from Strymon, Boss, EHX, Universal Audio, and more

From the bombastic to the utterly ballistic, we count down the best of the mysterious guitarist's always-entertaining lead breaks with Kiss and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion

We obsess over pickups and tonewoods, but we rarely give frets the same attention. Given they affect playing feel, intonation and tone, maybe it's time to change all that…